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bluidkiti · 08-07-2013, 08:06 AM

August 5

Mental Vigilance

If something is really important, it never leaves our mind. Nursing mothers will not be woken by the loudest thunder. Yet a whimper from the infant will promptly arouse them because mothers are conditioned to respond to their baby's needs. The person to whom sobriety is of preeminent importance may not be thinking about sobriety. However, should anything occur to threaten that sobriety, there is immediate arousal and recall of all that is necessary to protect sobriety. Devotion to AA and NA principles need not divert us from our normal functions any more than a mother's devotion to her infant prevents her from engaging in other activities.

08-07-2013, 08:06 AM	#5
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,735	August 5 Mental Vigilance If something is really important, it never leaves our mind. Nursing mothers will not be woken by the loudest thunder. Yet a whimper from the infant will promptly arouse them because mothers are conditioned to respond to their baby's needs. The person to whom sobriety is of preeminent importance may not be thinking about sobriety. However, should anything occur to threaten that sobriety, there is immediate arousal and recall of all that is necessary to protect sobriety. Devotion to AA and NA principles need not divert us from our normal functions any more than a mother's devotion to her infant prevents her from engaging in other activities. __________________ "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.