Bluidkiti's Recovery ForumsRecovery LinksDaily Recovery ReadingsNA Just For Today Daily Spiritual MeditationsWeekly Spiritual ReadingsDaily PrayersAA Thought for the DayJuly 26 A Practical Philosophy Any of us can handle just one day; all each of us has to try at is our own job, our own family life. We don’t have to try fixing up the whole world or understanding what no theologian of any faith has ever understood. We simply stop messing in God’s business. And in my opinion, when we stop messing and stop worrying, we have turned our will and our lives over to God (or Good) as we understand (or don’t understand) Him. - Came To Believe . . ., p. 116 Thought to Ponder . . . I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . O D A A T = One Day At A Time. Click here to read more Daily Recovery Readings - http://ift.tt/2a7wyXJ. Thoughts For The Day~*~ The Gift "When asked, 'Are there any conditions?' we joyfully reply, 'No, not a one.' When skeptically he comes back saying, 'But certainly there must be things that I have to do and believe,' we quickly answer, 'In Alcoholics Anonymous there are no musts.' Cynically, perhaps, he then inquires, 'What is all this going to cost me?' We are able to laugh and say, 'Nothing at all, there are no fees and dues.' Thus, in a brief hour, is our friend disarmed of his suspicion and rebellion . . . Alcoholics Anonymous is saying, 'We have something precious to give, if only you will receive.' That is all." Bill W., February 1948 1988AAGrapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 79 Thought to Consider . . . Sobriety is a gift, not a right *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Stories >From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous": "We had not gone much farther with the text of the book when it was evident that something more was needed. There would have to be a story or case history section. We would have to produce evidence in the form of living proof, written testimonials of our membership itself. It was felt also that the story section could identify us with the distant reader in a way that the text itself might not. At this point Dr. Bob and the Akronites played a vital role. The Akron group was the larger and had more case history material, and the means of putting it into story form now appeared. Two years earlier a former newspaperman, Jim S., had been lifted off skid row and nursed back to health and sobriety. Jim and Dr. Bob went after all the Akronites who had substantial sobriety records for testimonial material. In most cases Jim interviewed the prospects and wrote their stories for them. Dr. Bob wrote his own. By January the Akronites had produced eighteen fine stories." 2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 164*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "My local meetings are big on this spot-check reminder: you get what you get; it's what you do with it that counts." York Harbor, Maine, October 2001 "We Get What We Get," Emotional Sobriety *~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "We think it no concern of ours what religious bodies our members identify themselves with as individuals. This should be an entirely personal affair which each one decides for himself in the light of past associations, or his present choice." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 28 "To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and for the strength to do the right thing. If sex is very troublesome, we throw ourselves the harder into helping others. We think of their needs and work for them. This takes us out of ourselves. It quiets the imperious urge, when to yield would mean heartache." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 70~ “If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.” -Alcoholics Anonymous p. 66 “We had to see that when we harbored grudges and planned revenge for such defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club of anger we had intended to use on others.” -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 47Misc. AA Literature - Quote It seems proved that A.A. can stand on its own feet anywhere and under any conditions. It has outgrown any dependence it might once have had upon the personalities or efforts of a few of the older members like me. New, able, and vigorous people keep coming to the surface, turning up where they are needed. Besides, A.A. has reached enough spiritual maturity to know that its final dependence is upon God.' Clearly, our first duty to A.A.'s future is to maintain in full strength what we now have. Only the most vigilant caretaking can assure this. Never should we be lulled into complacent self-satisfaction by the wide acclaim and success that are everywhere ours. This is the subtle temptation which could render us stagnant today, perchance disintegrate us tomorrow. We have always rallied to meet and transcend failure and crisis. Problems have been our stimulants. How well, though, shall we be able to meet the problems of success? Prayer for the Day: "Higher Power, help me discover what's most important in my life. Help me learn patience, so that I can devote my resources to the important things."Click here to make a DonationThis is not spam. 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