New Post on The Official Blog of The Way Out Podcast! Thoughts For The Day~*~Belonging ^*^*^ December 16

Visit AA Night Before Christmas ~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /)(    \(AA)/    )(_ /AA\ _)/AA\^*^*^*^*^BelongingThere is no more aloneness, with that awful ache, so deep in the heart of every alcoholic that nothing, before, could  ever reach it. That ache is gone and never need return again. Now there is a sense of belonging, of being wanted and needed and loved. In return for a bottle and a hangover, we have been given the Keys of the Kingdom. c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 276c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 312 Thought to Consider . . . Turn your wounds into wisdom. *~*^AACRONYMS^*~* G R A C E =  Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations *~*^Just For Today!^*~* Hope From "Finding your own way:" "Most of us have seen death close up...but we also have known the sort of hope that makes the heart sing....If you  are a problem drinker, you already know enough about pain and loneliness. We'd like you to find some of the  peace and joy we have found in meeting the reality of life's ups and downs with a clear head and a steady heart." c. 1975, Living Sober, page 86 *^Daily Reflections^*PARTNERS IN RECOVERY . . . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics . . . Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. . . . Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances! ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 89, 100 Doing the right things for the right reasons -- this is my way of controlling my selfishness and self-centeredness.  I realize that my dependency on a Higher Power clears the way for peace of mind, happiness and sobriety.  I pray each day that I will avoid my previous actions, so that I will be helpful to others.Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. *~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*Random Quote - Anger--Personal and Group Enemy"As the book 'Alcoholics Anonymous' puts it, 'Resentment is the Number One offender,' It is a primary cause of relapses into drinking. How well we of A.A. know that for us 'To drink is eventually to go mad or die.' Much the same penalty overhangs every A.A. group. Given enough anger, both unity and purpose are lost. Given still more 'righteous' indignation, the group can disintegrate; it can actually die. This is why we avoid controversy. This is why we prescribe no punishments for any misbehavior, no matter how grievous. Indeed, no alcoholic can be deprived of his membership for any reason whatever. "Punishment never heals. Only love can heal."LETTER, 1966*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*"It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while."Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th EditionHow It Works, pg. 66*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*A.A. Thought for the DayThe way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for some time without it. But if we are going to truly live, we must take the way of faith in God. That is the path for us. We must follow it. Have I taken the way of faith? Meditation for the DayLife is not a search for happiness. Happiness is a by-product of living the right kind of a life, of doing the right thing. Do not search for happiness, search for right living and happiness will be your reward. Life is sometimes a march of duty during dull, dark days. But happiness will come again, as God's smile of recognition of your faithfulness. True happiness is always the by-product of a life well lived. Prayer for the DayI pray that I may not seek happiness but seek to do right. I pray that I may not seek pleasure so much as the things that bring true happiness. 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