Thought for the Day

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May 19, 2008

Solution

Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride,
the confession of shortcomings which the process requires
for its successful consummation.
But we saw that it really worked in others,
and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life
as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those
in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left but to pick up
the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet.

© 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25
With permission, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.



Thought to Ponder . . .

The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.



AA-related 'Alconym' . . .



Saving Our Lives Using The Inspiration Of Necessary Steps.




A MEMBER SHARES:
Hi all . I'm Robbie W. and I am a very grateful alcoholic today. I arrived here, broke, destitute, and suicidal, October 31, 1983. Then I found solutions by sitting in AA rooms. I was a problem. My whole life was a problem. I hated myself. I loved alcohol but it stopped working ... no more girls, no more jobs, and no more family. Alcohol was the great eraser. I hated everything, and just wanted to die. Then you oldtimers in AA gave me hope. You let me know that I could change, that I was a "sick" person who had a spiritual illness. You told me I could correct it if I worked on the spiritual solution. What? The Twelve Steps! I started going to Step Meetings, Joe and Charlie Weekends (Big Book), and Workshops on the Traditions. I discovered the Solution and I wanted it. I craved it, just like I used to crave alcohol. I craved the Fellowship, and I started liking the new me. It was cool getting into the Sunlight of the Spirit and out of the Darkness. Nothing grows in the darkness except defects! I needed to be happy, joyous and free from the bondage of self. Today, I am learning to be part of the Solution. Today, my friends don't need to walk on eggshells around me. Today, I can think of others before I make a stupid joke about them. Today, I have a God. AA is a way of life; it is not a theory. Today, I love that way of life. It is here for you, too. Are you irritable, restless and discontented? Then find a sponsor who lives the Twelve Steps . you, too, can recover! Love ya' all. Stay sober and get into the Big Book!

Day by Day is the only way....

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