August 19
The Difference Between Need and Desire
It would be to our advantage if we thought more about how many things we do not need. An alcoholic once said, I never drank unless I thought it was exactly what I needed to do at just that moment. There is a difference between I want and I need. The recovery program teaches us to say, I really don't need this chemical today. Whether I will need it tomorrow, I can decide tomorrow. When we turn our lives over to the will of a Higher Power, we can eliminate those things we want that are destructive, and concentrate on our constructive needs.
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"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.
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