AA Thought For Today - August

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AA Thought for the Day

August 1

Fellowship
In AA, afflicted men and woman have recaptured the lost art of fellowship.
We came together because we were in trouble.
We leave our references and credentials at the door.
We learn that we can recover from this trouble
through the most powerful remedy in the world for sick souls --
the face-to-face relation, respect for one another as human beings,
and the right to live well as complete persons.
- Thank You For Sharing, p. 58

Thought to Ponder . . .
Together we can do what we could never do alone.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H E A R T = Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering Together.

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

Wonders
"Out of every season of grief or suffering,
when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust,
new lessons for living were learned,
new resources of courage were uncovered,
and that finally, inescapably,
the conviction came that God does
'move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.' "
1953AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 105

Thought to Consider . . .
Joy is the infallible presence of God.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
G O D = Good Orderly Direction

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

School Vacation
From: "Building a New Life"
The next summer I began working construction during school vacation. I was working with the older men, and at the end of the day, I went to the bar with them. The bartender would put the beer in front of the man next to me, but it was intended for me. I loved Fridays - payday - when we went out and got loaded. I started getting liquor on weekends so I could go to dances. I was hanging around with guys who drank like me. We'd put our money together to get enough booze for the night, and because I looked older, I bought the liquor. I could talk to the girls. I was a big shot with the guys because I had the booze and the girls.

2001, AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, page 477

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

"The grace of the Fellowship and the principles of the program carry us through the tough spots as well as the times of joy. Whether we are sober 33 days or 33 years, we each receive our daily reprieve from active alcoholism by working this program to the best of our ability, one day at a time."
Providence, R.I., March 2009
"The Bottom of the Glass"
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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

"Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a
fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from
care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will
mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your
existence lie ahead."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 152

"The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered
a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree,
and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This
is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from
alcoholism."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 17

"These were revolutionary and drastic proposals, but the moment I fully accepted them, the effect was electric."
-Alcoholics Anonymous p. 14 (Bill's Story)

"So in a very complete and literal way, all A.A.'s have "become entirely ready" to have God remove the mania for alcohol from their lives."
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 64 (Step Six)

Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, allow me to fully surrender my life today and accept what must be done.