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> Date: November 9, 2011 10:08:13 AM EST
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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> Subj: Today, Wednesday, November 9, 2011
> 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 based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
> • The 11th Step: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
> • The 11th Promise: We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> 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?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> 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.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> 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.
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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.
> The following is Excerpt No. 72 from As Bill Sees It : “Dependence–Healthy or Unhealthy”
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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