AA Thoughts For Today - June

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AA Thought for the Day

June 5

The Stairway
It seems clear that we do not have a "stairway to the stars"; what we have is a working, utilitarian stairway of life.
We climb it to show our gratitude for sobriety -- to become gracious receivers of this precious gift.
And we move down it, too, not merely to meet the newcomer,
but as we recommit ourselves in surrender to our Higher Power again and again.
As we meditate, pray, and seek greater conscious contact with God as we understand Him.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 2], p. 199

Thought to Ponder . . .
Take the first step in faith. We don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps.

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

Carry the Message
"We sit at AA meetings and listen,
not only to receive something,
but to give reassurance and support
which our presence can bring.
If our turn comes to speak at a meeting,
we again try to carry AA's message.
Whether our audience is one or many,
it is still Twelfth Step work."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 110

Thought to Consider....
That light at the end of the tunnel may be you.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
T R U S T =Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions

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

Development
>From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"As the [Big Book] chapters were slowly roughed out I read them to the New York group at its weekly meeting in our
parlor at Clinton Street, and copies were sent to Dr. Bob for checking and criticisms in Akron, where we had nothing but
the warmest support. But in the New York meeting the chapters got a real mauling. I redictated them and Ruth retyped
them over and over. In spite of the heated arguments, the New York group's criticisms did help a lot, and to some extent
the enthusiasm and confidence increased."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 159

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

"I opened up the imaginary closet in my mind where I kept all the well-nurtured hurts and tossed them into my past,
where they belonged. Into this newly cleaned-out space, I started storing my goals and the hopes and dreams of what I
wanted to achieve in life."
Canaan, Connecticut, June 1997
"Making Room to Grow Up"
Step By Step

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

"We feel as though we had been placed in a position of neutrality
safe and protected. We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem
has been removed. It does not exist for us. We are neither cocky nor
are we afraid. That is our experience. That is how we react so long
as we keep in fit spiritual condition."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, Page 85~

"No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that
bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all
directions. I had met my match. I had been overwhelmed. Alcohol
was my master."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 8~

No defect can be corrected unless we clearly see what it is.
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 58

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

An improved perception of humility starts a revolutionary change in our outlook. Out eyes begin to open to the immense
values which have come straight out of painful ego-puncturing. Until now, our lives have been largely devoted to running
from pain and problems. Escape via the bottle was always our solution.
Then, in A.A., we looked and listened. Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets.
To those who have made progress in A.A., humility amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are,
followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be.

Prayer For The Day: Tender Jesus, meek and mild, Look on me, a little child; Help me, if it is Thy will, To recover from all ill. Amen.