Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 6/13

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~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Change
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"How many of us would presume to declare,
'Well, I'm sober and I'm happy.
What more can I want, or do? I'm fine the way I am.'
We know that the price of such self-satisfaction is
an inevitable backslide,
punctuated at some point by a very rude awakening.
We have to grow or else deteriorate.
For us, the status quo can only be for today,
never for tomorrow.
Change we must; we cannot stand still."
Bill W., Grapevine, February 1961
1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 25
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Thought to Consider . . .

There are only two things an alcoholic doesn't like -
the way things are, and change.

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C H A N G E = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Every day

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

Future
From "Heard at Meetings":
"'It is wise to pray for the future, but not to worry about it, because we can't live it until it becomes the present. The depth of our anxiety measures the distance we are from God.' - Sydney, Australia"

1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 26

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

"Actually we were fooling ourselves, for deep down in every man,
woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured
by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form
or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and
miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as
old as man himself."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 55~

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




The practice of admitting one's defects to another person is, of course, very ancient. It has been validated in every century, and it characterizes the lives of all spiritually centered and truly religious people.
But today religion is by no means the sole advocate of this saving principle. Psychiatrists and psychologists point out the deep need every human being has for practical insight and knowledge of his own personality flaws and for a discussion of them with an understanding and trustworthy person.
So far as alcoholics are concerned, A.A. would go even further. Most of us would declare that without a fearless admission of our defects to another human being, we could not stay sober. It seems plain that the grace of God will not enter to expel our destructive obsessions until we are willing to try this.

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Member Submitted Quote



Change occurs when the pain of change is less than the pain of staying the same. ( Chuck S. )

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12 x 12 Quote

"These little studies of AA's Twelve Steps now come to a close. We
have been considering so many problems that it may appear that AA
consists mainly of racking dilemmas and troubleshooting. To a certain
extent, that is true. We have been talking about problems because we
are problem people who have found a way up and out, and who wish to
share our knowledge of that way with all who can use it. For it is
only by accepting and solving our problems that we can begin to get
right with ourselves and with the world about us, and with Him who
presides over us all. Understanding is the key to right principles
and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore
the joy of good living is the theme of AA's Twelfth Step." (Twelve
and Twelve, Step Twelve, pg. 125)