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> Date: October 14, 2010 12:53:11 PM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Thursday, October 14, 2010
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> Subj: Today, Thursday, October 14, 2010
>
> October 14: We have come to believe He would like us to keep our
> heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly
> planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, & that is
> where our work must be done. These are the realities for us.
> This is October, the 10th month of the year;
> • The 10th Tradition reads: Alcoholics Anonymous has no opini
> on on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into
> public controversy.
> • The 10th Step: Continued to take personal inventory and whe
> n we were wrong promptly admitted it.
> • The 10th Promise: Fear of people and of economic insecuri
> ty will leave us.
> _________
>
>
>
> A.A. Thought for the Day
> How big a part of my life is A.A.? Is it just one of my activities
> and a small one at that? Do I only go to A.A. meetings now and then
> and sometimes never go at all? Do I think of A.A. only occasionally?
> Am I reticent about mentioning the subject of A.A. to people who
> might need help? Or does A.A. fill a large part of my life? Is it
> the foundation of my whole life? Where would I be without A.A.? Does
> everything I have and do depend on my A.A. foundation? Is A.A. the
> foundation on which I build my life?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> Lay upon God your failures and mistakes and shortcomings. Do not
> dwell upon your failures, upon the fact that in the past you have
> been nearer a beast than an angel. You have a mediator between you
> and God—your growing faith—which can lift you up from the mire
> and point you toward the heavens. You can still be reconciled with t
> he spirit of God. You can still regain your, harmony with the Divine
> Principle of the universe.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may not let the beast in me hold me back from my
> spiritual destiny. I pray that I may rise and walk upright.
>
> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Richmond Walker, Copyright © 197
> 5, Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA. Editor’s note: This bo
> ok was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Dayto
> na 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. 178 from As Bill Sees It : “Down to Ea
> rth”
>
> Those of us who have spent much time in the world of
> spiritual make believe have eventually seen the childishness of it.
> This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose,
> accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in our
> lives.
> We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads
> in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted
> on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, & that is where
> our work must be done. These are the realities for us.
> We have found nothing incompatible between a powerful
> spiritual experience & a life of sane & happy usefulness.
> Alcoholics Anonymous p-130
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by
> Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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