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> Date: September 28, 2011 9:28:58 AM EDT
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> Subj: Today, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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> September 28--How much of the Big Book have I thoroughly mastered?
> This is September, the 9th month of the year;
> • The 9th Tradition: A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
> • The 9th Step: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
> • The 9th Promise: Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
> For the past two months we have been studying passages and steps from the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. Now why not read the book itself again? It is essential that the A.A. program become part of us. We must have its essentials at our fingertips. We cannot study the Big Book too much or too often. The more we read it and study it, the better equipped we are to think A.A., act A.A., and live A.A. We cannot know too much about the program. The chances are that we will never know enough. But we can make as much of it our own as possible. How much of the Big Book have I thoroughly mastered?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> We need to accept the difficulties and disciplines of life so as to fully share the common life of other people. Many things that we must accept in life are not to be taken so much as being necessary for us personally, as to be experienced in order that we may share in the sufferings and problems of humanity. We need sympathy and understanding. We must share many of the experiences of life, in order to understand and sympathize with others. Unless we have been through the same experiences, we cannot understand other people or their makeup well enough to be able to help them.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may accept everything that comes my way as a part of life. I pray that I may make use of it in helping other people.
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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. 248 from As Bill Sees It : “We Need Outside Help”
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> It was evident that a solitary self-appraisal, & the admission of our defects based upon that alone, would not be nearly enough. We would have to have outside help if we were surely to know & admit the truth about ourselves - the help of God & of another human being. Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice & accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honest, & genuine humility.
> Twelve & Twelve p-59
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> If we are fooling ourselves, a competent adviser can see this quickly. &, as he skillfully guides us away from our fantasies, we are surprised to find that we have few of the usual urges to defend ourselves against unpleasant truths. In no other way can fear, pride, & ignorance be so readily melted. After a time, we realize that we are standing firm on a brand new foundation for integrity, & we gratefully credit our sponsors, whose advice pointed the way.
> Grapevine August 1961
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> Twelve & Twelve pp-104,102,98
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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