Recovery Thoughts and Quotes 5/3

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AA Thought for the Day
May 3, 2008
Belonging

We soon discovered that while we weren't alone any more in a social sense,
we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness.
Until we had talked with complete candor of our conflicts,
and had listened to someone else do the same thing, we still didn't belong.
Step Five was the answer.
It was the beginning of true kinship with man and God.
Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 57, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.

Thought to Ponder....

I'm not alone anymore.

Recovery Related Acronym

Y A N A = You Are Not Alone.

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AA 'Big Book' - Quote

Resentment is the 'number one' offender. It destroys more alcohlolics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. - Pg. 64 - How It Works



"There is action and more action. 'Faith without works is dead.'"
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 88~



"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 Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 28~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote

Freedom to Choose

Looking back, we see that our freedom to choose badly was not, after all, a very real freedom.
When we choose because we 'must,' this was not a free choice, either. But it got us started in the right direction.
When we choose because we 'ought to,' we were really doing better. This time we were earning some freedom, making ourselves ready for more.
But when, now and then, we could gladly make right choices without rebellion, hold-out, or conflict, then we had our first view of what perfect freedom under God's will could be like.

GRAPEVINE, MAY 1960

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Member Submitted Quote

Anger is only one letter short of danger. ( Theresa B. )

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Troubles

"So our troubles, we think,
are basically of our own making.
They arise out of ourselves,
and the alcoholic is an extreme example of
self-will run riot,
though he usually doesn't think so.
Above everything,
we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness.
We must, or it kills us!
Many of us had moral and philosophical
convictions galore,
but we could not live up to them
even though we would have liked to.
Neither could we reduce our
self-centeredness much by wishing
or trying our own power.
We had to have God's help."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62

Thought to Consider . . .

The task ahead of us
is never as great as the Power behind us.



*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
FINE
Feeling Insecure, Numb and Empty

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AA Just For Today

Trust
From "CONCEPT III:"

"Our entire A.A. program rests squarely upon the principle of mutual trust. We trust God, we trust A.A.,
and we trust each other. Therefore we cannot do less than trust our leaders in service. The 'Right of
Decision' that we offer them is not only the practical means by which they may act and lead effectively, but it
is also the symbol of our implicit confidence."

© 1962, AAWS, Inc.; Twelve Concepts for World Service by Bill W., page 16