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November 1

"No prophet can presume to say whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God's intention, of the brightest era yet known to mankind. I am sure we AAs well comprehend this scene. In microcosm, we have experienced this identical state of terrifying uncertainty, each in his own life."

Celebrating The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1962
"This Matter of Fear"
The Language of the Heart

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November 2

"In despair, I had cried out, 'Now I am willing to do anything. If there is a God, will he show himself?' And he did. This was my first conscious contact, my first awakening. I asked from the heart, and I received."

Celebrating The Language of the Heart

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960
"The Language of the Heart"
The Language of the Heart

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November 3

"I've got a brand new feeling, gratitude -- a feeling that has visited me more and more frequently -- sometimes with the rush of cleansing tears -- sometimes with just a serene flow of mental thank-yous for some small, God-given bonus in a routine day."

Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1

Minneapolis, Minn., April 1983
"A Rush of Gratitude,"
Spiritual Awakenings

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November 4

"Regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?"

Santa Monica, Calif., May 2007
"A Life Without Problems,"
No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety

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November 5

"One of the truly great gifts in this Fellowship of mutually concerned people is the gift of the art of listening ... But our need to listen goes beyond meetings and talks with friends ... We need Step Eleven and our greater conscious contact with the Divine Listener. Then will our serenity emerge; then will our help to others have quality."

Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1

Anonymous, May 1960
"Where the Words Come From,"
Spiritual Awakenings

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November 6

"The Twelve Steps ... are simple in language, plain in meaning. They are also workable by any person having a sincere desire to obtain and keep sobriety. The results are the proof. Their simplicity and workability are such that no special interpretations, and certainly no reservations, have ever been necessary. And it has become increasingly clear that the degree of harmonious living which we achieve is in direct ratio to our earnest attempt to follow them literally under divine guidance to the best of our ability."

Best of Grapevine Volume 2

AA Co-Founder, Dr. Bob, September 1948
"The Fundamentals in Retrospect"
The Best of the Grapevine, Volume 2

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November 7

"Our Twelve Traditions ... represent the sum of our experience as individuals, as groups within AA, and similarly with our fellows and other organizations in the great fellowship of humanity under God throughout the world. They are all suggestions, yet the spirit in which they have been conceived merits their serious, prayerful consideration as the guideposts of AA policy for the individual, the group, and our various committees, local and national."

Best of Grapevine Volume 2

AA Co-Founder, Dr. Bob, September 1948
"The Fundamentals in Retrospect"
The Best of the Grapevine, Volume 2

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November 8

"Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober."

Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1

State College, Pa.,April 1994
"Working Incognito,"
Spiritual Awakenings