Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 4/30

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Compromise

"One qualification for a useful life is
'give-and-take,'
the ability to compromise cheerfully.
Compromise comes hard to us 'all-or-nothing' drunks.
Nevertheless we must never lose sight of the fact
that progress is nearly always characterized by
a series of improving compromises.
There are circumstances in which it is necessary
to stick flat-footed to one's convictions.
Deciding when to compromise
and when not to compromise always calls for
the most careful discrimination."

Bill W., Twelve Concepts for World Service, pp. 39-40
As Bill Sees It, p. 59

Thought to Consider . . .

Wisdom in its purest form is sometimes
knowing what to overlook.

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BATH
Behavior, Attitude, Thinking, and Habits

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Inspiration
From "Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three":
"I thought, I think I have the answer. Bill was very, very grateful that he had been released from this terrible thing and he had given God the credit for having done it, and he's so grateful about it he wants to tell other people about it. That sentence, 'The Lord has been so wonderful to me, curing me of this terrible disease, that I just want to keep telling people about it,' has been a sort of a golden text for the A.A. program and for me."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 191

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*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed
people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We asked
ourselves why we were angry. In most cases it was found that our
self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our personal
relationships,(including sex) were hurt or threatened."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 64~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Word of Mouth

'In my view, there isn't the slightest objection to groups who wish to remain strictly anonymous, or to people who think they would not like their membership in A.A. known at all. That is their business, and this is a very natural reaction.
'However, most people find that anonymity to this degree is not necessary, or even desirable. Once one is fairly sober, and sure of this, there seems no reason for failing to talk about A.A. membership in the right places. This has a tendency to bring in other people. Word of mouth is one of our most important communications.
'So we should criticize neither the people who wish to remain silent, nor even the people who wish to talk too much about belonging to A.A., provided they do not do so at the public level and thus compromise our whole Society.'

LETTER, 1962

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Member Submitted Quote



If I drink, there are three doors to choose from; bad, worse and terrible.

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12 x 12 Quote

"What then? Have we alcoholics in AA got, or can we get, the resources
to meet these calamities which come to so many? These were problems of
life which we could never face up to. Can we now, with the help of God
as we understand Him, handle them as well and as bravely as our non-
alcoholic friends often do? Can we transform these calamities into
assets, sources of growth and comfort to ourselves and those about us?
Well, we surely have a chance if we switch from 'two-stepping'
to 'twelve-stepping,' if we are willing to receive that grace of God
which can sustain and strengthen us in any catastrophe." (Twelve and
Twelve, Step Twelve, pg. 113)