AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
December 16, 2015
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A New Meaning
Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish,
to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not miss.
We know you won't want to miss it.
Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89
Thought to Ponder . . .
I'm not alone anymore.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
A Member Shares:
Hi family, I'm Joanna, an alcoholic. I never for a minute thought I could measure up. At that first meeting, everyone had clean hair and fingernails and even pressed clothes. I wasn't at all sure I belonged. People started hugging me, as smelly and awful as I was. Their eyes were shining with love. They were smiling and saying, "Keep coming back!" I couldn't believe it. I hadn't been hugged in years. They seemed genuinely interested in me; caring, even. After a few 24's, I began to realize that they had all been where I'd been, and they knew exactly how I was feeling. I broke down in tears. Here I was, loved by people I'd never met and yet, they knew me as well as I began to know them. By God's grace, it was at that very first meeting when I compared myself with others and began to find myself. And I haven't looked back since. AA saved my life -- and still does each day. By the way, today's date marks my 86th birthday as well as my 38th AA anniversary. It’s a double celebration. My heart overflows with gratitude. Thank God for AA -- He has blessed us each and every one. Thanks for letting me share.
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Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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