AA Thoughts For Today - June

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AA Thought for the Day

June 7

Self-pity
Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress
and can cut off all communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy.
It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, which we can ill afford.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 238

Thought to Ponder . . .
If I self-forget I find.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Attitude Adjustment.

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

Freedom
"Through AA, we can experience freedom from self.
After all, it was self ( you, me ) that stood in our own way,
that ran the show and ran ourselves into bankruptcy,
that hurt the ones we loved.
All Twelve Steps of AA are designed to kill the old self
( deflate the old ego )
and build a new, free self."
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 459

Thought to Consider . . .
Within our wonderful new world,
we have found freedom from our fatal obsession.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
F I N E = Free, Independent, New and Energetic

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

Development
>From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"As the 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 started going to meetings a little early and resisted the urge to bolt out the door the moment the Lord's Prayer was
finished. I thought I might try some of that 'get active' stuff, so I volunteered to make coffee at a meeting I liked to attend
... It wasn't long before I found myself in the middle of Alcoholics Anonymous."
I Am Responsible
Manchester, New Hampshire, September 2000
"The Key to Belonging,"
I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA

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

"We are people who normally would not mix. But there exists among us
a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is
indescribably wonderful."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 17~

These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew
they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that
motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they
found in giving themselves for others.
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 159~

Still more wonderful is the feeling that we do not have to be specially distinguished among our fellows in order to be
useful and profoundly happy.
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 124

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

We found that the principals of tolerance and love had to be emphasized in actual practice. We can never say (or
insinuate) to anyone that he must agree to our formula or be excommunicated. The atheist may stand up in an A.A.
meeting still denying the Deity, yet reporting how vastly he has been changed in attitude and outlook. Much experience
tells us he will presently change his mind about God, but nobody tells him he must do so.
In order to carry the principle of inclusiveness and tolerance still further, we make no religious requirement of anyone. All
people having an alcoholic problem who wish to get rid of it and so make a happy adjustment with the sincerity is
needed. But we do not demand even this.
In such as atmosphere the orthodox, the unorthodox, and the unbeliever mix happily and usefully together. An
opportunity for spiritual growth is open to all.

Prayer For The Day: Lord, show me how to learn from others, how to be patient, and how to persevere. Amen.