Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 12/16

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



Belonging

There is no more aloneness, with that awful ache,
so deep in the heart of every alcoholic
that nothing, before, could ever reach it.
That ache is gone and never need return again.
Now there is a sense of belonging,
of being wanted and needed and loved.
In return for a bottle and a hangover,
we have been given the Keys of the Kingdom.
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 276
c. 1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 312





Thought to Consider . . .

Turn your wounds into wisdom.






*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations

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


Hope
From "Finding your own way:"
"Most of us have seen death close up...but we
also have known the sort of hope that makes the
heart sing....If you are a problem drinker, you
already know enough about pain and loneliness.
We'd like you to find some of the peace and joy
we have found in meeting the reality of life's ups
and downs with a clear head and a steady heart."

c. 1975, Living Sober, page 86

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Selfishness�self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of
our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-
seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they
retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation,
but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made
decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be
hurt."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 62~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Many newcomers, having experienced little but constant deflation, feel a growing conviction that human will is of no value whatever. They have become persuaded, sometimes rightly so, that many problems besides alcohol will not yield to a headlong assault powered only by the individual's will.
However, there are certain things which the individual alone can do. All by himself, and in the light of his own circumstances, he needs to develop the quality of willingness. When he acquires willingness, he is the only one who can then make the decision to exert himself along spiritual lines. Trying to do this is actually an act of his own will. It is a right use of this faculty.
Indeed, all of A.A.'s Twelve Steps require our sustained and personal exertion to conform to their principles and so, we trust, to God's will.

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Member Submitted Quote



Time is Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.

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12 x 12 Quote

"As this tide offering top public approval swept in, we realized that
it could do us incalculable good or great harm. Everything would
depend upon how it was channeled. We simply couldn't afford to take
the chance of letting self-appointed members present themselves as
messiahs representing AA before the whole public. The promoter
instinct in us might be our undoing. If even one publicly got drunk,
or was lured into using AA's name for his own purposes, the damage
might be irreparable. At this altitude (press, radio, films, and
television), anonymity...100 percent anonymity...was the only
possible answer. Here, principles would have to come before
personalities, without exception." (Twelve and Twelve, Tradition
Twelve, pg. 187)