AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

October 13, 2024
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A Better Way
Perhaps there is a better way—we think so. For we are now on a different
basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather
than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to
the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him,
does He enable us to match calamity with serenity.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68
 

Thought to Ponder
Serenity isn't freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm.
 

AA-related 'Alconym'
A G O  =  Another Growth Opportunity.
 

A Member Shares:
I am Eddy and I am an alcoholic. You know, through the time i have been sober there have been a lot of changes that have taken place. When my mom died, I ended up using another substance because I was on paper and didn't want to get caught drinking. But since I am a drunk, I couldn't not go for the bottle. That little bender kept me drinking for many years on the grief I couldn't deal with drunk. My wife experienced the way I was when I drank. Every year when it would come close to the anniversary I would go on a month long binge. When I came to AA and started working the program things started to happen. There were no longer old reactions carried into my recovery but the opportunity to instead not act or react at all. This year I lost a cat of 8 years and a sponsor who was still young. When my cat died, I was hurt and broken. I had to have her put down to end her suffering and it was tough. Because of the program I didn't need a drink. I needed a prayer, a meeting and a shoulder and I accepted that. Later my wife told me how scared she was that I was going to go off the deep end and how proud she was that I didn't. I told her it was only by the grace of God. Then my sponsor passed and again there was a completely different mindset. I comforted others, grabbed onto my sobriety and everything she taught me. I decided it was time to carry on the legacy she had worked hard for, passing the message on to the still suffering. Again my wife commented. Fact is that the program gave me a different set of tools to use and they worked like a champion in a coliseum. When the Big Book promises something it isn't lying. It says we can turn these things into examples of faith (paraphrased.) That is the evidence of what others never saw. They were not there through all of this, but they did get to see what all of this has done for someone who couldn't stop drinking. When they hear that AA, God and you all are what keeps me sober, they praise God a little too. Very blessed for the program and the new ways it has taught me to replace my old ways. I'm blessed to be an alcoholic and to be here with you.
 

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