AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
September 15, 2013
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Relations
It is from our twisted relations with family, friends and society at large
that many of us have suffered the most.
We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 53
Thought to Ponder . . .
Ask yourself, "What would an adult do in this situation?"
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Altered Attitudes.
A Member Shares:
Hi everyone, I’m Amy, an alcoholic. I want to share with you all about my grandma and me. Up until the last 6 months I have never had a relationship with my grandma. That would be because I was always drunk and didn’t want to be around her like that, or if I was sober I was worried about what she might have heard about me. So of course, I avoided her like I have a lot of family and friends. I came into AA in March of this year and I started going to visit her. My grandfather passed away in May of 2012 and they were married for 65 years. So I have been trying to visit with her a few times every week. If I was still drinking I would not be able to visit with her. She told me the other day that she was so thankful to have me in her life now. And I am so thankful to be sober and to be able to be in her life now. If it weren’t for AA and my Higher Power and everyone that I have met in the rooms, I wouldn’t be sober, and I wouldn’t have this new relationship with her that I have now. Thanks for letting me share.
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Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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