AA Thought for the Day - February 29, 2016

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

February 29, 2016

A Healthy Respect
Fear may have originally pushed some of us toward looking into the possibility that we may have a drinking problem.
And over a short period, fear alone may help some of us stay away from a drink.
But a fearful state is not a very happy or relaxed one to maintain for very long.
So we try to develop a healthy respect for the power of alcohol, instead of a fear of it,
just as people have a healthy respect for cyanide, iodine, or any other poison.
- Living Sober, pp. 13-14

Thought to Ponder . . .
A fear faced is a fear erased.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
F E A R = Fear Expressed Allows Relief

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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
dailythought@aa-alive.org

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