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…” we should be grateful
that our friends in psychiatry
have so strongly emphasized
the necessity to search for
false and unconscious motivations.”
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As Bill Sees It p 267
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Doing a thorough moral inventory with
a brain that is on backwards
is like the pot calling the kettle black.
When doing the Fifth Step,
make sure that you do it with a person who has the strength
to ask you to see what part you played in all of your
selfish and self-centered stinking thinking affairs.
Today, and every day, be honest.
Recovery is searching for the false and unconscious motivations.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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ME and the Boss
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“I learned that
the temporary
or seeming good
can often be
the deadly enemy
of the permanent best.
When it comes to
survival for A.A.,
nothing short of our very best will be good enough.”
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As Bill Sees It p.162
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If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
Change come in two sizes; Good and Bad.
Today, no knee jerk reactions,
take it to the group conscious,
be patient and willing to listen to all sides of the discussion
and when all else fails, do nothing.
Today, when the situation calls for change,
do your very best to “allow” it to work,
knowing that “making” it work usually requires
a too large a hammer.
Recovery is nothing short of our very best..
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“I can see why
you are disturbed
to hear some
A.A. speaker say,
‘A.A. is a selfish program.'”
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As Bill Sees It p 81
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You cannot give that which you do not have.
Even though A.A. is a “WE” program, each soul
must protect and assure his own sobriety if he hopes
to share his experience, strength and hope with another.
Today, don’t drink, don’t think, go to a meeting and when you
feel good about your spiritual foundation, share the love,
share the good news that A.A. works,
if you work it.
Recovery is putting your own sobriety first.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“Is sobriety all that we are to expect
of a spiritual awakening ?
No, sobriety is only a bare beginning;
it is only the first gift
of the first awakening.
If more gifts are to be received,
our awakening must go on.”
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~ As Bill Sees It , p 8
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Does it ever stop ? ?
Hopefully, never.
As long as we don’t pick up that first drink,
work the steps and follow a few suggestions
the many promises in the big book will come true
and each is usually accompanied by a spiritual awakening.
Today, be grateful and never stop moving forward.
Recovery is more gifts as we continue to go on.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“Still more wonderful
is the feeling that
we do not have to be
specially distinguished
among our fellows
in order to be useful
and profoundly happy.”
.
12 and 12, p 124
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What a wonderful feeling that I did not
have to be as good as or better than
anyone else in the fellowship.
When I worked the steps and began to
discover the real me a spiritual awakening
showed me that a loving Higher Power
does not make any junk.
It is O.K. just to be me.
Recovery is learning to be yourself.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“Don’t be
too discouraged
about that slip.
Practically always,
we drunks learn
the hard way.”
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~ As Bill Sees It, p 253
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Be grateful that you made it back into the rooms.
Learn to listen and listen to learn and as long as
you don’t drink, one day at a time,
the promises will come true.
Today, don’t drink, don’t think, go to a meeting
and listen closely to hear the suggestion
that will help you make it through the day.
Recovery is learning from your mistakes.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“We have to grow
or else deteriorate.
For us, the status quo
can only be for today,
never for tomorrow.
Change we must,
we cannot stand still.”
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Grapevine, February 1961
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Experienced by many, when the alcoholic begins
his drinking career his emotional development ceases.
In recovery, the alcoholic must begin to grow emotionally
and this change is a journey that must continue
the rest of his life.
Today, doing the will of a loving Higher Power,
doing the next right thing, is a daily program
that allows one to change, to grow in recovery.
Recovery is change.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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