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> Date: July 21, 2011 11:28:20 AM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today--Thursday, July 21, 2011
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> Subj: Today--Thursday, July 21, 2011
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> July 21–Tolerance toward others reminds us that we are grateful when others treated us with tolerance.
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> This is July, the 7th month of the year;
> • The 7th Tradition: Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
> • The 7th Step: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
> • The 7th Promise: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> If we feel the need to say something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really follow it. We must all pull together or we'll all be sunk. We enjoy the privilege of being associated with A.A. and we are entitled to all its benefits. But gossip and criticism are not tolerance, and tolerance is an A.A. principle that is absolutely necessary to group unity. Am I truly tolerant of all my group's members?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> "Faith can move mountains." That expression means that faith can change any situation in the field of personal relationships. If you trust Him, God shows you the way to "move mountains." If you are humble enough to know that you can do little by yourself to change a situation, if you have enough faith to ask God to give you the power you need, and if you are grateful enough for the grace He gives you, you can, "move mountains." Situations will be changed for the better by your presence.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may have enough faith to make me really effective. I pray that I may learn to depend less on myself and more on God.
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> 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. I get the text from the following website: http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/0403EN.htm Note 4 numbers after “h24/”: the first two are the day of the month and the second two are the month. Example: To get daily reading for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
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> Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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> --William James
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> Many of us learned as children that rejection and abandonment are part and parcel of being alive. We are so used to feeling as though things won't work out, that fear - like a shadow - is always lurking behind us. Usually there's something specific to be afraid of - that we won't have enough money to pay our bills, someone we love will die, or our children won't do well in school. And always there's the generalized fear that events will overwhelm us in spite of our best efforts.
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> We need to be careful about creating what we look for. Regardless of the frightening experiences of the past, we need to believe that other results are possible: All loved ones don't leave, all risks don't end in devastation, and all efforts aren't dashed on the rocks of defeat.
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> New consequences are possible when we believe they're possible. The brave new world that each of us seeks stands on the shoulders of that belief.
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> I am sick and tired of being fearful. Today, I am confident that positive efforts will yield positive results.
> You are reading from the book: Days of Healing, Days of Joy by Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty. © 1987, 1992
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