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> Date: October 16, 2012 8:22:00 AM EDT
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> Subj: Today, Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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> October 16: Do I feel that I owe A.A. my loyalty and devotion?
> This is October, the 10th month of the year;
> • The 10th Tradition reads: Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
> • The 10th Step: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
> • The 10th Promise: Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
> _________
> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but also proud to be a part of such a wonderful fellowship, which is doing such marvelous work among alcoholics? Am I glad to be a part of the great work that A.A. is doing and do I feel a deep obligation to carry on that work at every opportunity? Do I feel that I owe A.A. my loyalty and devotion?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide? Or do I constantly feel a deep sense of loyalty to the whole A.A. movement? Am I not only grateful but also proud to be a part of such a wonderful fellowship, which is doing such marvelous work among alcoholics? Am I glad to be a part of the great work that A.A. is doing and do I feel a deep obligation to carry on that work at every opportunity? Do I feel that I owe A.A. my loyalty and devotion?
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that the hidden power within me may be released. I pray that I may not imprison the spirit that is within me.
>
> 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. 186 from As Bill Sees It : “‘The Only Requirement....’ ”
>
> In Tradition Three, A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so". You are can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter how low you have gone, no matter how grave your emotional complications - even your crimes - we do not want to keep you out. We just want to be sure that you get the same chance for sobriety that we have had.
> Twelve & Twelve p-139
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> We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to
> be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive.
> Grapevine August 1946
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ® World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115 =2