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AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
December 29, 2013
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Gratitude
We have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick.
When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64
Thought to Ponder . . .
The Program was a dazzling gem being dangled before my eyes.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
A Member Shares:
Sally, an alcoholic, here. I am grateful to be here. When I first got to AA, I heard, "Your sobriety is a gift from God, and what you do with it, is your gift back to God." I embraced this program right from the start. My hero in AA is Dr. Silkworth. When I first read his letter to us (Big Book, p. xxv), I found out what was wrong with me and why I could not stay stopped. This is a two-fold illness, mentally and physically. I found out that I have a spiritual malady and the Steps will give me a new way of living life on life's terms, and that my relationship with the God of my understanding will keep me sober. What a life this has been! I was also told that feelings are not facts, and I didn't like that at first. I thought they were saying to me that my feelings aren't real. But I found out that's not what they meant. When I get overwhelmed with feelings today, I do what the book tells me to do: to write about it, then share it with another person. Sounds easy, huh? Well, that was very hard for me to do at first. I was so afraid of what you were going to say to me. Were you going to shame me? And what I found out after I started calling folks was that they could relate, and they shared with me what they did. Here, in AA, I am normal! You all understand me, no matter where we come from, no matter what you believe or I do, we have a common solution to which we can all agree. I have a design for living that I never knew was possible, and I cherish that. I was brought here by a loving God so that I could meet Him, and I have .. one day at a time. Thank you.
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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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