AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy aa-alive.net)
February 28, 2023
Self Justification
First off, they can be told that the majority of A.A. members have
suffered severely from self-justification during their drinking days.
For most of us, self-justification was the maker of excuses; excuses,
of course, for drinking, and for all kinds of crazy and damaging
conduct. We had made the invention of alibis a fine art.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 46
Thought to Ponder . . .
The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
J A D E = Justify, Argue, Defend, or Explain.
Thank you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Grateful to serve,
peyton
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