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In the years ahead A.A. will,
of course, make mistakes.
Experience has taught us that
we need have no fear of doing this,
providing that we always remain
willing to admit our faults
and to correct them promptly.”
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A.A. Comes Of Age, p.231
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We need not only apply this attitude towards A.A.,
we should also apply this to our daily living.
Today, do the next right thing and when
you are not sure of what that action is,
call your sponsor, go to a meeting, read the Big Book.
Do what you have no fear of doing and if that
action turns out to be wrong,
be willing to promptly apologise.
Recovery is having no fear of making mistakes.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“So fear need not
always be destructive,
because the lessons
of its consequences
can lead us to
positive values.”
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As Bill Sees It p 22
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Alcoholism has a very negative outlook
as one of its characteristics.
Alcoholics Anonymous has steps that one may take
that will teach the affected to look for the positive
in every situation.
God has a reason and His plans may not always coincide
with your plans, however, His plan often turns out to be
better than anything you could have ever imagined.
Today, take the steps, learn to see the positive.
Recovery is learning to find positive values from negative feelings.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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. . . “we cannot grow very much
unless we constantly try to
envision what the eternal
spiritual values are.”
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As Bill Sees It p 15
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Change and growth are the pillars of recovery.
Hopefully we change for the better
and to ensure that or growth is healthy
we constantly seek the will of a loving Higher Power.
Keep it simple, strive to do the next right thing,
be kind, be loving, be patient, be tolerant, be forgiving
and be the person the God of your understanding
wants you to be.
The rewards for such efforts are the spiritual values of
peace of mind and serenity.
Recovery is to envision what the eternal spiritual values are.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“The positive value of
righteous indignation
is theoretical –
especially for alcoholics.”
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As Bill Sees It p 58
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Learning the difference between
healthy positive and sick negative behaviors
is the pathway to serenity and peace of mind.
Anger can never be justified.
Today, don’t get mad, don’t even think about
getting even, just do the next right thing,
do the will of your loving Higher Power and
pray for those who upset you.
Recovery is not justifying bad behaviors.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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Today, the vast
majority of us
welcome any new light
that can be thrown on
the alcoholic’s mysterious
and baffling malady.”
.
As Bill Sees It p 45
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Physical, mental or social, the alcoholic faces a stigma
and misunderstanding of the disease of alcoholism
that is not conducive to recovery.
Any news that helps to remove this stigma,
helps everyone to better understand the disease is a
welcoming breath of fresh air that is greatly appreciated.
Today, do what you can to help yourself and others
see the light.
Recovery is accepting any worthy advances
in the understanding of the disease of alcoholism.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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“Our very first problem
is to accept our present
circumstances as they are,
ourselves as we are,
and the people about us
as they are.”
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As Bill Sees It, p 44
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The Serenity Prayer,
“God grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change;”
people, places, things,
and the fact that I am an alcoholic.
Once we accept that there is a God,
and it is not us,
we can move on to accepting God’s world
as being exactly as He wants it to be.
By accepting this world, the drunk finds the answer
to his very first problem.
Recovery is accepting ourselves, people and things as they are.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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— gratitude that I had once
suffered the pains of
alcoholism,
gratitude that a miracle of
recovery
had been worked upon me
from above:
. . . .
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As Bill Sees It p 133
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I am a grateful recovering alcoholic.
As long as I follow the simple suggestions of this program
I can look forward to receiving more miracles from above.
Today, be grateful for something, anything, and remember
to thank your Higher Power for the miracles of recovery.
Recovery is having gratitude for the miracles received from above.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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