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Friday, September 4, 2015

AA Thought for the Day - September 5, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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September 5, 2015

Acceptance
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find
some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity
until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417

Thought to Ponder . . .
My serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance.

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

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AA Thought for the Day - September 4, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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September 4, 2015

Amends
In making amends, we should be sensible, tactful, considerate, and humble without being servile or scraping.
As God's people, we stand on our feet; we don't crawl before anyone.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 277

Thought to Ponder . . .
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.

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

Thursday, September 3, 2015

AA Thought for the Day - September 3, 2015

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September 3, 2015

Control
We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking.
We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control.
All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals -- usually brief --
were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30

Thought to Ponder . . .
When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Absolute Abstinence.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

AA Thought for the Day - September 2, 2015

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September 2, 2015

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Spirituality
We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator.
We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness.
Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. . .
We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68

Thought to Ponder . . .
Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O P E = Heart Open; Please Enter.

A Member Shares:
Hi all, I'm Di, an alcoholic recovering one day at a time. I drank for 27 years like my life depended on it. Twenty-seven long, drunk, miserable years before I decided I truly wanted sobriety. I was in a pit of despair so dark and deep that only God Himself could pull me out. I think that’s the whole point of this program, for me at least ... turning my life over to a God of my understanding. I wake up every day with a little less fog and a little more “now what?” I find that I have to immediately seek out God for help upon waking. I have to ask for the right attitude right away. I have to ask for a clear understanding of what God wants me to do for this day and the strength to carry it out. When I feel uncomfortable ... irritable, restless, discontent, I have to go back and ask God again. Inevitably, I get a similar answer every day. Keep working the Steps with my sponsor, clean house, help others, and stay connected. Honestly, what a relief, because I have no idea what the next right thing is until I ask and listen for an answer. I figure this is going to be an on-going conversation with God as I continue on with my life and my program. My way never worked. I cannot apologize or be ashamed to admit that I need God for everything I do. It’s the only way this alkie stays sober, and somewhat content. Thanks for listening and for showing me how.

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Monday, August 31, 2015

AA Thought for the Day - September 1, 2015

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September 1, 2015

Self-searching
The wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit,
until he is able to admit and accept what he finds,
and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 216

Thought to Ponder . . .
There is only one corner of the universe I can be certain of improving, and that's my own self.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
N O W = No Other Way.

AA Thought for the Day - August 31, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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August 31, 2015

Trading
I was ready to admit I was just another drunk whose life was unmanageable.
Now I could lead a sober life. But how does one do that?
I traded dependence on puny self for dependence on God.
I traded resentment for understanding, fear for trust, selfishness for love.
I traded dissatisfaction for hope, dishonesty for truth. I traded retaliation for amendment, taking for giving.
I traded leaning upon others for serving others. I traded sectarian bigotry for tolerance.
- Thank You for Sharing, p. 40

Thought to Ponder . . .
Love and tolerance of others is our code.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T U F = Tolerance, Understanding, Forgiveness.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

AA Thought for the Day - August 30, 2015

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August 30, 2015

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Steps Eight and Nine
Steps Eight and Nine are concerned with personal relationships.
First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault;
next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the damage we have done; and third,
having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves,
we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 77

Thought to Ponder . . .
The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S T E P S = Solutions Through Each Powerful Step.

A Member Shares:
Hi friends, Susan, alcoholic, and grateful to be alive and sober. I have noted that we alkies often jump ahead to oncoming Steps and freak ourselves out sometimes. Step Eight for me goes something like this: make a list of names of people we have harmed, it will come from our 4th Step if we have been thoroughly honest and perhaps if there are new ones since then. And for me, I divide it into 3 groups of willingness ... those I am ready to do now, those I am prepared to do soon, and those that I say no freakin' way, are you nuts? Then, when I get to Step Nine, I make amends to those I can do easily, just to get in the groove and pray for those whom I have said never about, until I can become willing. Best to get started rather then sit still. So when people say to me, eeks! I simply can't do Step Nine, when we are on Step Eight, I say exactly ... we are not there yet, it will come shortly. But this program is about living in today. So we focus on Step Eight while we are in it. Seems easier somehow. Thanks for listening.
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