Daily Thought 03.27.13

 
From: "Daily Thought" <dailythought@aa-alive.org>
Date: March 26th 2013

 

AA Thought for the Day

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March 27, 2013

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Surrender
Beaten into complete defeat by alcohol, confronted by the living proof of release,
and surrounded by those who can speak from the heart,
we have finally surrendered. . .
Enough willingness, enough open-mindedness -- and there it is!
- The Language of the Heart, p. 246

Thought to Ponder . . .
Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
K I S S = Keep It Simple; Surrender.
 

A Member Shares:
Hi everyone, I'm Keitha, and I am an alcoholic. Changing my behavior and my thinking constitute letting go of the old behavior -- which means I can't change it with a white-knuckle grip. That's what I'm learning right now. The Big Book tells us on pages 87-88 that, “We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day ‘Thy will be done.’ We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.” The line "we become much more efficient" has my attention. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't lived it a little in the past year of sobriety. I really do spend a lot of energy trying to do everything right, instead of allowing myself to do the next right thing. There's that crazy dark energy – procrastination -- at its peak, which keeps me in fear and self-loathing. And, if I'm not mistaken, it's really a big part of my need to control, my need to keep doing, to obsess, and act on those obsessions, which keeps me so close to a drink. Surrender is all I have. Without that, desperation, and the message in these rooms, I'm doomed to a life of trying when I could just let go, and do. Thanks for letting me share.
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