Bluidkiti's Recovery ForumsRecovery LinksDaily Recovery ReadingsNA Just For Today Daily Spiritual MeditationsWeekly Spiritual ReadingsDaily PrayersAA Thought for the DayJuly 29 Laughter Once we recognize self-pity for what it is, we can start doing something about it other than drink… Some of the biggest belly laughs at AA meetings erupt when a member describes his or her own latest orgy of self-pity, and we listeners find ourselves looking into a fun-house mirror. There we are -- grown men and women tangled up in the emotional diaper of an infant. It can be a shock, but the shared laughter takes the pain out of it. - Living Sober, pp. 57-58 Thought to Ponder . . . Laughter is the sound of recovery. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . T L C = Tears, Laughter, Caring. Click here to read more Daily Recovery Readings - http://ift.tt/2a7wyXJ. Thoughts For The Day~*~ Courage "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. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear." 1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68 Thought to Consider . . . The peaks and valleys of my life have become gentle rolling hills. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* S O B E R = Son Of a Basket, Everything's Real*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Spirit of Service Tradition Nine: A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. A.A. has to function, but at the same time it must avoid those dangers of great wealth, prestige, and entrenched power which necessarily tempt other societies. Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses a society without organization, animated only by the spirit of service - a true fellowship. 1981, AAWS, Inc., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 175*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "Every day, every meeting, there's something more to learn." Arlington, Virginia, October 1997 "Chair Master," Emotional Sobriety II*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 164 "My drinking assumed more serious proportions, continuing all day and almost every night. The remonstrances of my friends terminated in a row and I became a lone wolf." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 3~ “Admitting he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people are more to blame.” -Alcoholics Anonymous p. 61 “Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word ”blame” from our speech and thought.” -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 47Misc. AA Literature - Quote At Step Three, many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: 'God, I offer myself to Thee - to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that my transcendence over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy power, Thy love, and Thy way of life. May I do Thy will always!' We thought well before taking this Step, making sure we were ready. Then we could commence to abandon ourselves utterly to Him.Prayer for the Day: "God, I admit my powerlessness and the unmanageability of my life. Help me live with others as an equal, dependent upon you for direction and strength." Click here to make a DonationThis is not spam. You are receiving this because you joined this list.Click here to receive Daily Recovery Readings in email.Click here to receive AA Thoughts For Today in email.Click here to receive Daily Prayers in email.Click here to receive Weekly Spiritual Meditations in email. **Click here to receive all 4 in email.***If at anytime you wish to unsubscribe then send an email to bluidkiti@bluidkiti.com with unsubscribe in the subject line. Please note what you are unsubscribing from. If this message was forwarded by someone other than bluidkiti@bluidkiti.com, please reply to the person sending the email.
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