October 10
"With the clock ticking like it is, I do not have time for anger, resentment, or self-pity. Time is far too precious."
Durham, N.C., April 2002
"Just an Attitude,"
No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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October 11
"One night, in a moment of desperation, I got down on my knees and remembered a prayer an old sponsor had given me. It said, 'God, help me be of service ... to something or someone...' I knew intuitively it was the answer."
Edmonton, Alberta, May 2010
"Sinking Fast,"
No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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October 12
"The temptations of riches could sometimes be worse than the pains of poverty."
Celebrating The Language of the Heart
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., December 1957
"The Greatest Gift of All"
The Language of the Heart
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October 13
"Seeing my defects is not enough to make them improve or go away -- the solution seems to be following awareness with action."
Step by Step Book
Coldwater, Mich., December 2006
"Daily Reminder,"
Step By Step
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October 14
"How does one tune in to the Higher Power? The answer I have learned from AA is to recharge my spiritual battery every day -- 'you can't pull today's load with yesterday's horse.'"
Joliet, Ill., July 1985
"Willingness to Grow,"
Into Action
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October 15
"I found I had to exert every ounce of will and action to cut off these faulty emotional dependencies upon people, upon AA, indeed, upon any set of circumstances whatever. Then only could I be free to love."
Celebrating The Language of the Heart
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958
"The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety"
The Language of the Heart
