Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 4/26

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Expectations

"My serenity is inversely proportional
to my expectations.
The higher my expectations of other people are,
the lower is my serenity.
I can watch my serenity level rise
when I discard my expectations.
But then my 'rights' try to move in,
and they, too, can force my serenity level down.
I have to discard my 'rights,'
as well as my expectations, by asking myself,
'How important is it, really?
How important is it compared to my serenity,
my emotional sobriety?'
And when I place more value on my serenity and sobriety
than on anything else,
I can maintain them at a higher level--
at least for the time being."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition p. 452

Thought to Consider . . .

Lower your standards and improve your program.

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GRACE
Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations

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Popular
From When A.A. Came of Age:

At this point the Cleveland Plain Dealer ran a series of pieces that ushered in a new period for Alcoholics Anonymous, the era of mass production of sobriety.


Elrick B. Davis, a feature writer of deep understanding, was the author of a series of articles that were printed in the middle of the Plain Dealer's editorial page, and these were accompanied every two or three days by red-hot blasts from the editors themselves. In effect, the Plain Dealer was saying, Alcoholics Anonymous is good, and it works. Come and get it.


The newspaper's switchboard was deluged. Day and night, the calls were relayed to [early members] Clarence and Dorothy and from them to members of their little group.

2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 20

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

"When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all
you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don't
waste time trying to persuade him. You may spoil a later opportunity."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 90

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Each Man's Vision

'Beyond a Higher Power, as each of us may vision Him, A.A. must never, as a society, enter the field of dogma or theology. We can never become a religion in that sense, lest we kill usefulness by getting bogged down in theological contention.'
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'The really amazing fact about A.A. is that all religions see in our program a resemblance to themselves. For example, Catholic theologians declare our Twelve Steps to be in exact accord with their Ignatian Exercises for Retreat, and though our book reeks of sin, sickness, and death, the Christian Science Monitor has often praised it editorially.
'Now, looking through Quaker eyes, you, too, see us favorably. What happy circumstances, these.'

1. LETTER, 1954
2. LETTER, 1950

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Member Submitted Quote



If you don't want what we have, your misery can be refunded.

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12 x 12 Quote

"As the day goes on, we can pause where situations must be met and
decisions made, and renew the simple request: 'Thy will, not mine, be
done.' If at these points our emotional disturbance happens to be
great, we will more surely keep our balance, provided we remember, and
repeat to ourselves, a particular prayer or phrase that has appealed to
us in our reading or meditation. Just saying it over and over will
often enable us to clear a channel choked up with anger, fear,
frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to return to the surest
help of all -- our search for God's will, not our own, in the moment of
stress. At these critical moments, if we remind ourselves that 'it is
better to comfort than to be comforted, to understand than to be
understood, to love than to be loved,' we will be following the intent
of Step Eleven." (Twelve and Twelve, Step Eleven, pg. 102)

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Love the threads... Daily meditations are great! -HUGS!

[Michaelroger85]

I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it’s not about the individual but it can be with everyone.

Michaelroger85

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