Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 4/9

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

"Now that we're in AA and sober,
winning back the esteem of our friends
and business associates,
we find that we still need to
exercise special vigilance.
As an insurance against
the dangers of big-shot-ism,
we can often check ourselves by remembering
that we are today sober only by
the grace of God
and that any success we may be having
is far more His success than ours."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 92
As Bill Sees It, p. 19

Thought to Consider . . .

"Vigilance will always be the price of survival."

Bill W., Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, November 1960.
The Language of the Heart, p. 317

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BUT
Being Unconvinced Totally

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


ODAAT
From "The Missing Link":
"Exactly how was I supposed to not drink if my girlfriend breaks up with me, or if my best friend dies, or even through happy times like graduations, weddings, and birthdays. They suggested I could just stay sober one day at a time. They explained that it might be easier to set my sights on the twenty-four hours in front of me and to take on these other situations when and if they ever arrived. I decided to give sobriety a try, one day at a time, and I've done it that way ever since."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 286-87

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

"In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be
able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for
inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take
it easy. We don't struggle. We are often surprised how the right
answers come after we have tried this for a while."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 86

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




The 'Slipper' Needs Understanding

'Slips can often be charged to rebellion; some of us are more rebellious than others. Slips may be due to the illusion that one can be 'cured' of alcoholism. Slips can also be charged to carelessness and complacency. Many of us fail to ride out these periods sober. Things go fine for two or three years--then the member is seen no more. Some of us suffer extreme guilt because of vices or practices that we can't or won't let go of. Too little self-forgiveness and too little prayer--well, this combination adds up to slips.
'Then some of us are far more alcohol-damaged than others. Still others encounter a series of calamities and cannot seem to find the spiritual resources to meet them. There are those of us who are physically ill. Others are subject to more or less continuous exhaustion, anxiety, and depression. These conditions often play a part in slips--sometimes they are utterly controlling.'

TALK, 1960

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Member Submitted Quote



A pencil, paper and a Big Book can straighten out a whole nest of mind snakes.. ( Tom Mc C. )

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12 x 12 Quote

"This feeling of being at one with God and man, this emerging from
isolation through the open and honest sharing of our terrible burden of
guilt, brings us to a resting place where we may prepare ourselves for
the following Steps toward a full and meaningful sobriety." (Twelve and
Twelve, Step Five, pg. 61)