AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
October 8, 2014
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The Actor
Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the whole show;
is forever trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery and the rest of the players in his own way. . .
What usually happens? The show doesn't come off very well.
He begins to think life doesn't treat him right.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 60-61
Thought to Ponder . . .
When I choose the behavior, I choose the consequences.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Attitude Adjustment.
A Member Shares:
My name is Jay, and I'm an alcoholic. My sobriety date is September 14, 2001. From my earliest memory, I felt alone. Something was wrong. I never communicated to anyone about it, and I lived that way for many years. Our Big Book talks about the actor [p.60] and about how it works. I wanted people to love me yet I didn't like the way they showed me love. I would attach a string to it. I lived this way for many years bitter and angry. I heard that you don't ever have to be alone and that we never have to be that way again. That's the beauty of it. I know I belong in AA. I also belong with my family and with my peers at college. AA taught me to have long-lasting relationships with people. I really hope you find here what I did. Emotional sobriety is one of the gifts of the program. Thank you.
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In love and service,
joanna b
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