AA Thought for the Day - May 2, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

May 2, 2015

Step Five
"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
Even AA oldtimers, sober for years, often pay dearly for skimping this Step.  They will tell how they tried to carry the load alone;
how much they suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, and depression; and how, unconsciously seeking relief,
they would sometimes accuse their best friends of the very character defects they themselves were trying to conceal.
They always discovered that relief never came by confessing the sins of other people.
Everybody had to confess his own.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 56

Thought to Ponder . . .
I want the gift of an untroubled mind.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Accountable Actions.

Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
dailythought@aa-alive.org

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