Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 12/27

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




Surrender

Such is the paradox of AA regeneration:
strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness,
the loss of one's old life
as a condition for finding a new one.
But we of AA do not have to understand that paradox;
we have only to be grateful for it.
Bill W.
c. 1957, 1985AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 46
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Thought to Consider . . . .

We surrender to win

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

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


Autonomy
From "When A.A. Came of Age":
"Some may think that we have carried the principle of group autonomy to extremes. . . .

"But this ultra-liberty is not so risky as it looks. In the end the innovators would have to adopt A.A. principles "at least some of them" in order to remain sober at all. If, on the other hand, they found something better than A.A., or if they were able to improve on our methods, then in all probability we would adopt what they discovered for general use everywhere. This sort of liberty also prevents A.A. from becoming a frozen set of dogmatic principles that could not be changed even when obviously wrong." Bill W., 1959

2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pgs. 104-05

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can
quickly diagnose yourself, Step over to the nearest barroom and try
some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it
more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are
honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters
if you get a full knowledge of your condition."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 31~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




It is possible for us to use the alleged dishonesty of other people as a plausible excuse for not meeting our own obligations.
Once, some prejudiced friends exhorted me never to go back to Wall Street. They were sure that the rampant materialism and double-dealing down there would stunt my spiritual growth. Because this sounded so high-minded, I continued to stay away from the only business that I knew.
When, finally, my household went broke, I realized I hadn't been able to face the prospect of going back to work. So I returned to Wall Street, and I have ever since been glad that I did. I needed to rediscover that there are many fine people in New York's financial district. Then, too, I needed the experience of staying sober in the very surroundings where alcohol had cut me down.
A Wall Street business trip to Akron, Ohio, first brought me face to face with Dr. Bob. So the birth of A.A. hinged on my effort to meet my bread-and-butter responsibilities.

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Member Submitted Quote



What We Resist - Persists

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12 x 12 Quote

"Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The wonderful energy it
releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the
next suffering alcoholic and which finally translates the Twelve Steps
into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent
reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous." (Twelve and Twelve, Step Twelve, pg.
109)