AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
May 13, 2017
Intelligence
We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and
guarantee us success in the world we live in. This brave philosophy, wherein each man plays God,
sounds good in the speaking, but it still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work?
One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 37
Thought to Ponder . . .
Pride in my intelligence blinded me to how much I did not know.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W I L L I N G = When I Live Life, I Need God.
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