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“The prideful righteousness
of “good people” may often
be just as destructive as
the glaring sins of those
who are supposedly
not so good.”
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As Bill Sees It p 107
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A swelled head can only block the view
of those coming into the rooms behind us.
Humility and gratitude will keep us sober.
Be yourself, everyone else has already been taken.
Today, be good, but not so good that
“prideful righteousness” will distort the reality
that you may see in yourself or others.
Recovery is to avoid prideful righteousness.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“When we consult
an A.A. friend,
we should not be
reluctant to remind him
of our need for
full privacy.”
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As Bill Sees It p 102
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Among many reasons, the negative stigma currently held
by society regarding alcoholics and alcoholism is a good reason
for the fellowship to protect its anonymity.
Each individual has their own reason for the degree of anonymity
that they desire and it is the responsibility for the fellowship
to respect their wishes.
Today, don’t hesitate to establish your boundaries.
Recovery is to respect the privacy of the fellowship.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“This is why A.A.’s Twelfth Step
urges that we ‘practice these
principles in all our affairs.’
We are not living just
to be sober, we are living
to learn, to serve and to love.”
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As Bill Sees It p 95
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Stopping the drink was the easy part.
God did for me what I could not do for myself.
Learning to grow up, be responsible emotionally,
to learn, to serve, to love, is the really hard part.
Still not there ? ? ? , progress, not perfection.
Recovery is to learn, to serve and to love.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“As the book
‘Alcoholics Anonymous’
puts it, Resentment
is the Number One
offender.”
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As Bill Sees It p 98
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Want to avoid resentments,
become a hermit.
Otherwise, living a normal life we will
always have those moments when God
or some stupid person will make something happen,
or say something that will offend you.
Today, forgive and forget and remember
nine out of ten times that God or the person
you are holding a resentment against
doesn’t even know it or even care.
Recovery is to avoid a resentment.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“When I was a child
I acquired some
of the traits that
had a lot to do with
my insatiable craving
for alcohol.”
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As Bill Sees It p 100
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Inherited, born that way,
before I ever picked up that first drink
I displayed an addictive personality.
Selfish, self-centered, an egomaniac
that suffered with an inferiority complex,
the loner who wanted to isolate, be alone,
push away anyone who loved me
and to kill myself, even if it was to be a long
torturous death attributed to alcoholism.
Work the steps, identify yourself,
learn a new way of thinking and living.
Recovery is clearing the wreckage of the past..
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“The chief purpose
of A.A. is sobriety.
We all realize
that without sobriety
we have nothing.”
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~ As Bill Sees It p 94
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There are twelve steps and twelve traditions
and as long was we are sober and we continue
to practice all of the principles in all of our affairs
we will discover a life that is happy, joyous and free.
“First Things First”, the first thing that I place
before my sobriety will be the first thing
that I will lose.
Today, don’t lose anything,
don’t drink, don’t think, go to a meeting.
Recovery is maintaining one’s sobriety.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“Just how and when
we tell the truth
– or keep silent –
can often reveal
the difference between
genuine integrity
and none at all.”
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As Bill Sees It p 70
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When you think about the feelings of others,
instead of only your own selfish needs,
you become aware that a sharp tongue
can be a lethal weapon.
Gossip may have been a way to elevate our self esteem,
but in the long run it only comes back to haunt us
and jeopardize our own sobriety.
Today, if you can’t say something nice,
truthfully,
don’t say anything at all.
Recovery is learning genuine integrity.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power
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