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> Date: September 30, 2010 8:48:23 AM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today and Tomorrow--9-30 & 10-1, 2010
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> Subj: Today and Tomorrow--9-30 & 10-1, 2010
>
>
> September 30
> 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 w
> ill change.
>
>
> Thought for the Day
> There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept
> responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.–leading group meetings
> , serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twel
> fth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community–
> all these things are done on a volunteer basis. If I don’t voluntee
> r to do something concrete for A.A., the movement is that much less
> effective. I must do my fair share to carry the load. A.A. depends
> on all its members to keep it alive and to keep it growing. Am I d
> oing my share for A.A.?
>
> Meditation for the Day
> When you look to God for strength to face responsibility and are
> quiet before Him, His healing touch causes the Divine Quiet to flow
> into your very being. When in weakness you cry to God, His touch
> brings healing, the renewal of your courage, and the power to meet
> every situation and be victorious. When you faint by the way or are
> distracted by feelings of inferiority, then rely on the touchy of Go
> d’s spirit to support you on your way. Then arise and go forth with
> confidence.
>
> Prayer for the Day
> I pray that I may lay myself open today to the healing touch of
> God. I pray that I may not falter or faint by the wayside, but
> renew my courage through prayer.
>
> 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 read
> ing for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
>
> A spiritual alphabet:
> Although things are not perfect
> Because of trial or pain
>
> Continue in thanksgiving
>
> Do not begin to blame
>
> Even when the times are hard
>
> Fierce winds are bound to blow
>
> God is forever able
>
> Hold on to what you know
>
> Imagine life without His love
>
> J oy would cease to be
>
> Keep thanking Him for all the things
>
> Love imparts to thee
>
> Move out of "Camp Complaining"
>
> No weapon that is known
>
> On earth can yield the power
>
> Praise can do alone
>
> Quit looking at the future
>
> Redeem the time at hand
>
> Start every day with worship
>
> To "thank" is a command
>
> Until we see Him coming
>
> Victorious in the sky
>
> We'll run the race with gratitude
>
> X alting God most high
>
> Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
>
> Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!
>
>
> October 1: Failures come from depending too much on your own
> strength.
> 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
>
> A.A. will lose some of its effectiveness if I do not do my share.
> Where am I failing? Are there some things I do not feel like doing?
> Am I held back by self-consciousness or fear? Self-consciousness is
> a form of pride. It is a fear that something may happen to you. What
> happens to you is not very important. The impression you make on
> others does not depend so much on the kind of a job you do as on
> your sincerity and honesty of purpose. Am I holding back because I
> am afraid of not making a good impression?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> Look to God for the true power that will make you effective. See
> no other wholly dependable supply of strength. That is the secret of
> a truly effective life. And you, in your turn, will be used to help
> many others find effectiveness. Whatever spiritual help you need,
> whatever spiritual help you desire for others, look to God. Seek
> that God's will be done in your life and seek that your will
> conforms to His. Failures come from depending too much on your own
> strength.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may feel that nothing good is too much for me if I
> look to God for help. I pray that I may be effective through His
> guidance.
>
>
> 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 read
> ing for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
> _________
> The following is Excerpt No. 77 from As Bill Sees It :
> “R.V.S.P.–Yes or No?”
> Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to
> sobriety, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity,
> from hate to love, from childish dependence to adult responsibility
> - all this & infinitely more represent change for the better.
>
> Such changes are accomplished by a belief in & a practice of
> sound principles. Here we must discard bad or ineffective principles
> in favor of good ones that work. Even good principles can sometimes
> be displaced by the discovery of still better ones. Only God is
> unchanging; only He has all the truth there is.
> letter 1966
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by
> Alcoholics Anonymous ® World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, N
> ew York, NY 10115
>