AA Thought for the Day - July 19, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
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July 19, 2014

Requirements
What if the doors to AA could really be locked against me?
What if it was possible to take away my membership?
Maybe because I hadn't paid my dues, or because I didn't meet some ethical or ethnic standards,
or maybe because I "broke the rules" by going out and getting drunk,
as I have a few times during my long association with the Fellowship?
But then I recall the Preamble, and the Third Tradition . . .
"The only requirement for AA membership," it says, "is a desire to stop drinking."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55

Thought to Ponder . . .
AA is like an adjustable wrench, it fits almost any nut.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = All Accepted.

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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AA Thought for the Day 7-7-14

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July 7, 2014

"If"
Alcoholism respects no ifs.  It does not go away, not for a week, for a day, or even for an hour,
leaving us nonalcoholic and able to drink again on some special occasion,
or for some extraordinary reason -- not even if it is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration,
or if a big sorrow hits us, or if it rains in Spain or the stars fall on Alabama.
Alcoholism is for us unconditional, with no dispensations available at any price.
- Living Sober, p. 63

Thought to Ponder . . .
Nothing is so bad that a drink won't make worse.






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District 8C Meeting June 21, 2014 DCM Report

District 8C Meeting
Saturday June21,2014
DCM Report
Greetings, and thank you all for making the effort and commitment in attending todays meeting glad
you are all here.
As far as my monthly DCM report is concerned I really don't have a lot to report, as of last months
meeting. Would like to say that I feel the workshop we hosted last month on May Z4th was a big success
and would like to thank you all for your attendance and all the help. I really enjoyed it and found it to be
very informative. Would like to thank our Area 68 PI/CPC chair, Linda D. and her traveling companion for
their efforts and service, I feel they did a great job. I would also like to thank everyone that brought
refreshments and goodies.
Also glad to report that reservations have already been made at the motel 6 in Victor.ia for the upcoming
summer workshop assembly to be held July l1th thru 13th that I will be attending. So looking forward to
being there and representing District 8C. And once again would like to say thank you all for supporting
me.
I am also continuing my efforts in visiting the groups within the District as much as I am able to. lt is
always a pleasure to visit. lt appears that the Alice group is continuing to pick up speed in their meetings
as well, I had the pleasure of attending this past Monday and had an attendance of 13 members. Would
like to thank those that stepped up to fill the need of leadership position. Am also happy to report that
by the time we read this report, the Premont Group will have had its first Friday night meeting.
Meetings are planned for every Friday night from 8-9 pm at the Hidalgo Park Baptist Church, located at
330 SE 4th street in Premont. Would like to invite all in the surrounding area to please come and support
this new meeting. And thanks to those members for their efforts and hard work in making this happen.
This pretty much concludes my monthly report, continue to look forward to visiting with you all at your
home groups, serving you as your DCM and to assist in any way that I can. Once again thank you all for
your continued support and encouragement. And also thanks to all who come and visit us at the 2nd
Chance group in Falfurrias, it is always a pleasure to have you guys visit, "Keep Coming Back!"
Truly yours in Sobriety,
Mario R. SWTA 68 District 8C DCM

AA Thought for the Day

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June 26, 2014

Now
Now is the time, the only time there is.
And if we are not kind to ourselves right now, we certainly cannot rightfully expect respect
or consideration from others.
We have found we can enjoy, sober, every good thing we enjoyed while drinking -- and many, many more.
It takes a little practice, but the rewards more than make up for the effort. . .
Unless we cherish our own recovery, we cannot survive to become unselfish, ethical,
and socially responsible people.
- Living Sober, p. 42

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New AA Group in Premont

The first meeting of the Premont Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will take place on Friday night June 20^th at 8:00 pm at the Hidalgo Park Baptist Church in Premont. The address is 330 SE 4^th Street in Premont. Please come and support this new AA group in Premont!!

For more information call Mario R

                  361-455-1108

AA Thought for the Day June 14, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
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June 14, 2014

Stay Here
If you want to Get Ahead with any degree of peace, you must first learn to Stay Here.
It takes guts to Stay Here; it takes self-discipline and resolution.
Anyone with a one-track mind can Get Ahead. . .
But to Stay Here, you must know where you are before you can know where you are going.
You must seek before you can find, and you must ask before you really learn to seek.
It takes humility to ask, patience to wait for the answer, and faith that the answer will come.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 114

Thought to Ponder . . .
When in doubt, be silent.  Grow where you are planted

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Steps Four and Five

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) May 11, 2014 Steps Four and Five If we have swept the searchlight of Step Four back and forth over our careers, and it has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather not remember, . . then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever. We have to talk to somebody about them. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 55 Thought to Ponder . . . Trust God. Clean house. Help others. A Member Shares: I'm Jim, an alcoholic. My first sponsor never just referred to Step Four. It was always Steps Four and Five together. He believed that when we took our inventory in Step Four, it was very important to do Step Five and talk to another person about that inventory without delay. He used the imagery of putting all our bad stuff in a garbage can in Step Four and then emptying it in Step Five. Standing around holding a smelly garbage can was not good for our mental health, he said. He was right, I believe. I have seen many do Step Four and then no Step Five and suffer -- all too often drink because they are still carrying around all that garbage.