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AA Thought for the Day
November 4 On Target In my case at least, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It took me a long time to discover this and I suffered somewhat; but again it had the desired effect. When the truth finally became apparent to me, I was ready to accept it. Now that I know what I am, I am attempting to be what I am, instead of what I think I should be. Essentially this has meant a lowering of my sights. Instead of sighting on the moon and bemoaning every shot wide of the mark, I now have my sights lowered to where I can sometimes score a hit on an earthly target. - The AA Grapevine, February 1955 Thought to Ponder . . . Today I shoot for the moon so if I miss I'm still among the stars. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . A A = Always Alive. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~ Peace of Mind "AA has taught me that I will have peace of mind in exact proportion to the peace of mind I bring into the lives of other people, and it has taught me the true meaning of the admonition 'happy are ye who know these things and do them.' For the only problems I have now are those I create when I break out in a rash of self-will." c. 1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 551 Thought to Consider . . . I never imagined that the greatest achievement of my life would be peace of mind. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* P E A C E = Providing Experienced Attitude Changes Every day. *~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Turning Point Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. We saw we needn't always be bludgeoned and beaten into humility. It could come quite as much from our voluntary reaching for it as it could from unremitting suffering. A great turning point in our lives came when we sought for humility as something we really wanted, rather than as something we must have. It marked the time when we could commence to see the full implication of Step Seven: "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 1981, AAWS, Inc., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 75 *~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "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 ~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "The less people tolerated us, the more we withdrew from society, from life itself. As we became subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm, the chilling vapor that is loneliness settled down. It thickened, ever becoming blacker. Some of us sought out sordid places, hoping to find understanding companionship and approval. Momentarily we did�then would come oblivion and the awful awakening to face the hideous Four Horsemen�Terror, Bewilderment, Frustration, Despair." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 151~ I have seen hundreds of families set their feet in the path that really goes somewhere; have seen the most impossible domestic situations righted; feuds and bitterness of all sorts wiped out. I have seen men come out of asylums and resume a vital place in the lives of their families and communities. Business and professional men have regained their standing. There is scarcely any form of trouble and misery which has not been overcome among us. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, Page 15~ We want to leave you with the feeling that no situation is too difficult and no unhappiness too great to be overcome. -Alcoholics Anonymous p.104 And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances. -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.104 Misc. AA Literature - Quote During acute depression, avoid trying to set your whole life in order all at once. If you take on assignments so heavy that you are sure to fail in them at the moment, then you are allowing yourself to be tricked by your unconscious. Thus you will continue to make sure of your failure, and when it comes you will have another alibi for still more retreat into depression. In short, the 'all or nothing' attitude is a most destructive one. It is best to begin with whatever the irreducible minimums of activity are. Then work for an enlargement of these day by day. Don't be disconcerted by setbacks - just start over. Prayer for the Day: Do It Now - Dear God, I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to a fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
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