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> Date: October 15, 2010 10:52:02 AM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Friday, October 15, 2010
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> Subj: Today, Friday, October 15, 2010
>
> October 15: Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four hour
> basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again.
> 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
>
> Am I deeply grateful to A.A. for what it has done for me in
> regaining my sobriety and opening up an entirely new life for me?
> A.A. has made it possible for me to carry on other interests in
> business and in various other associations with people. It has made
> a full life possible for me. It would perhaps be wrong if all my
> activities were limited to A.A. work. it has made a well-rounded
> life possible for me in work, in play, and in hobbies of various
> kinds. But will I desert A.A. because of this? Will I accept a
> diploma and become a graduate of A.A.? Do I realize that I could
> have nothing worthwhile without A.A.?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> There is only one way to get full satisfaction from life and that is
> to live the way you believe God wants you to live. Live with God in
> that secret place of the spirit and you will have a feeling of being
> on the right road. You will have a deep sense of satisfaction. The
> world will have meaning and you will have a place in the world, work
> to do that counts in the eternal order of things. Many things will
> work for you and with you, as long as you feel you are on God's side.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may have a sense of the eternal value of the work I
> do. I pray that I may not only work for now, but also for eternity.
>
> 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. 16 from As Bill Sees It : “Never Agai
> n”
>
> Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four hour basis
> than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again.
> Most of them have broken too many resolutions. It is really a matter
> of personal choice; every A.A. has the privilege of interpreting the
> program as he likes.
>
> Personally, I take the attitude that I intend never to drink
> again. This is somewhat different from saying, "I will never drink
> again". The latter attitude sometimes gets people in trouble because
> it is undertaking on a personal basis to do what we alcoholics never
> could do.
>
> It is too much an act of will & leaves too little room for the idea
> that God will release us from the drink obsession provided we follow
> the A.A. program.
>
> letter 1949
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by
> Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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