Monday, September 10, 2007
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)
A.A. Thought for the Day
Here are answers to the question of how a person can live without liquor and be happy: "The things we put in place of drinking are more than substitutes for it. One is the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. In this company, you 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. Among other A.A.s you will make lifelong friends. You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties." Does life mean something to me now?
Meditation for the Day
Do you want the full and complete satisfaction that you find in serving God and all the satisfactions of the world also? It is not easy to serve both God and the world. It is difficult to claim the rewards of both. If you work for God, you will still have great rewards in the world. But you must be prepared to sometimes stand apart from the world. You cannot always turn to the world and expect all the rewards which life has to offer. If you are trying sincerely to serve God, you will have other and greater rewards than the world as to offer.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may not expect too much from the world. I pray that I may also be content with the rewards that come from serving God.
From Twenty-Four Hours a Day 1975 by Hazelden Foundation.
Hey 24G, looks like you're wandering off to the, "God Side."
:)
Good for you! You know, today a new 1-year recipient took the reigns at chairing the meeting and we could all see she was very, very nervous. Public scrutiny was obviously a BIG step for her, and, as with so many things, I think she found that the group is very, very forgiving and understanding. Like so many of us, she was much harder on herself right up until kick-off than she needed to be.
ANYwho, so her topic was "faith" and what it meant to members of recovery. He-he, you wanna get some discussion going?! Fire up the God Stuff and pass it around! ROTFLMAO!!! There's a BUNCH of drunks that need to work on tolerance and acceptance--including THIS one!
ROTFLMAO! My favorite saying: If you're drinking and keep expecting different results and blaming it on God, you need to find yourself one that works! Too many people (in THIS group, anyway) clench up tight when this topic comes around--and just about everyone of them has a different "religion" they've come from. My mantra? There's a few things organized religion can learn from AA...
Acceptance is the key...
Peaceness...
:)
Good for you! You know, today a new 1-year recipient took the reigns at chairing the meeting and we could all see she was very, very nervous. Public scrutiny was obviously a BIG step for her, and, as with so many things, I think she found that the group is very, very forgiving and understanding. Like so many of us, she was much harder on herself right up until kick-off than she needed to be.
ANYwho, so her topic was "faith" and what it meant to members of recovery. He-he, you wanna get some discussion going?! Fire up the God Stuff and pass it around! ROTFLMAO!!! There's a BUNCH of drunks that need to work on tolerance and acceptance--including THIS one!
ROTFLMAO! My favorite saying: If you're drinking and keep expecting different results and blaming it on God, you need to find yourself one that works! Too many people (in THIS group, anyway) clench up tight when this topic comes around--and just about everyone of them has a different "religion" they've come from. My mantra? There's a few things organized religion can learn from AA...
Acceptance is the key...
Peaceness...
Gidday Stacey and thanks
Faith it works if i work at it and trust in the long haul and not look for the short fix like i did with alcohol.
Hey Skg i bet you cant help yourself with some of them oldtimers at times :)
Light and love Zac
Faith it works if i work at it and trust in the long haul and not look for the short fix like i did with alcohol.
Hey Skg i bet you cant help yourself with some of them oldtimers at times :)
Light and love Zac
LOL What's the matter, Stace? No responses on PP?
big smooches
big smooches
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)
A.A. Thought for the Day
Let us continue with Steps Two, Three and Eleven. We must turn to a Higher Power for help, because we are helpless ourselves. When we put our drink problem in God's hands and leave it there, we have made the most important decision of our lives. From then on, we trust God for the strength to keep sober. This takes us off the center of the universe and allows us to transfer our problems to a Power outside ourselves. By prayer and meditation, we seek to improve our conscious contact with God. We try to live each day the way we believe God wants us to live. Am I trusting God for the strength to stay sober?
Meditation for the Day
"These things have I spoken unto you, that your joy may be full." Even a partial realization of the spiritual life brings much joy. You feel at home in the world when you are in touch with the Divine Spirit of the universe. Spiritual experience brings a definite satisfaction. Search for the real meaning of life by following spiritual laws. God wants you to have spiritual success and He intends that you have it. If you live your life as much as possible according to spiritual laws, you can expect your share of joy and peace, satisfaction and success.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I will find happiness in doing the right thing. I pray that I will find satisfaction in obeying spiritual laws.
From Twenty-Four Hours a Day 1975 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)
A.A. Thought for the Day
Let us continue with Steps Two, Three and Eleven. We must turn to a Higher Power for help, because we are helpless ourselves. When we put our drink problem in God's hands and leave it there, we have made the most important decision of our lives. From then on, we trust God for the strength to keep sober. This takes us off the center of the universe and allows us to transfer our problems to a Power outside ourselves. By prayer and meditation, we seek to improve our conscious contact with God. We try to live each day the way we believe God wants us to live. Am I trusting God for the strength to stay sober?
Meditation for the Day
"These things have I spoken unto you, that your joy may be full." Even a partial realization of the spiritual life brings much joy. You feel at home in the world when you are in touch with the Divine Spirit of the universe. Spiritual experience brings a definite satisfaction. Search for the real meaning of life by following spiritual laws. God wants you to have spiritual success and He intends that you have it. If you live your life as much as possible according to spiritual laws, you can expect your share of joy and peace, satisfaction and success.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I will find happiness in doing the right thing. I pray that I will find satisfaction in obeying spiritual laws.
From Twenty-Four Hours a Day 1975 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved
