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AA Thought for the Day

April 22

Spiritual Progress First

The head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame
for what befell his home. He can scarcely square the account in his
lifetime. But he must see the danger of over-concentration on financial
success. Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us,
we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being
always followed spiritual progress; it never preceded.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 127

Thought to Ponder . . .
Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober.

AA-related 'Alconym'
S O B E R = Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right.


~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Meditation
"Perhaps one of the greatest rewards
of meditation and prayer
is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
We no longer live in a completely hostile world.
We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless.
We know that God lovingly watches over us.
We know that when we turn to Him,
all will be well with us,
here and hereafter."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 105
As Bill Sees It, p. 117

Thought to Consider . . .
Prayer is asking a question;
meditation is listening to the answer.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
G R A C E
Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Resentment
Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
"But in A.A. we slowly learned that something had to be done about our vengeful resentments, self-pity, and
unwarranted pride. We had to see that every time we played the big shot, we turned people against us. We had to see
that when we harbored grudges and planned revenge for such defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club
of anger we had intended to use on others. We learned that if we were seriously disturbed, our first need was to quiet
that disturbance, regardless of who or what we thought caused it."
1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 47

*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"I live in the Three Legacies of Unity, Recovery, and Service, and have gained 36 spiritual principles to help me through
life one day at a time."
Gig Harbor, Washington, April 2011
"Get in the Car,"
AA Grapevine

~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~*

"Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past.
But why shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 132~

"Remember that we deal with alcohol, cunning, baffling, powerful!
Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all
power that One is God. May you find Him now!"
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, Page 58~

And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of
vitally needed support.
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 97

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

Complete Security?
Upon entering A.A., the spectacle of years of waste threw us into panic. financial importance was no longer our principal
aim; we now clamored for material security.
Even when we were re-established in our business, terrible fears often continued to haunt us. This made us misers and
penny-pinchers all over again. Complete financial security we must have--or else.
We forgot that most alcoholics in A.A. have an earning power considerably above average; we forgot the immense good
will of our brother A.A.'s who were only too eager to help us to better jobs when we deserved them; we forgot the actual
or potential financial insecurity of every human being in the world. And, worst of all, we forgot God. In money matters we
had faith only in ourselves, and not too much of that. TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 120-121

Prayer For The Day: Dear Lord, thank you for this day. I ask that you give me strength and wisdom to deal with all things that happen today with intellegence and kindness.