AA Thought for the Day - March 25, 2016

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March 25, 2016

Willpower
It is when we try to make our will conform with God's that we begin to use it rightly. . .
Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower.  We had tried to bombard our problems with it
instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with God's intention for us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 40

Thought to Ponder . . .
I can't do His will my way.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W H O = Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 19, 2016

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March 19, 2016

Meditation
Meditation belongs and grows with daily life and daily growth,
for it is in daily life that analytical thought binds us into the dilemma of opposites
and consequently into sorrow, pleasure-seeking and loss of freedom.
In a life that may often seem onerous, boring and senseless,
meditation can free us to its beauty, its joy beyond pleasure, its passion beyond sorrow.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 172

Thought to Ponder . . .
Meditation means trusting the silence around me.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 11, 2016

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March 11, 2016

A New Perspective
For some of us, it is easier to slow ourselves down if we have the help of another person.
We may be unable to generate our own peace, but sometimes we can make ourselves sit quietly
and listen to a friend who has achieved a measure of serenity.
Full attention to someone else helps restore our equilibrium and gives us a new perspective on our own lives,
so that we may see that they don't have to be a rat race.
- Living Sober, p. 45

Thought to Ponder . . .
A friend is one who sees through you and still enjoys the view.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T L C = Tears, Laughter, Caring.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 10, 2016

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March 10, 2016

Progress
As I peel away the layers of day-to-day expediency, I realize that my zigzag, erratic and inconsistent course
was in the general direction of progress all the time.  That's good.
What right do I have to expect perfection and efficiency in my spiritual growth when the rest of my life
is so full of ups and downs, ins and outs, and backs and forths?  Throughout this whole adventure,
the only consistency I have maintained is an absolute and total faith in AA, come what may.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 187

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

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Adventurers Anonymous.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 8, 2016

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March 8, 2016

Purpose
This latest part of my life has had a purpose, not in great things accomplished, but in daily living.
Courage to face each day has replaced the fears and uncertainties of earlier years.
Acceptance of things as they are has replaced the old impatient chomping at the bit to conquer the world.
I have stopped tilting at windmills and, instead, have tried to accomplish the little daily tasks,
unimportant in themselves, but tasks that are an integral part of living fully.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 266

Thought to Ponder . . .
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 7, 2016

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March 7, 2016

Resentments
Selfishness -- self-centeredness!  That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.
Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that in some time in the past
we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62

Thought to Ponder . . .
Resentment is like acid, eating away at the vessel it is stored in.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Action, Trust.

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AA Thought for the Day - March 3, 2016

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March 3, 2016

Surrender
It is only when I have experienced enough emotional pain, through failed attempts to fix myself,
that I become willing to surrender to God's will for my life.
Surrender is like the calm after the storm.  When my will is in line with God's will for me, there is peace within.
- Daily Reflections, p. 77

Thought to Ponder . . .
The storm has passed.  I've learned a little more about peace.  It was inside all the time.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W O W = Willingness Over Willpower.

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