AA Thoughts For Today - April

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AA Thought for the Day

April 27

Our Troubles

So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out
of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot,
though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must
be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! God makes that possible.
And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 62

Thought to Ponder . . .
Let go and let God.

AA-related 'Alconym'
I S M = I, Self, Me.

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Meetings
"Sobriety and a plan for living
that produces a personality change
and a spiritual awakening are imperative.
Through AA, many receive the needed change
and awakening just by trying to live
by AA principles and with AA people.
We do this by going to many AA meetings
with an open mind and a desire to live the
good-feeling life without chemicals--
liquid or otherwise."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 459

Thought to Consider . . .
Seven days without an AA meeting makes one weak.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
ABC
Acceptance, Belief, Change

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Upkeep
From Having Fun Yet:
When my own house is in order, I find the different parts of my life are more manageable. Stripped from the guilt and
remorse that cloaked my drinking years, I am free to assume my proper role in the universe, but this condition requires
maintenance. I should stop and ask myself, Am I having fun yet? If I find answering that question difficult or painful,
perhaps I'm taking myself too seriously and finding it difficult to admit that I've strayed from my practice of working the
program to keep my house in order.
1990 AAWS, Inc.; Daily Reflections, pg. 31

*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"We cannot just keep chipping away at defects of character without developing something to replace them. Assets are
the only item I can find to develop, and the Fourth Step seems to be the ideal way of monitoring where I am at with both
assets and defects."
Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1979
"Taking Stock,"
Step By Step

~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~*

"Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them
help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up
about you, to have a host of friends, this is an experience you
must not miss."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 89~

"Faith without works is dead."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, Page 76~

If our circumstances happened to be good, we no longer dreaded a change for the worse, for we had learned that these
troubles could be turned into great values
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 122

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

The Sense of Belonging
Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. We no longer
live in a completely hostile world. We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless.
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and
eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence to the contrary that surrounds us in
purely human affairs. We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well
with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 105

Prayer For The Day: Heavenly Father, thou hast made my life dear; forgive me if I have made dearer the things that I
have put around it. Many days have been used for costly things that have faded and are laid aside. May I realize the
meaning of days that have been lost. Make me more concerned for what I put in the days to come. Amen.