Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 5/4

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Inventory

"A business which takes no regular inventory
usually goes broke.
Taking a commercial inventory is
a fact-finding and a fact-facing process.
If the owner of the business is to be successful,
he cannot fool himself about values.
We did exactly the same thing with our lives.
We took stock honestly.
Being convinced that self,
manifested in various ways,
was what had defeated us,
we considered its common manifestations."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64

Thought to Consider . . .

In order to recover we have to uncover.





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WHO ME?
Willingness,Honesty, Open-mindedness,Must Exist

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Peace
From "To Handle Sobriety:"

"The more I drank, the more I fantasized everything....I lived in a dream world. A.A. led me gently from this fantasizing to embrace reality with open arms. And I found it beautiful! For, at last, I was at peace with myself. And with others. And with God."

2001, AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous, page 559

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


"If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the
brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal
men, but for alcoholics these things are poison."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 66~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Freedom to Choose

Looking back, we see that our freedom to choose badly was not, after all, a very real freedom.
When we choose because we 'must,' this was not a free choice, either. But it got us started in the right direction.
When we choose because we 'ought to,' we were really doing better. This time we were earning some freedom, making ourselves ready for more.
But when, now and then, we could gladly make right choices without rebellion, hold-out, or conflict, then we had our first view of what perfect freedom under God's will could be like.

GRAPEVINE, MAY 1960

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Member Submitted Quote



Anger is only one letter short of danger. ( Theresa B. )

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12 x 12 Quote

"Since Step Four is but the beginning of a lifetime practice, it can be
suggested that he first have a look at those personal flaws which are
acutely troublesome and fairly obvious. Using his best judgment of what
has been right and what has been wrong, he might make a rough survey of
his conduct with respect to his primary instincts for sex, security,
and society. Looking back over his life, he can readily get under way
by consideration of questions such as these:" (Twelve and Twelve, Step
Four, pg. 50)

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Great stuff ~
Thx~!

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Your welcome....
I enjoy them as well.