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> Date: November 4, 2010 8:52:10 AM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Thursday, November 4, 2010
>

> Subj: Today, Thursday, November 4, 2010
>
> November 4
> 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 can do things that I never did before. liquor took away my
> initiative and my ambition. I couldn't get up the steam to start
> anything. I let things slide. When I was drunk, I was too inert to
> even comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write
> letters that need to be written. I can make telephone calls that
> should be made. I can work in my garden. I can pursue my hobbies. I
> have the urge to create something, that creative urge that was
> completely stifled by alcohol. I am free to achieve again. Have I
> recovered my initiative?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> "In Thy presence is fullness of joy. At Thy right hand are pleasures
> forever." We cannot find true happiness by looking for it. Seeking
> pleasure does not bring happiness in the long run, only
> disillusionment. Do not seek to have this fullness of joy by
> seeking pleasure. It cannot be done that way. Happiness is a by-
> product of living the right kind of life. True happiness comes as a
> result of living in all respects the way you believe God wants you
> to live, with regard to yourself and to other people.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may not always seek pleasure as a goal. I pray that I
> may be content with the happiness that comes when I do the right
> thing.
>
>
> 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 read
> ing for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
>
> -----------------------------
> The following is Excerpt No. 306 from As Bill Sees It : “Is Happin
> ess the Goal?”
>
> I do not think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do
> we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them &
> transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the
> knowledge?
> In my view, we of this world are pupils in a great school of
> life. It is intended that we try to grow, & that we try to help our
> fellow travelers to grow in the kind of love that makes no demands.
> In short, we try to move toward the image & likeness of God as we
> understand Him.
> When pain comes, we are expected to learn from it willingly,
> & help others to learn. When happiness comes, we accept it as a
> gift, & thank God for it.
> letter 1950
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by
> Alcoholics Anonymous ® World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, N
> ew York, NY 10115