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> Date: January 28, 2013 6:35:00 PM EST
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> January 28: I pray that I may not put my trust in the ways of the world, but in the way of the spirit.
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> This is January, the 1st month of the year;
> • The 1st Tradition: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.
> • The 1st Step: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
> • The 1st Promise: If we are painstaking about this phase [Steps 8 & 9] of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> What a load hangovers put on your shoulders! What terrible physical punishment we've all been through. The pounding headaches and jumpy nerves, the shakes and the jitters, the hot and cold sweats! When you come into A.A. and stop drinking, that terrible load of hangovers falls off your shoulders. What a load remorse puts on your shoulders! That terrible mental punishment we've all been through. Ashamed of the things you've said and done. Afraid to face people because of what they might think of you. Afraid of the consequences of what you did when you were drunk. What an awful beating the mind takes! When you come into A.A., that terrible load of remorse falls off your shoulders. Have I gotten rid of these loads of hangovers and remorse?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> When you seek to follow the way of the spirit, it frequently means a complete reversal of the way of the world that you had previously followed. But it is a reversal that leads to happiness and peace. Do the aims and ambitions that a person usually strives for bring peace? Do the world's awards bring heart rest and happiness? Or do they turn to ashes in the mouth?
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may not be weary, disillusioned, or disappointed. I pray that I may not put my trust in the ways of the world, but in the way of the spirit.
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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.
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> Some days, especially gray winter days, the Spirit does not kick in right away when I wake up. Although I have said my morning prayer, I feel I am off to a wrong start. On such mornings, it helps to think of the expression: pray but keep your feet moving. Look for what messages the day brings (especially in the form of emails from other drunks)–you may be pleasantly surprised. Here’s one I once received on such a day:
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> Acceptance
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> When I am feeling depressed, I repeat to myself statements such as these:
> "Pain is the touchstone of progress" . . . "Fear no evil." . . .
> "This, too, will pass." . . . "This experience can be turned to benefit."
> These fragments of prayer bring far more than mere comfort.
> They keep me on the track of right acceptance;
> they break up my compulsive themes of guilt, depression,
> rebellion, and pride; and sometimes they endow me
> with the courage to change the things I can,
> and the wisdom to know the difference.
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> c. 1967 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 148
> With permission, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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> Thought to Ponder . . .
> Unless I accept my virtues, I will be overwhelmed by my faults.
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