Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 12/26

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




Broad Highway

We can only clear the ground a bit.
If our testimony helps sweep away prejudice,
enables you to think honestly,
encourages you to search diligently within yourself,
then, if you wish, you can join us on the Broad Highway.
With this attitude you cannot fail.
The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you.
c. 1976, 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55
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Thought to Consider . . .

The joy is in the journey, so enjoy the ride





*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
F A I T H = Fantastic Adventures In Trusting Him.

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


Alike
From "The Missing Link":
"They opened a book and read a chapter titled 'Step Seven.' After the reading, they went around the table for comments, and for the first time in my life, I found myself surrounded by people I could really relate with. I no longer felt as if I was a major misfit, because here was a roomful of people who felt precisely as I did, and a major weight had been lifted. I happened to be in the last chair around the table to speak and, confused by the reading, all I could say was, 'What the heck are shortcomings?'"

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 286

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"Highly competent psychiatrists who have dealt with us have found it
sometimes impossible to persuade an alcoholic to discuss his
situation without reserve. Strangely enough, wives, parents and
intimate friends usually find us even more unapproachable than do the
psychiatrist and the doctor.
But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is
properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire
confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours. Until such an
understanding is reached, little or nothing can be accomplished."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 18~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




When a man or a woman has a spiritual awakening, the most important meaning of it is that he has now become able to do, feel, and believe that which he could not do before on his unaided strength and resources alone. He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being.
He has been set on a path which tells him he is really going somewhere, that life is not a dead end, not something to be endured or mastered. In a very real sense he has been transformed, because he has laid hold of a source of strength which he had hitherto denied himself.

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Member Submitted Quote



What you hear in an AA meeting may or may not be the program of Alcoholics Anonymous... read the Big Book... it helps. ( Paul D. )

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12 x 12 Quote

"Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. This
carries a top priority rating. When we speak or act hastily or
rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the
spot. One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment can ruin our
relation with another person for a whole day, or maybe a whole year.
Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen. We must avoid
quick-tempered criticism and furious, power-driven argument. The same
goes for sulking or silent scorn. These are emotional booby traps
baited with pride and vengefulness. Our first job is to sidestep the
traps. When we are tempted by the bait, we should train ourselves to
step back and think. For we can neither think nor act to good purpose
until the habit of self-restraint has become automatic." (Twelve and
Twelve, Step Ten, pg. 91)