Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 1/3/09

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

Joyous


We have been speaking to you of serious,
sometimes tragic things.
We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspects.
But we aren't a glum lot.
If newcomers could see no joy in our existence,
they wouldn't want it.
We absolutely insist on enjoying life.
We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state
of the nations,
nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders.
c. 1976, 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132
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Thought to Consider . . .

Laughter is the sound of recovery.


*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
H J F = Happy, Joyous, Free

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


Prayer
From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"A news clipping whose content was to become famous was called to our attention by a New York member, newsman Jack. It was an obituary notice from a New York paper. Underneath a routine account of the one who had died there appeared these words: 'God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.' [Usually attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr]

"Never had we seen so much A.A. in so few words. While Ruth and I were admiring the prayer, and wondering how to use it, friend Howard walked into the office. Confirming our own ideas, he exclaimed, 'We ought to print this on cards and drop one into every piece of mail that goes out of here. I'll pay for the first printing.' For several years afterward we followed his suggestion, and with amazing speed the Serenity Prayer came into general use and took its place alongside our two other favorites, the Lord's Prayer and the Prayer of St. Francis."

2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 196

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


"We began to see that the world and its people really dominated us.
In that state, the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power
to actually kill. How could we escape? We saw that these resentments
must be mastered, but how? We could not wish them away any more than alcohol."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 66~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain.'

Someone once remarked that pain is the touchstone of spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him, for we know that the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, and continued turmoil before serenity.

'Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though the moment you do not see.

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Member Submitted Quote



My drug of choice was actually a drug of No Choice.

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12 x 12 Quote

"No individuals have been more buffeted by such emotional gusts than
those AA's bold enough to accept employment with outside agencies
dealing with the alcohol problem. A university wanted an AA member to
educate the public on alcoholism. A corporation wanted a personnel
man familiar with the subject. A state drunk farm wanted a manager
who could really handle inebriates. A city wanted an experienced
social worker who understood what alcohol could do to a family. A
state alcohol commission wanted a paid researcher. These are only a
few of the jobs which AA members as individuals have been asked to
fill. Now and then, AA members have bought farms or rest homes where
badly beat-up topers could find needed care. The question was...and
sometimes still is...are such activities to be branded as
professionalism under AA tradition?" (Twelve and Twelve, Tradition
Eight, pg. 169)