Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 10/12

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




Helpfulness
"Your job now is to be at the place where you may be
of maximum helpfulness to others,
so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful.
You should not hesitate to visit the most sordid spot on earth
on such an errand.
Keep on the firing line of life with these motives
and God will keep you unharmed."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102.



Thought to Consider . . .

We in AA don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message.





*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
H O P E = Help Open People's Eyes

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


Basics
From "New Selves Unfolding":
"However, the First Step and I have always been great friends. I repeated it every five seconds and thanked God each day for my sobriety, the only grace, maybe, for that day.

"Gradually, I began to see another part of me emerging�a grateful me, expecting nothing, but sure that another power was beginning to guide me, counsel me, and direct my ways. Barberton, Ohio, USA"

1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 45

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"If there be divorce or separation, there should be no undue haste
for the couple to get together. The man should be sure of his
recovery. The wife should fully understand his new way of life. If
their old relationship is to be resumed it must be on a better basis,
since the former did not work. This means a new attitude and spirit
all around. Sometimes it is to the best interests of all concerned
that a couple remain apart. Obviously, no rule can be laid down.
Let the alcoholic continue his program day by day. When the time for
living together has come, it will be apparent to both parties."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition, Working With Others, Page 99

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




We began to see that the world and its people had really dominated us. Under that unhappy condition, the wrongdoing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill us, because we could be driven back to drink through resentment. We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how? We could not wish them away.
This was our course: We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. So we asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend.
Today, we avoid retaliation or argument. We cannot treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.

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Member Submitted Quote



Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ( Yiddish proverb )

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12 x 12 Quote


"As a rule, the average newcomer wanted his family to know immediately
what he was trying to do. He also wanted to tell others who had tried
to help him--his doctor, his minister, and close friends. As he gained
confidence, he felt it right to explain his new way of life to his
employer and business associates. When opportunities to be helpful
came along, he found he could talk easily about AA to almost anyone.
These quiet disclosures helped him to lose his fear of the alcoholic
stigma, and spread the news of AA's existence in his community. Many
a new man and woman came to AA because of such conversations. Though
not in the strict letter of anonymity, such communications were well
within its spirit." (Twelve and Twelve, Tradition Twelve, pg. 185)