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THE KEYSTONE He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 A keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the highest part of an arch that locks the other […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--031326-->
We’ve got rid of our false, drinking selves and found our real, sober selves. And we turn to God, our Father, for help, just as the Prodigal Son arose and went to his father. At the end of the story, the father of the Prodigal Son says: “He was dead and is alive again, he […]
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The best thing for you, my children, is to serve God from our heart, without falsehood or shame, not giving out to people that you are one thing while, God forbid, in your heart you are another. —Gluckel of Hameln— We pray for wholeness of the spirit: to be able to live cleanly, with no […]
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People need joy. Quite as much as clothing. Some of them need it far more. —Margaret Collier Graham— Life is not without pain and travail. They are necessary to new awareness which prompts growth. And the gift of growth is joy. Pain and joy are thus intertwined. It is possible to feel only the burden […]
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A WORLD OF THE SPIRIT We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 The word “entered” . . . and the phrase “entered into the world of the Spirit” […]
My Thought For The Day <!--031326-->
🌄Good morning Wonderful, Victorious, Strong Friend❗…🦋💪… This is a Fantastic Day to Share and Learn in. People will be who they are, we have no control over this…🗣🙄🤷… But we have a helper of a DIVINE NATURE, it is only up to us if we choose to hear and listen to IT❓…👂🧠😇… We do have […]
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God loves the world through us —Mother Teresa— In Step Three, we turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. How do we feel God’s care, God’s love? We feel God’s care and love through how people treat us. Our Higher Power works through people who love us back to life. […]
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There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it. —George Bernard Shaw— Desire is strong; we all feel it. Desire can impel us toward positive, life-enhancing experiences, or it can fasten on vain and unproductive ends. Material things will never satisfy desire; only a […]
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The Prodigal Son “took his journey into a far country and wasted his substance on riotous living.” That’s what we alcoholics do. We waste our substance with riotous living. “When he came to himself, he said: I will arise and go to my father.” That’s what an alcoholic does in A.A. He comes to himself. […]
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A DAY’S PLAN On awakening let us think of the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 Every day I ask God to kindle within me […]