New Post on The Official Blog of The Way Out Podcast! Thoughts For The Day~*~Satisfaction ^*^*^ January 13

~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~ ​​​^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ ​ Satisfaction No satisfaction has been deeper and no joy greater than in Twelfth Step job well done. To watch the eyes of men and Women with wonder as they move from darkness into light,to see their lives quickly fill with new purpose and meaning,to see whole families reassembled,to see the alcoholic outcast received back into his community in full citizenship, and above all to watch these people awaken to the presence of a loving God in their lives --these things are the substance of what we receive as we carry AA's message to the next alcoholic.c. 1952 AAWSTwelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,  p. 110 Thought to Consider . . .I keep my sobriety by giving it away. *~*AACRONYMS*~* C A R E = Comforting And Reassuring Each other * ~Just For Today~* BetterFrom "Getting active:" ​"After our first month's sobriety, many of us​ notice a distinct difference.  After three months, our minds seem still clearer.  And during our second year of recovery, the change is striking. More mental energy seems available to us than ever before."​ c. 1975, Living Sober, page 16 *~Daily Reflections~* IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT We are not cured of alcoholism.  What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.  85The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: "If I just don't drink, everything will be all right." Once the fog cleared for me, I saw -- for the first time -- the mess my life had become.  I had family, work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to stay blind because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and pushed me toward escape again.  The Big Book guided me in resolving all of my problems.  But it didn't happen overnight -- and certainly not automatically -- with no effort on my part.  I need always to recognize God's mercy and blessings that shine through any problem I have to face.Copyright 1990ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. *~As Bill Sees it~* The Shared GiftA.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die.<<< ​ ​ >>>Faith is more than our greatest gift; its sharing with others is our greatest responsibility. May we of A.A. continually seek the wisdom and the willingness by which we may well fulfill that immense trust which the Giver of all perfect gifts has placed in our hands.1. SERVICE MANUAL, p. 5 - 2. GRAPEVINE, APRIL 1961 ​ ​ *~Big Book Quote~* "We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by ​ ​ ​which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th EditionThere Is A Solution, pg. 28 *~Twenty Fours A Day~*​ ​​ A.A. Thought for the Day​When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didn't eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didn't get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves physically. We had an alcoholic obsession and we couldn't imagine life without alcohol. We kept imagining all kinds of crazy things about ourselves and about other people. We were ruining ourselves mentally. Since I came into A.A., am I getting better physically and mentally?Meditation for the DayI believe that my life is being refined like gold in a crucible. Gold does not stay in the crucible, only until it is refined. I will never despair or b ​​ e despondent. I now have friends who long for me to conquer. If I should err or fail, it would cause pain and disappointment to them. I will keep trying to live a better life.Prayer for the DayI pray that I may always call on God's strength, while the gold of my life is being refined. 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