AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
November 12, 2014
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Willingness
I pray for the willingness to let go of my arrogant self-criticism,
and to praise God by humbly accepting and caring for myself.
- Daily Reflections, p. 324
Thought to Ponder . . .
Trying to pray is praying.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W I L L I N G = When I Live Life, I Need God.
A Member Shares:
Hi! I'm Di, an alcoholic. I think the one single thing you all have told me that has made all the difference for me, is that I can pray for willingness. Wow! I can pray and ask for the willingness to be willing! So I do .. I'm learning to get rid of my 'but.' I used to say, "I'm willing.....BUT (fill in the excuse), or I will be willing WHEN....(fill in the never gonna happen).” I realize that I become willing when I pray for the willingness. I have never been a person of action; I just wasn't. I can lay around all day doing nothing and think I am satisfied. Unless I am willing to take action, I will stay that way, and that will be my life. I'd be sentenced to drink again, certainly. So now, I pray without ceasing for the willingness to be willing to lose my 'but' and stay in action. So far, it works. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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