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God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
and Wisdom to know the difference.
Thy will, not mine, be done.

October 2, 2005

         Daily Reflections

        THE ACID TEST

          As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for
          the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten
          we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use,
          day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid
          test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and
          live to good purpose under all conditions?
          TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88

          I know the Promises are being fulfilled in my life, but I
          want to maintain and develop them by the daily application
          of Step Ten. I have learned through this Step that if I am
          disturbed, there is something wrong with me. The other
          person may be wrong too, but I can only deal with my feelings.
          When I am hurt or upset, I have to continually look for the
          cause in me, and then I have to admit and correct my mistakes.
          It isn't easy, but as long as I know I am progressing
          spiritually, I know that I can mark my effort up as a job well
          done. I have found that pain is a friend; it lets me know there
          is something wrong with my emotions, just as a physical pain
          lets me know there is something wrong with my body. When I take
          the appropriate action through the Twelve Steps, the pain
          gradually goes away.

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          Twenty-Four Hours A Day

          A.A. Thought For The Day

          What makes an effective talk at an A.A. meeting? It is not a
          fine speech with fine choices of words and an impressive
          delivery. Often a few simple words direct from the heart are
          more effective than the most polished speech. There is always
          a temptation to speak beyond your experience, in order to
          make a good impression. This is never effective. What does not
          come from the heart does not reach the heart. What comes from
          personal experience and a sincere desire to help the other
          person, reaches the heart.  Do I speak for effect or with a deep
          desire to help?

          Meditation For The Day

          "Thy will be done" must be your oft-repeated prayer. And in
          the willing of God's will there should be gladness. You should
          delight to do that will because when you do, all your life goes
          right and everything tends to work out for you in the long run.
          When you are honestly trying to do God's will and humbly
          accepting the results, nothing can seriously hurt you. He who
          accepts the will of God in his life may not inherit the earth,
          but he will inherit real peace of mind.

          Prayer For The Day

          I pray that I may have a yielded will.
          I pray that my will be attuned to the will of God.

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        As Bill Sees It            
        
         "The Spiritual Angle", p. 101

             How often do we sit in A.A. meetings and hear the speaker declare,
             "But I haven't yet got the spiritual angle."  Prior to this statement, he
             has described a miracle of transformation which has occurred in
             him--not only his release from alcohol, but a complete change in his
             whole attitude toward life and the living of it.

             It is apparent to everyone else present that he has received a great gift,
             and that this gift is all out of proportion to anything that may be
             expected from simple A.A. participation.  So we in the audience smile
             and say to ourselves, "Well, that guy is just reeling with the spiritual
             angle--except that he doesn't seem to know it yet!"

             Grapevine, July 1962

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        Alcoholics Anonymous - Fourth Edition

Gratitude In Action

The story of Dave B., one of the founders of A.A. in Canada in 1944.

I decided to get in touch with them.  I had much difficulty in reaching A.A. in New York, as A.A. wasn't as well-known then.  I finally spoke to a woman, Bobbie, who said words I hope I never forget:  "I am an alcoholic.  We have recovered.  If you want, we'll help you."  She told me about herself and added that many other drunks had used this method to stop drinking.  What impressed me most in this conversation was the fact that these people, five hundred miles away, cared enough to try to help me.  Here I was, feeling so sorry for myself, convinced that no one cared whether I was dead or alive.

p. 196

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         Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

Foreword

Nevertheless, the infant Society determined to set down its experience in a book which finally reached the public in April 1939.  At this time the recoveries numbered about one hundred.  The book was called "Alcoholics Anonymous," and from it the Fellowship took its name.  In it alcoholism was described from the alcoholic's point of view, the spiritual ideas of the Society were codified for the first time in the Twelve Steps, and the application of these Steps to the alcoholic's dilemma was made clear.  The remainder of the book was devoted to thirty stories or case histories in which the alcoholics described their drinking experiences and recoveries.  This established identification with alcoholic readers and proved to them that the virtually impossible had now become possible.  The book "Alcoholics Anonymous" became the basic text of the Fellowship, and it still is.  This present volume proposes to broaden and deepen the understanding of the Twelve Steps as first was written in the earlier work.

p. 17

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        Friends in your life are like pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold
          you up and sometimes they lean on you. Sometimes it's just enough to
          know they're standing by.
          --Elizabeth Foley

          "Constant kindness can accomplish much.  As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes
          misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."
          --Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

          "In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet."
          --Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

          When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in
          the life of another.
          --Helen Keller

          "God, I do believe in Your power and Your wisdom.  Your glory is far
          greater than I could ever envision, and I am thankful to be within the circle of your
          ever-renewing life."
          --©2000 by Unity School of Christianity

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          Father Leo's Daily Meditation

          REALITY

                                            "The books that the world calls
                                            immoral are the books that show
                                              the world its own shame."
                                                    -- Oscar Wilde

          In my addiction I avoided things that I did not like, did not want to consider. I hid from life
          and condemned things I did not wish to understand. My ego created a hypocritical purity
          that enabled me to judge, condemn and abuse the thoughts and ideas of those I
          considered inferior to myself.

          Today I try to live and let live. I do this not to avoid conflict or criticism but because I
          have found, through experience, how my ideas and attitudes have changed during my
          years of recovery. People who I would have condemned to Hell have now become my
          friends and mentors. Concepts and lifestyles that were once abhorrent to me are now
          appreciated and inspiring. What was once dismissed as immoral is today, for me, a part of
          life.

          God of Truth and Reality, help me to accept the difference that is in others.

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          May my meditation be pleasing to Him as I rejoice in the Lord.
          Psalm 104:34

          "Lord, I believe."
          John 9:38

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          Daily Inspiration

God never promised to make your troubles go away, but He did promise to give you the strength and power to overcome them. Lord, when I am weak, strengthen me, when I forget, remind me and when the day is done, accept my thanksgiving because without You I am nothing.

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Not one day passes without receiving wonderful blessings from our loving and generous God. Lord, may I forget the irritations that distract me from Your happiness.

Ask and you shall receive,
Seek and ye shall find,
Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Matthew 7:7

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