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> Date: April 1, 2011 12:29:09 PM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Friday, April 1, 2011
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> Subj: Today, Friday, April 1, 2011
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> April 1: In my mind, there are no fools; we are just human.
> This is April, the 4th month of the year;
> • The 4th Tradition: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
> • The 4th Step: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
> • The 4th Promise: We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward becoming more honest? Do I no longer have to lie to my loved ones? Do I try to have meals on time, and do I try to earn what I make at work? Am I trying to be honest? Have I faced myself as I really am and have I admitted to myself that I'm no good by myself, but have to rely on God to help me do the right thing? Am I beginning to find out what it means to be alive and to face the world honestly and without fear?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> God is all around us. His spirit pervades the universe. And yet we often do not let His spirit in. We try to get along without His help and we make a mess of our lives. We can do nothing of any value without God's help. All our human relationships depend on this. When we let God's spirit rule our lives, we learn how to get along with others and how to help them.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may let God run my life. I pray that I will never again make a mess of my life through trying to run it myself.
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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. 17 from As Bill Sees It : “Toward Honesty”
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> The perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle & elusive kind of self-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, & correct these flaws is the essence of character-building & good living.
> Twelve & Twelve p-94/95
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> The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves.
> Grapevine August 1961
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> Somehow, being alone with God does not seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down & talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves & with God.
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> Twelve & Twelve p-60
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ®
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