Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 4/18

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

"Service gladly rendered,
obligations squarely met,
troubles well accepted or solved with God's help,
the knowledge that at home or in the world outside
we are partners in a common effort,
the fact that in God's sight all human beings
are important,
the proof that love freely given brings a full return,
the certainty that we are no longer
isolated and alone in self-constructed prisons,
the surety that we can fit and belong
in God's scheme of things -
these are the satisfactions of right living
for which no pomp and circumstance,
no heap of material possessions,
could possibly be substitutes."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 124
As Bill Sees It, p. 254

Thought to Consider . . .

"I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine."
Bill W., Box 1980:
The AA Grapevine, Jan. 1958. The Language of the Heart, p. 238





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GIFT
God Is Forever There

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Help
From "Coincidence?":
"Only a block or so from the pier, I saw a man approaching from the opposite direction, with his head down, walking into the rain. When he came to me, he stopped and smiled, and I recognized him as a priest I knew from home. I told him I was very ill. He then sat on a bench with me in the rain and assured me that in time all my troubles would pass and the day would come when I would understand them. He said I was not to do anything foolish, but ask God's help, and somehow everything would work out."

1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 71

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"God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your
morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still
sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But
obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got. See to it
that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come
to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 164~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Learn in Quiet

In 1941, a news clipping was called to our attention by a New York member. In an obituary notice from a local paper, there appeared these words: 'God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Never had we seen so much A.A. in so few words. With amazing speed the Serenity Prayer came into general use.
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In meditation, debate has no place. We rest quietly with the thoughts or prayers of spiritually centered people who understand, so that we may experience and learn. This is the state of being that so often discovers and deepens a conscious contact with God.

1. A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 196
2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 100-101

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Member Submitted Quote



A critic is a person who goes onto the battlefield after the battle has been fought and shoots the survivors.

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12 x 12 Quote

"Let's dispose of what appears to be a hazardous open end we have left.
It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward
perfection. We note that some delay, however, might be pardoned. that
word, in the mind of a rationalizing alcoholic, could certainly be
given a long-term meaning. He could say, 'How very easy! Sure, I'll
head toward perfection, but I'm certainly not going to hurry any. Maybe
I can postpone dealing with some of my problems indefinitely.' Of
course, this won't do. Such a bluffing of oneself will have to go the
way of many another pleasant rationalization. At the very least, we
shall have to come to grips with some of our worst character defects
and take action toward their removal as quickly as we can." (Twelve and
Twelve, Step Six, pg. 69)