Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 10/6

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~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~



Self-will

"The first requirement is that we be convinced
that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success.
On that basis we are almost always in collision
with something or somebody,
even though our motives are good.
Most people try to live by self-propulsion.
Each person is like an actor
who wants to run the whole show;
is forever trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery
and the rest of the players in his own way.
If his arrangements would only stay put,
if only people would do as he wished,
the show would be great.
Everybody, including himself, would be pleased. & nbsp;
Life would be wonderful."
c.1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 60-1
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Thought to Consider . . .

Rule 62: "Don't take yourself too **** seriously."

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
P R I D E = Pretty Ridiculous Individual Directing Everything

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*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*



Incredible Things
From: "To Employers"
Your man has probably been trying to conceal a number of scrapes, perhaps pretty messy ones. They may be disgusting. You may be at a loss to understand how such a seemingly above-board chap could be so involved. But these scrapes can generally be charged, no matter how bad, to the abnormal action of alcohol on his mind. When drinking, or getting over a bout, an alcoholic, sometimes the model of honesty when normal, will do incredible things. Afterward, his revulsion will be terrible. Nearly always, these antics indicate nothing more than temporary conditions.

2001, AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, pages 140-14

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of
my last debauch. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call
the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happ iness, peace, and
usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time
passes."


Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 8

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do. People have said we must not go where liquor is served; we must not have it in our homes; we must shun friends who drink; we must avoid moving pictures which show drinking scenes; we must not go into bars; our friends must hide their bottles if we go to their houses; we mustn't think or be reminded about alcohol at all. Our experience shows that this is not necessarily so.
We meet these conditions every day. An alcoholic who cannot meet them still has an alcoholic mind; there is something the matter with his spiritual status. His only chance for sobriety would be some place like the Greenland icecap, and even there an Eskimo might turn up with a bottle of Scotch and ruin everything!

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Member Submitted Quote



God made man in his own image, and man promptly returned the favor! ( Alethea A.)

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12 x 12 Quote

"'How much does your scheme cost?' I was thankful I could tell
him, 'Nothing at all.' His next question: 'What are you getting out of
it?' Of course, my answer was 'My own sobriety and a mighty happy
life.' Still dubious, he demanded, 'Do you really mean the only reason
you are here is to try and help me and to help yourself?' 'Yes,' I
said. 'That's absolutely all there is to it. There's no angle.'"
(Twelve and Twelve, Tradition Five, pg. 152)