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> Subj: Today, Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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> April 3: Sometimes fear stems from the notion that we have no choice. Not true.
> This is April, the 4th month of the year;
> • The 4th Tradition: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
> • The 4th Step: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
> • The 4th Promise: We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. And the only thing I could think of was more liquor. To quit was impossible. I couldn't see beyond myself and my own need for another drink. Can I now look out and beyond my own selfishness?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> Remember that the first quality of greatness is service. In a way, God is the greatest servant of all, because He is always waiting for us to call on Him to help us in a good endeavors. His strength is always available to us, but we must ask it of Him through our own free will. It is a free gift, but we must sincerely seek for it. A life of service is the finest life we can live. We are here on earth to serve others. That is the beginning and the end of our real worth.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may cooperate with God in all good things. I pray that I may serve God and others and so lead a useful and happy life.
> 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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> The following is Excerpt No. 61 from As Bill Sees It : “Resolving Fear”
> Fear somehow touched about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil & corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we did not deserve. But did not we often set the ball rolling ourselves?
> Alcoholics Anonymous p-67/68
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> The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage & the grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain.
> Grapevine January 1962
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ® World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115
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> Follow up: [my comment] I think one source of fear can be the notion that we are trapped, that we do not have a choice. Not true.
> Today's thought from Hazelden is:
> Recognizing Choices
> We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see.
> We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling.
> Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we hear ourselves say, I have to take care of this person . . . I have to say yes . . . I have to try to control that person . . . I have to behave this way, think this way, feel this way . . . we can know we are choosing not to see choices.
> That sense of being trapped is an illusion. We are not controlled by circumstances, our past, the expectations of others, or our unhealthy expectations for ourselves. We can choose what feels right for us, without guilt. We have options.
> Recovery is not about behaving perfectly or according to anyone else's rules. More than anything else, recovery is about knowing we have choices and giving ourselves the freedom to choose.
> Today, I will open my thinking and myself to the choices available to me. I will make choices that are good for me.
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