New Post on The Official Blog of The Way Out Podcast! Thoughts For The Day~*~Prayer ^*^*^ January 26

​​ ​​ ​​ ~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~ ​​​^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Prayer "In AA we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances."Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 104As Bill Sees It, p. 127 Thought to Consider . . . Trying to pray is praying.*~*AACRONYMS*~*PUSH = Pray Until Something Happens*~*^Just For Today!^*~* Bottom From "Total Acceptance": "The double standard that held me captive as an active alcoholic also filled me with terror and confusion: 'If I don't get a drink I'm going to die,' competed with 'If I continue drinking it's going to kill me.' Both compulsive thoughts pushed me ever closer to the bottom. That bottom produced a total acceptance of my alcoholism  with no reservations whatsoever  and one that was absolutely essential for my recovery. It was a dilemma unlike anything I had ever faced, but as I found out later on, a necessary one if I was to succeed in this program."1990 AAWS, Inc.; Daily Reflections, pg. 13 *^Daily Reflections^*RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect

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