AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy aa-alive.net)
August 12, 2024
Our Own Willful Desires
When we habitually try to manipulate others to our own willful desires,
they revolt, and resist us heavily. Then we develop hurt feelings, a sense of
persecution, and a desire to retaliate. As we redouble our efforts at control,
and continue to fail, our suffering becomes acute and constant. We have not
once sought to be one in a family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker
among workers, to be a useful member of society.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 53
Thought to Ponder . . .
When I choose the behavior, I choose the consequences.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W I S D O M = When Into Self, Discover Our Motives.
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