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“Once one is fairly sober,
and sure of this,
there seems no reason for failing
to talk about A.A. membership
in the right places.
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Word of mouth is one of our
most important communications.”
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As Bill Sees It p 120
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“Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all of our traditions.”
However, we are responsible
and when necessary we should be the hand of A.A.
that reaches out to the still suffering alcoholic.
Today, each situation is unique, should I or should I not
speak about A.A., when in doubt,
call your sponsor.
Recovery is to share your A.A. experience in the right places.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“For myself,
of late years,
I am finding
it much easier
to believe that
God made man,
than that man made God.”
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As Bill Sees It p 73
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There is a God today, and it is not either
you or me.
Fortunately, for the recovering alcoholic,
all have been given the chance to be right
concerning the “God Thing.”
Whatever keeps you sober, just keep coming back,
because sharing your experience, strength and hope
may be what I need to help me stay sober today.
Recovery is easy to believe.
Sobriety is a blessing from our Higher Power.
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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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“For all its usual
destructiveness,
we have found that fear
can be the starting point
for better things.”
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As Bill Sees It p.22
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Alcohol was the means to disguise fears.
The grandiose egomaniac
who suffered with an inferiority complex
was afraid of just about everything.
Learning from those who have gone before us we
begin to see how irrational many of our fears were.
Serenity and peace of mind are the rewards
for chasing the boogeyman out from under the bed.
The best chaser, the Twelve Steps.
Recovery is using fear as a starting point for better things.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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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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“As a society
we must never become
so vain as to suppose
that we are authors
and inventors of a
new religion.”
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A.A. Comes Of Age, p. 231
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A.A. has taught me HOW it works;
Honesty, Open-mindedness and Willingness.
A.A. has taught me that there is a difference
between spirituality and religion.
A.A. has taught me to mind my own business
and the only thing I have to offer,
to those who ask,
is my experience and hope, the understanding
that every unique soul who wants to recover
will recover in their own unique way.
Recovery is being open minded.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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“One good look
in the mirror
ought to be
answer enough
for any alcoholic.”
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Twelve and Twelve p 37
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We all have a different path to follow , however,
most drunks have had that feeling of
“I don’t like what I see in the mirror.”
The saying in AA that has helped many is,
“we are going to love you until you learn to love yourself.”
Today, be kind to yourself, don’t drink, don’t think,
go to a meeting and forgive the man in the mirror.
Recovery is being able to like what you see in the mirror.
Sobriety is a blessing from a Higher Power.
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