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bluidkiti · 05-17-2021, 06:30 AM

May 17

Peace in Life Prayer

Dear Lord,
When I suffer despair and lack of confidence, lead me to hope, faith, and trust.
Lead me away from dishonesty and deceit toward eternal truth.
Allow eternal peace and tranquility to fill my heart, my mind, my life, and my world.
Amen

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Just a Thought

Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones.

Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have become the greatest of all modern plagues. In A.A. we have the answer to these ills.

So ............

Have I ceased to rely on myself only?

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Just a Contemplation

Praise

Hearing the good words and praise from another person is harder for some of us to accept than criticism and abuse. Perhaps it is easier to receive what we are accustomed to, or maybe we feel a loss of control when someone compliments us. This is a time for us to begin accepting others' actions. We do not need to be in control of our relationships at all times. When friends offer sincere compliments, we don't need to push them away or brush them off.

All we need to do is allow others' positive messages to come into us. In a good relationship we listen to the feelings of our friends, and sometimes that means truly listening as they tell us their good feelings about us.

I will be open to the compliments that come my way without controlling them.

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Paradox

We Give Away to Keep. That seems absurd and untrue.

How can you keep anything if you give it away?
But in order to keep whatever it is we get in AA, we must go about giving it away to others, for no fees or rewards of any kind.
When we cannot afford to give away what we have received so freely in AA, we had better get ready for our next 'drunk.' It will happen every time.
We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it.

Alcoholics Anonymous (2nd Ed.), Pages 341-342

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Just a Quote

" God is invisible, though he is seen; incomprehensible, though manifested by grace; inconceivable, though conceived by human senses. " --- Turtullian (Born 160 AD, Carthage, Tunisia)

05-17-2021, 06:30 AM	#17
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,777	May 17 Peace in Life Prayer Dear Lord, When I suffer despair and lack of confidence, lead me to hope, faith, and trust. Lead me away from dishonesty and deceit toward eternal truth. Allow eternal peace and tranquility to fill my heart, my mind, my life, and my world. Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones. Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have become the greatest of all modern plagues. In A.A. we have the answer to these ills. So ............ Have I ceased to rely on myself only? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Praise Hearing the good words and praise from another person is harder for some of us to accept than criticism and abuse. Perhaps it is easier to receive what we are accustomed to, or maybe we feel a loss of control when someone compliments us. This is a time for us to begin accepting others' actions. We do not need to be in control of our relationships at all times. When friends offer sincere compliments, we don't need to push them away or brush them off. All we need to do is allow others' positive messages to come into us. In a good relationship we listen to the feelings of our friends, and sometimes that means truly listening as they tell us their good feelings about us. I will be open to the compliments that come my way without controlling them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paradox We Give Away to Keep. That seems absurd and untrue. How can you keep anything if you give it away? But in order to keep whatever it is we get in AA, we must go about giving it away to others, for no fees or rewards of any kind. When we cannot afford to give away what we have received so freely in AA, we had better get ready for our next 'drunk.' It will happen every time. We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it. Alcoholics Anonymous (2nd Ed.), Pages 341-342 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Quote " God is invisible, though he is seen; incomprehensible, though manifested by grace; inconceivable, though conceived by human senses. " --- Turtullian (Born 160 AD, Carthage, Tunisia) __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.