Monday, February 5, 2007
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)
A.A. Thought for the Day
One thing we learn in A.A. is to take a long view of drinking instead of a short view. When we were drinking we thought more about the pleasure or release that a drink would give us than we did about the consequences that would result from our taking that drink. Liquor looks good from the short view. When we look in a package store window, we see liquor dressed up in its best wrappings, with fancy labels and decorations. They look swell. But have I learned that what's inside those beautiful bottles is just plain poison to me?
Meditation for the Day
I believe that life is a school in which I must learn spiritual things. I must trust in God and He will teach me. I must listen to God and He will speak through my mind. I must commune with Him in spite of all opposition and every obstacle. There will be days when I will hear no voice in my mind and when there will come no intimate heart to heart communion. But if I persist, and make a life habit of schooling myself in spiritual things, God will reveal Himself to me in many ways.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may regularly go to school in things of the spirit. I pray that I may grow spiritually by making a practice of these things.
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Big Book Quotes
We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them. - Pg. 78 - Into Action
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Daily quote from 'The Pocket Sponsor'
'24/7 Back to the Basics' - Support for Addiction Recovery
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day', 'Hour to Hour' & other Meditation Books
Practicing the principles can never be done from a pedestal of self-righteousness. The very act of judging, complaining or criticizing, demonstrates that we are spiritually out of whack--not the ones we judge. Oh, they may be out of whack too, but thats not our side of the street, is it?
My program does not work in principle. It only works in practice.
http://recoveryemporium.com/Shop/Ho...Hour%20Book.htm
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Reflections for Beginners
from
'Hour To Hour - The First 30 Days'
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day' & other Meditation Books
We sometimes say things to ourselves like I should have done this, I should have done that. We can should ourselves into deep and scaring guilt over what we did in addiction. Regardless of the playlets running in our heads, we are not in a position to take over our Higher Powers position of overseeing life.
No matter how long I have been on earth or how intelligent and experienced I am, I will never rise above the level of human being.
http://recoveryemporium.com/Shop/Ho...Hour%20Book.htm
We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face them. - Pg. 78 - Into Action
*************************************************************
Daily quote from 'The Pocket Sponsor'
'24/7 Back to the Basics' - Support for Addiction Recovery
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day', 'Hour to Hour' & other Meditation Books
Practicing the principles can never be done from a pedestal of self-righteousness. The very act of judging, complaining or criticizing, demonstrates that we are spiritually out of whack--not the ones we judge. Oh, they may be out of whack too, but thats not our side of the street, is it?
My program does not work in principle. It only works in practice.
http://recoveryemporium.com/Shop/Ho...Hour%20Book.htm
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Reflections for Beginners
from
'Hour To Hour - The First 30 Days'
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day' & other Meditation Books
We sometimes say things to ourselves like I should have done this, I should have done that. We can should ourselves into deep and scaring guilt over what we did in addiction. Regardless of the playlets running in our heads, we are not in a position to take over our Higher Powers position of overseeing life.
No matter how long I have been on earth or how intelligent and experienced I am, I will never rise above the level of human being.
http://recoveryemporium.com/Shop/Ho...Hour%20Book.htm
Gina,
What a coincidence I just read that the "24 Hour Day" book...love that book!
Hope you are doing well.
What a coincidence I just read that the "24 Hour Day" book...love that book!
Hope you are doing well.
Thanks for sharing those Gina....
xoxo
Stacey
xoxo
Stacey
