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Your
Daily Reprieve for Thursday February
16, 2017
From Stuart.
FL
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If you
cling to an idea as the inalterable truth,
then
when the truth does come in person and knocks at your door,
you will
not be able to open the door and accept it.
-Udana Sutta
It takes
a person of great heart to see…
the
wisdom the elders have to offer,
and so
serve them out of gratitude for the life t
hey have
passed on to us.
~Kent
Nerburn
"The
future belongs to those
who give
the next generation reason for hope."
- Pierre
Teilhard De Chardin
I feel
like I know a few things, and one that’s important
is that
we have to be strong enough to continue to love and care
about
the generations to come in the way
our
ancestors have done for us.
~Laurie
Weakhee
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Big
Book Quote
"Simple, but not easy; a price had
to be paid. It meant destruction
of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 14~ |
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12&12
Step
Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,
we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these
principles in all our affairs."
But in
the longer run we clearly realize that these are only the pains of growing
up, and nothing but good can come from them if we turn more and more to the
entire Twelve Steps for the answers.
pp.
111
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Twenty-Four
Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day
One drink started a train of thought that became an obsession, and from then on, we couldn't stop drinking. We developed a mental compulsion to keep drinking until we got good and drunk. People generally make two mistakes about alcoholism. One mistake is that it can be cured by physical treatment only. The other mistake is that it can be cured by willpower only. Most alcoholics have tried both of these and have found that they don't work. But we members of A.A. have found a way to arrest alcoholism. Have I got over my obsession by following the A.A. program? Meditation For The Day I will try to be unruffled, no matter what happens. I will keep my emotions in check, although others about me are letting theirs go. I will keep calm in the face of disturbance, keep that deep, inner calm through all the experiences of the day. In the rush of work and worry, the deep, inner silence is necessary to keep me on an even keel. I must learn to take the calm with me into the most hurried days. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be still and commune with God. I pray that I may learn patience, humility, and peace. |
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Humility
Every newcomer in AA is told, and soon realizes for himself, that his humble admission of powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip. So it is that we first see humility as a necessity. But this is the barest beginning. . . A whole lifetime geared to self-centeredness cannot be set in reverse all at once. Rebellion dogs our every step at first. c. 1952 AAWS Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 72-3 Thought to Consider . . . Many people haven't even a nodding acquaintance with humility as a way of life. *~*AACRONYMS*~* T R U S T
Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions
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Daily
Reflection
COMMITMENT
Understanding is the key to right
principles and attitudes,
and right action is the key to good
living.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.
125
There came a time in my program of
recovery when the
third stanza of the Serenity
Prayer—"The wisdom to know
the difference"—became indelibly
imprinted in my mind.
From that time on, I had to face the
ever-present
knowledge that my every action, word and
thought was
within, or outside, the principles of the
program. I could no
longer hide behind self-rationalization,
nor behind the
insanity of my disease. The only course
open to me, if I
was to attain a joyous life for myself
(and subsequently for
those I love), was one in which I imposed
on myself an
effort of commitment, discipline, and
responsibility.
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Luck
-- Paul D. For many of us, that child was just waiting for a chance to find us again. It was only waiting until we could maintain honesty, integrity, and decency. We had to relearn how to live so we wouldn't hurt that child. We had to learn to choose people more carefully so the child's trust wouldn't be betrayed. We had to embark on a new life to protect that child. Little by little we did change our lives. Little by little that child was reborn. As the child learned to trust us, it became more a part of our daily lives. We learned to look to that child for the source of our pain and with the help of our inner child, we're now beginning to heal. In learning to love our child within we are learning to accept ourselves as lovable, forgivable human beings who are ready to step out into the world and take our place in a loving community of others who are also healing. Today help me remember the child within me and to protect that part of myself in every action I take.
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