Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 4/21

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

"Common sense would thus become uncommon sense.
I was to sit quietly when in doubt,
asking only for direction and strength
to meet my problems as He would have me.
Never was I to pray for myself,
except as my requests bore on my
usefulness to others.
Then only might I expect to receive.
But that would be in great measure."

Bill W., Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 13

Thought to Consider . . .

I listen for direction now.


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H O P E = Hang On, Pray Everyday

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


Assistance
From "To Employers":
"This is not to say that all alcoholics are honest and upright when not drinking. Of course that isn't so, and such people often may impose on you. Seeing your attempt to understand and help, some men will try to take advantage of your kindness. If you are sure your man does not want to stop, he may as well be discharged, the sooner the better. You are not doing him a favor by keeping him on. Firing such an individual may prove a blessing to him. It may be just the jolt he needs."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 141

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


"When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could
not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that
either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is or He
isn't."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Surveying the Past

We should make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people. In many instances we shall find that, though the harm done others has not been great, we have nevertheless done ourselves considerable emotional injury.
Then, too, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness, very deep, sometimes quite forgotten. Therefore, we should try hard to recall and review those past events which originally induced these conflicts and which continue to give our emotions violent twists, thus discoloring our personalities and altering our lives for the worse.
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'We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. By relieving these episodes and discussing them in strict confidence with somebody else, we can reduce their size and therefore their potency in the unconscious.'

1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 79-80
2. LETTER, 1957

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Member Submitted Quote



Cash register honesty is easier than being honest with yourself, because at least you know the rules. ( Ginger )

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12 x 12 Quote

"The best-intentioned of us can fall for the 'two-step' illusion.
Sooner or later the pink cloud stage wears off and things go
disappointingly dull. We begin to think that AA doesn't pay off after
all. We become puzzled and discouraged." (Twelve and Twelve, Step
Twelve, pg. 113)