Recovery Thoughts & Quotes 6/15

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~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Foundation
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"There is a direct linkage among self-examination,
meditation, and prayer.
Taken separately, these practices can bring
much relief and benefit.
But when they are logically related and interwoven,
the result is an unshakable foundation for life.
Now and then we may be granted a glimpse of
that ultimate reality which is God's kingdom.
And we will be comforted and assured
that our own destiny in that realm will be secure
for so long as we try, however falteringly,
to find and do the will of our own Creator."
1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 98
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Thought to Consider . . .

Prayer is asking a question.
Meditation is listening for the answer.





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A S A P = Always Say A Prayer

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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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"For the type of alcoholic who is able and willing get well, little
charity, in the ordinary sense of the word, is need or wanted. The men
who cry for money and shelter before conquering alcohol, are on the
wrong track."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 97

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Misc. AA Literature - Quote




Though we of A.A. find ourselves living in a world characterized by destructive fears as never before in history, we see great areas of faith, and tremendous aspirations toward justice and brotherhood. Yet no prophet can presume to say whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God's intention, of the brightest era yet known to mankind.
I am sure we A.A.'s will comprehend this scene. In microcosm, we have experienced this identical state of terrifying uncertainty, each in his own life. In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear the world outcome, whichever course it may take. This is because we have been enabled to deeply feel and say, 'We shall fear no evil--Thy will, not ours, be done.'

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Member Submitted Quote



SLIP = Sobriety Losing Its Priority! ( Broc )

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12 x 12 Quote

"Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course.
Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal
powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have
warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that
only an act of Providence can remove it from us." (Twelve and Twelve,
Step One, pg. 21)