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November 7th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:46 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

Spiritual Axiom, p. 309

It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong, too.

But are there no exceptions to this rule? What about "justifiable" anger? If somebody cheats us, aren't we entitled to be mad? And shouldn't we be properly angry with self-righteous folks?

For us of A.A. these...

November 6th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:03:12 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

GOING WITH THE FLOW

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him. . - TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96

The first words I speak when arising in the morning are, "I arise, O God, to do Thy will." This is the shortest prayer I know and it is deeply ingrained in me. Prayer doesn't change God's attitude toward me; it changes my attitude toward God. As...

November 5th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:27 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

"THE QUALITY OF FAITH"

This. . . has to do with the quality of faith. . . . In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves. . . . We had not even prayed rightly. We had always said, "Grant me my wishes" instead of "Thy will be done." - TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.32

God does not grant me material possessions, take away my suffering, or spare me from disasters, but He does give me...

November 4th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:28:06 GMT

From Each Day a New Beginning:

Beginnings are apt to be shadowy. - Rachel Carson

When we embark on a new career, open an unfamiliar door, begin a loving relationship, we can seldom see nor can we even anticipate where the experience may take us. At best we can see only what this day brings. We can trust with certainty that we will be safely led through the "shadows."

To make gains in this life we must venture forth to new places, contact new people,...

November 3rd

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:39 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

From The Taproot, p. 305

The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our wholeSociety has sprung and flowered.

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Every newcomer is told, and soon realizes for himself, that his humble admission of powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.

So it is that we first see humility as a...

November 2nd

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:37:01 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT

The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing. . . . - THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240

A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able to make the best, rather than the worst, of each situation. As my physical sobriety continues, I come out of the fog, gain a clearer...

November Roll Call

feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:08:43 GMT

JoAnne, signing in from Ontario, Canada. Grateful that I am clean and sober today.

November 1st

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:36:30 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

Loving Advisers, p. 303

Had I not been blessed with wise and loving advisers, I might have cracked up long ago. A doctor once saved me from death by alcoholism because he obliged me to face up to the deadlines of that malady. Another doctor, a psychiatrist, later on helped me save my sanity because he led me to ferret out some of my deep-lying defects. From a clergyman I acquired the truthful principles by which we A.A.'s now try to live.
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October 31st - Happy Halloween!!

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:44:53 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

Comradeship in Peril, p. 302

We A.A.'s are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck, when camaraderie, joyousness, and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to captain's table.

Unlike the feelings of the ship's passengers, however, our joy in escape from disaster does not subside as we go our individual ways. The feeling of sharing in a common peril--relapse into alcoholism--continues to be...

October 30th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:55:41 GMT

From Each Day a New Beginning:

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. - Florence Scovel Shinn

Should we make this move? Should we change jobs? Should we talk to others about our feelings? We are seldom short on prayers when we're filled with fear and indecision. We are, however, short on answers. Our worries block them out.

No prayer ever goes unanswered. Of this we can be certain. On the other hand, the answer may...

October 29th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:27:37 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

People Of Faith, p. 300

We who have traveled a path through agnosticism or atheism beg you to lay aside prejudice, even against organized religion. We have learned that, whatever the human frailties of various faiths may be, those faiths have given purpose and direction to millions. People of faith have a rational idea of what life is all about.

Actually, we used to have no reasonable conception whatever. We used to amuse ourselves by...

October 28th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:02:02 GMT

From Each Day a New Beginning:

The most elusive knowledge of all is self-knowledge. - Mirra Komarovsky

Discovering who we are is an adventure, one that will thrill and sometimes trouble us and will frequently occupy our thoughtful reflections. We are growing and changing as a result of our commitment to the program. And it's that process of commitment that heightens our self-awareness.

We learn who we are by listening to others, by sensing their perceptions...

October 27th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:49:17 GMT

From Touchstones:

I feel the more I know God, that He would sooner we did wrong in loving than never love for fear we should do wrong. - Father Andrew

Love has often been called the first rule of a spiritual life. As we awaken to our new life in this program, we learn that all of God's creation is full of objects for us to love. A sunset repeats the creative energy at work in our world today. It appears briefly, invites our love, and slowly fades away, only to be...

October 25th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:29:50 GMT

From Twenty-Four Hours A Day:

A.A. Thought For The Day

Fifth, I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my thoughts of the future free of fear. Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, for better or worse. What I do now, in this present moment, is what makes up my life. My whole life is only a succession of nows. I will take this moment, which has been...

October 24th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:40:44 GMT

From Touchstones:

Become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is first to seek God's kingdom. - Soren Kierkegaard

So many devastating things can bring us to our knees. With experience we learn that pain and trouble are part of life. Most of us have fought against everyday realities as if they were our personal enemies. We accepted every challenge, thinking we had to be winners every time. Today we may feel broken by the loss...