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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 6, 2005
Daily Reflections
FACING OURSELVES
. . . . and Fear says, "You dare not look!"
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49
How often I avoided a task in my drinking days,
just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder
even if I have been sober for some time, that I will
act that same way when faced with what appears to be
a monumental job, such as a searching and fearless
moral inventory of myself? What I discover after I
have arrived at the other side--when my inventory is
completed--is that the illusion was greater than the
reality. The fear of facing myself kept me at a
standstill and, until I became willing to put pencil
to paper, I was arresting my growth based on an
intangible.
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day
A.A. Thought For The Day
Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always
want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that
nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I
willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while
and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the
effectiveness of any A.A. group is the development of
new members to carry on, to take over, from the older
members. Am I reluctant to give up authority? Do I try
to carry the load for the whole group? If so, I am not
being fair to the newer members. Do I realize that no
one person is essential? Do I know that A.A. could
carry on without me, if it had to?
Meditation For The Day
The Unseen God can help to make us truly grateful and
humble. Since we cannot see God, we must believe in Him
without seeing. What we can see clearly is the change in
a human being, when he sincerely asks God for the strength
to change. We should cling to faith in God and in His power
to change our faith in God and in His power to change our
ways. Our faith in all Unseen God will be rewarded by a
useful and serviceable life. God will not fail to show us
the way we should live. When in real gratitude and true
humility we turn to Him..
Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may believe that God can change me.
I pray that I may be always willing to be changed
for the better.
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As Bill Sees It
Self-Respect Through Sacrifice, p. 97
At the beginning we sacrificed alcohol. We had to, or it would have
killed us. But we couldn't get rid of alcohol unless we made other
sacrifices. We had to toss the self-justification, self-pity, and anger
right out the window. We had to quit the crazy contest for personal
prestige and big bank balances. We had to take personal
responsibility for our sorry state and quit blaming others for it.
Were these sacrifices? Yes, they were. To gain enough humility and
self-respect to stay alive at all, we had to give up what had really
been our dearest possessions--our ambitions and our illegitimate
pride.
A.A. Comes Of Age, p. 287
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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 was all alone in Quebec at the time. The Toronto Group had been in operation since the previous fall, and there was a member in Windsor who attended meetings across the river in Detroit. That was A.A. in its entirety in this country.
p. 197
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
I have held many things in my hands and have lost them all, but whatever I placed in God's hands I still possess.**********************************************************Foreword
As A.A. now enters maturity, it has begun to reach into forty foreign lands.* In the view of its friends, this is but the beginning of its unique and valuable service.
It is hoped that this volume will afford all who read it a close-up view of the principles and forces which have made Alcoholics Anonymous what it is.
(A.A.'s General Service Office may be reached by writing:
Alcoholics Anonymous, P.O. Box 459,
Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, U.S.A.)
*In 1998, A.A. is established in 150 countries.
p. 18
--GGDNER
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do...
but how much love we put in that action.
--Mother Teresa
Live your life and forget your age.
--Norman Vincent Peale
In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of
subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the
rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn.
--John Naisbitt
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."
--Flora
Edwards
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Father Leo's Daily Meditation
FORGIVENESS
"Forgiveness is the key to action
and freedom."
-- Hannah Arendt
Early in sobriety I found it easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. This kept me
sick and negative, even in recovery, because I was unable to practice self-love. I still
blamed me and felt responsible for being alcoholic. I had not surrendered to the reality of
alcoholism as a disease.
Then a moment of sanity was granted me whereby I understood that I was not responsible
for being alcoholic, but that I am responsible for my recovery. And my recovery involves
a love and respect of self. This knowledge brought a tremendous joy and freedom that led
to action within the recovering community. Only by loving me will I be able to
love you, and in both these ways I show my love of God.
May I always hold on to the spiritual power of forgiveness.
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"Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you."
1 Peter 5:7
Your
word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. I have taken an oath
and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. I have
suffered much; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word.
Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your
law. The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from
your precepts. Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy
of my heart. My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
Psalm 119:105-112
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Daily Inspiration
Be grateful for the simple things that you can do such as being able to see, to walk, to have health and to be able to face life with peace of mind. Lord, on a daily basis I will count my many unnamed blessings.Ask and you shall receive,
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Give to God your problems and concerns and pray. Lord, I surrender my stubborn will to You and trust in Your answers to my prayers.
Seek and ye shall find,
Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Matthew 7:7
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