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> Date: November 9, 2010 11:05:38 AM EST
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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> Subj: Today, Tuesday, November 9, 2010
>
> November 9–be positive; anchor ourselves to God
> This is November, the 11th month of the year;
> • The 11th Tradition reads: Our public relations policy is ba
> sed on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain per
> sonal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
> • The 11th Step: Sought through prayer and meditation to impr
> ove our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying onl
> y for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
> • The 11th Promise: We will intuitively know how to handle si
> tuations which used to baffle us.
> _________
>
> A.A. Thought for the Day
>
> I have learned to be less negative and more positive. I used to take
> a negative view of almost everything. Most people, in my estimation,
> were bluffing. There seemed to be very little good in the world, but
> lots of hypocrisy and shame. People could not be trusted. They would
> "take you" if they could. All churchgoers were partly hypocrites.
> It seemed I should take everything "with a grain of salt." That was
> my general attitude toward life. Now I am more positive. I believe
> in people and in their capabilities. There is much love and truth
> and honesty in the world. I try not to run people down. Life now
> seems worthwhile and it is good to live. Am I less negative and more
> positive?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> Think of God as a Great Friend and try to realize the wonder of that
> friendship. When you give God not only worship, obedience, and
> allegiance, but also close companionship, then He becomes your
> friend, even as you are His. You can feel that He and you are
> working together. He can do things for you and you can do things for
> Him. Your prayers become more real to you when you feel that God
> counts on your friendship and you count on His.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may think of God as my Friend. I pray that I may feel
> that I am working for Him and with Him.
>
>
> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Richmond Walker, Copyright © 1975,
> Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA. Editor’s note: This book
> was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Daytona
> Beach, Florida.
> The following is Excerpt No. 72 from As Bill Sees It :
> “Dependence–Healthy or Unhealthy”
>
>
> Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging & abject
> dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to the
> demand for a degree of protection & love that no one could possibly
> satisfy. So our hoped for protectors finally flee, & once more we
> are left alone - either to grow up or to disintegrate.
> letter 1966
>
>
> We discovered the best possible source of emotional
> stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His
> perfect justice, forgiveness, & love was healthy, & that it would
> work where nothing else would.
>
> If we really depended upon God, we could not very well play
> God to our fellows, nor would we feel the urge to rely wholly on
> human protection & care.
> Twelve & Twelve p-116
>
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by
> Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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