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> Date: October 20, 2011 2:00:15 PM EDT
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> Subject: October 20
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> October 20: Let us search our souls, make our decisions, and act accordingly. Bill W. has some practical advice on how to ask for guidance and how to listen.
> This is October, the 10th month of the year;
> • The 10th Tradition reads: Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
> • The 10th Step: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
> • The 10th Promise: Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> For the past few weeks we have been asking ourselves some searching questions. We have not been able to answer them all as we would like. But on the right answers to these questions will depend the usefulness and effectiveness of our lives and to some extent the usefulness and effectiveness of the whole A.A. movement. it all boils down to this: I owe a deep debt to A.A. and to the grace of God. Am I going to do all I can to repay that debt? Let us search our souls, make our decisions, and act accordingly. Any real success we have in life will depend on that. Now is the time to put our conclusions into effect. What am I going to do about it?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> "Our Lord and our God, be it done unto us according to Thy will." Simple acceptance of God's will in whatever happens is the key to abundant living. We must continue to pray. "Not my will but Thy will be done." It may not turn out the way you want it to, but it will be the best way in the long run, because it is God's way. If you decide to accept whatever happens as God's will for yourself, whatever it may be, your burdens will be lighter. Try to see in all things some fulfillment of the Divine intent.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may see the working out of God's will in my life. I pray that I may be content with whatever He wills for me.
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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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> The following is Excerpt No. 55 from As Bill Sees It : “Seeking Guidance”
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> Man is supposed to think, & act. He was not made in God's image to be an automaton.
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> My own formula along this line runs as follows: first, think through every situation pro & con, praying meanwhile that I not be influenced by ego considerations. Affirm that I would like to do God's will.
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> Then, having turned the problem over in this fashion & getting no conclusive or compelling answer, I wait for further guidance, which may come into the mind directly or through other people or through circumstances.
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> If I feel I can not wait, & still get no definite indication, I repeat the first measure several times, try to pick out the best course, & then proceed to act. I know if I am wrong, the heavens won't fall. A lesson will be learned, in any case.
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> Letter 1950
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