Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 10/8

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



Single Purpose

"We enjoy certain advantages which should make
our task of self-restraint relatively easy.
There is really no good reason for anyone to object
if a great many drunks get sober.
Nearly everyone can agree that this is a good thing.
If, in the process, we are forced to develop
a certain amount of honesty, humility, and tolerance,
who is going to kick about that?
If we recognize that religion is the province of the clergy
and the practice of medicine is for doctors,
we can helpfully cooperate with both.
Certainly there is little basis for controversy in these areas.
It is a fact that AA has not the slightest reform
or political complexion.
We try to pay our own expenses,
and we strictly mind our single purpose."
Bill. W.,
c.1962AAWS, Twelve Concepts for World Service, 26th printing, p. 69
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Thought to Consider . . .

While it isn't always easy, if I keep it simple, it works.





*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
K I S S = Keep It Simple, Silly

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



The Pervasive "We"
From: "He Lived Only To Drink"

More important, I came to believe that I cannot do this alone. From childhood, despite the love I experienced, I had never let people, even those closest to me, inside my life. All my life I had lived the deepest of lies, not sharing with anyone my true thoughts and feelings. I thought I had a direct line to God, and I built a wall of distrust around myself. In AA I faced the pervasive "we" of the Twelve Steps and gradually realized that I can separate and protect my sobriety from outside hazards only inasmuch as I rely on the sober experience of other AA members and share their journey through the steps to recovery.



2001, AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, page 451

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Though there is no way of proving it, we believe that early in our
drinking careers most of us could have stopped drinking. But the
difficulty is that few alcoholics have enough desire to stop while
there is yet time."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 32

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Every time a person imposes his instincts unreasonably upon others, unhappiness follows. If the pursuit of wealth tramples upon people who happen to be in the way, then anger, jealousy, and revenge are likely to be aroused. If sex runs riot, there is a similar uproar.
Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can invite only domination or revulsion in the protectors themselves - two emotions quite as unhealthy as the demands which evoked them. When an individual's desire for prestige becomes uncontrollable, whether in the sewing circle or at the international conference table, other people suffer and often revolt. This collision of instincts can produce anything from a cold snub to a blazing revolution.

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Member Submitted Quote



The reason I'm here is because I'm not all there.

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12 x 12 Quote

"Neither could AA itself function without fulltime workers. At the
Foundation and inter-group offices, we couldn't employ non-alcoholics
as secretaries; we had to have people who knew the AA pitch. But the
minute we hired them, the ultraconservative and fearful ones
shrilled, 'Professionalism!' At one period, the status of these
faithful servants was almost unbearable. They weren't asked to speak
at AA meetings because they were 'making money out of AA.' At times,
they were actually shunned by fellow members." (Twelve and Twelve,
Tradition Eight, pg. 168)