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bluidkiti · 09-19-2021, 04:36 AM

September 19

Prayer to Control Temper

Lord,
Please help me to control my temper.
Please grant me the strength to keep from overreacting, even when I feel like I’m being falsely accused.
Please help me to have strong will power to keep my mouth shut when I feel like going off.
Please help me to see things more clearly, so that I will understand things better.
Please help heal my relationship(s) with those I love, which have been challenged by my behavior.
Amen.

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Just a Thought

If we're going to stay sober, we need to want something else more than we want to drink alcohol.

When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. But after we've been in A.A. for a while, we did learn that a sober life can really be enjoyed. We learn how nice it is to get along well with our family at home, how nice it is to do our work well at the office, and how nice it is to try to help others.

So ............

Have I found that when I keep sober, everything goes well for me?

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Just a Contemplation

Acceptance

One of the sad realities of life is that we're awash in disorder that we can't fix. All around us, the world seethes and festers with ailments and injustices that are beyond our control.

We can react by becoming angry or by making quixotic efforts to solve some of these problems. Our best course, however, is to apply our 12 Step program to life in this world. The Serenity Prayer suggests we accept what we can't change. A slogan reminds us to set priorities ("First things First.") The Eleventh Step reminds us to always seek God's will.

This will enable me to live effectively while doing my best to serve others. In time, I may even discover that I can fix a few of the seemingly insoluble problems around me.

I'll realize today that I have the ability only to do certain things within my sphere of experience. I'll see to it, however, that I do these things well.

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Free of Anger

It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while. But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. We found that it is fatal. For when harboring such feelings we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the Spirit. The insanity of alcohol returns and we drink again. And with us, to drink is to die.

If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison.

Alcoholics Anonymous Page 66

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Just a Quote

“Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.” ~~ Joan Lunden

09-19-2021, 04:36 AM	#19
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,407	September 19 Prayer to Control Temper Lord, Please help me to control my temper. Please grant me the strength to keep from overreacting, even when I feel like I’m being falsely accused. Please help me to have strong will power to keep my mouth shut when I feel like going off. Please help me to see things more clearly, so that I will understand things better. Please help heal my relationship(s) with those I love, which have been challenged by my behavior. Amen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought If we're going to stay sober, we need to want something else more than we want to drink alcohol. When we first came into A.A., we couldn't imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. But after we've been in A.A. for a while, we did learn that a sober life can really be enjoyed. We learn how nice it is to get along well with our family at home, how nice it is to do our work well at the office, and how nice it is to try to help others. So ............ Have I found that when I keep sober, everything goes well for me? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Acceptance One of the sad realities of life is that we're awash in disorder that we can't fix. All around us, the world seethes and festers with ailments and injustices that are beyond our control. We can react by becoming angry or by making quixotic efforts to solve some of these problems. Our best course, however, is to apply our 12 Step program to life in this world. The Serenity Prayer suggests we accept what we can't change. A slogan reminds us to set priorities ("First things First.") The Eleventh Step reminds us to always seek God's will. This will enable me to live effectively while doing my best to serve others. In time, I may even discover that I can fix a few of the seemingly insoluble problems around me. I'll realize today that I have the ability only to do certain things within my sphere of experience. I'll see to it, however, that I do these things well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Free of Anger It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while. But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. We found that it is fatal. For when harboring such feelings we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the Spirit. The insanity of alcohol returns and we drink again. And with us, to drink is to die. If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 66 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Quote “Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.” ~~ Joan Lunden __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.