AA Thought for the Day - February 24, 2016

AA Thought for the Day
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February 24, 2016

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Step Eight
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."

What real harm had we done?  No more, surely, than we could easily mend with a few casual apologies.
This attitude, of course, is the result of purposeful forgetting.
It is an attitude which can be changed by a deep and honest search of our motives and actions. . .
. . .we should nevertheless make an accurate and exhaustive survey of our life as it has affected other people.
In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great,
the emotional harm we have done ourselves has.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 79

Thought to Ponder . . .
Forgiveness is the final form of love.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Altered Attitudes.

A Member Shares:
My name is Hope, an alkie.  I was given a very practical approach to Step Eight.  The folks I did not list on my Step 8 list were sick people, whose woes I had increased.  I had a 'never' in there, too.  I flinched each time I heard St Francis prayer: "…forgiven as we forgive."  Then, I heard a speaker, Bobby E, and he said there are some things only God can forgive.  I followed the directions on that, and I prayed for God to bless them with all the things I wished for myself.  And it worked; it took the heat out.  I was open in my heart and could grow spiritually to forgive and be forgiven.  They benefitted, and I did too.  Bless us all.
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joanna b
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AA Thought for the Day - February 23, 2016

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February 23, 2016

Rebellion
A whole lifetime geared to self-centeredness cannot be set in reverse all at once.  Rebellion dogs our every step at first.
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol,
we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!  I'll never have to go through that again!"
Then we learn, often to our consternation, that this is only the first milestone on the new road we are walking.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 73

Thought to Ponder . . .
The road to recovery is always under construction.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
O D A A T = One Day At A Time.

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AA Thought for the Day - February 22 2016

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February 22, 2016

Young People
It is very different to be a sober member of AA when you are young.  If you doubt this, think back to when you were sixteen
and try to imagine yourself working the Steps in your life then as you do today.
Couple this with other people telling you that you are too young be an alcoholic and you can see how hard it is.
I know one thing for certain: no young person ever needs to hear that she has gotten sober before she had to hurt plenty.
She needs to hear what every newcomer does who comes into the Fellowship:
"Welcome.  This is AA, where the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking."
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 183

Thought to Ponder . . .
Newcomers are the lifeblood of the program; but our old-timers are the arteries.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
F E L L O W S H I P =
Faith, Empathy, Learning, Love, Openness, Wisdom, Self-worth, Hope, Insight, Peace.

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In love and service,
joanna b
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AA Thought for the Day - February 20, 2016

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February 20, 2016

Traditions
The Twelve Traditions point straight at many of our individual defects.
By implication they ask each of us to lay aside pride and resentment.  They ask for personal as well as group sacrifice.
They ask us never to use the AA name in any quest for personal power or distinction or money.
The Traditions guarantee the equality of all members and independence of all groups.
They show how we may best relate ourselves to each other and to the world outside.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 96

Thought to Ponder . . .
The Steps help me live with me; the Traditions help me live with you.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H E A R T = Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering Together.

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AA Thought for the Day - February 19, 2016

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February 19, 2016

Renewal
I have a new outlook on life.
I look forward to each day with happiness because of the real enjoyment it is to me to be sane, sober, and respectable.
I was existing really from one drink until the next, with no perception about circumstances, conditions, or even nature's elements.
My acquaintance with God -- lost and forgotten when I was a young man -- is renewed.
God is all-loving and all-forgiving.
The memories of my past are being dimmed by the life I now aspire to.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, p. 62

Thought to Ponder . . .
Life didn't end when I got sober -- it started.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T G I F = Thank God I'm Forgiven.

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AA Thought for the Day - February 18, 2016

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February 18, 2016

Emotional Sobriety
If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency
and its consequent unhealthy demand.
Let us, with God's help, continually surrender these hobbling demands.
Then we can be set free to live and love; we may be able to Twelfth Step ourselves and others into emotional sobriety.
- The Language of the Heart, p. 238

Thought to Ponder . . .
Sobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
K I S S = Keep It Simple; Surrender.

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AA Thought for the Day - February 17, 2016

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February 17, 2016

Responsibilities
Remember, AA is not going to preserve itself automatically.
What are we, each one of us, doing with the gift of sobriety, so freely and lovingly given?
Will we squander our magnificent inheritance?  Perhaps each one of us should hold on to these thoughts:
"Keep me mindful of the responsibilities that accompany the blessings of freedom.
The only time that wrong can prevail is when good people do nothing."
- The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA, p. 60

Thought to Ponder . . .
I am responsible for the effort -- not the outcome.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
B E S T = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?

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