24 Hours A Day May 6 AA Thought for the Day I’ve noticed that the ones who do the most for AA are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I’m in danger of having a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of a boat gets too far up out of the water, it’s liable to tip over. Building myself up and drinking go together. One leads to the other. So if I’m going to stay sober, I’ve got to keep small. Have I got the right perspective on myself? Meditation for the Day The way sometimes seems long and weary. So many people today are weary. The weariness of others must often be shared by me. The weary and the heavy-laden, when they come to me, should be helped to find the rest that I have found. There is only one sure cure for world-weariness and that is turning to spiritual things. In order to help bring about the turning of the weary world to God, I must dare to suffer, dare to conquer selfishness in myself, and dare to be filled with spiritual peace in the face of all the weariness of the world. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may be a help to discouraged people. I pray that I may have the courage to help bring about what the weary world needs but does not know how to get.

  June 26 Surrendering self-will Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender.  We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression. Basic Text, p. 27 = Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life.  When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whether wed covered all the bases, whether wed manipulated that person in just the right way to achieve our ends, whether wed missed a critical detail in our efforts to control and manage the world.  We either felt afraid, fearing our schemes would fail; angry or self-pitying when they fell through; or guilty when we pulled them off.  It was hard, living on self-will, but we didnt know any other way. Not that surrender is always easy.  On the contrary, surrender can be difficult, especially in the beginning.  Still, its easier to trust God, a Power capable of managing our lives, than to trust only ourselves, whose lives are unmanageable.  And the more we surrender, the easier it gets. When we turn our will and our lives over to the care of our Higher Power, all we have to do is our part, as responsibly and conscientiously as we can.  Then we can leave the results up to our Higher Power.  By surrendering, acting on faith, and living our lives according to the simple spiritual principles of this program, we can stop worrying and start living. = Just for today:  I will surrender self-will.  I will seek knowledge of Gods will for me and the power to carry it out.  I will leave the results in my Higher Powers hands.

You all are my people! 💙💙

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Be proud of how you have been handling these past few months. The silent battles you fought,the moments you had to humble yourself, wiped your own tears and pat yourself on the back. Celebrate your strength. Today is a new day!

Just want to say thanks to Rich and everyone at stepworks of London for 2nd chances and I got a great job offer in Indiana so new place new life even got my sponsor who also is my close friend and my new boss. Well I worked for him years ago in Paris

“There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.” Henry David Thoreau

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"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb

The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God’s universe. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous (p. 25).

We are loved and our lives have meaning today. We do remarkable things with our lives— sometimes by accomplishing big goals, and sometimes simply by being ourselves. A member complained to her sponsor that as a homemaker she felt she wasn’t really doing enough with her life or her time, that maybe she should have done something more important. Her sponsor smiled. “Are you kidding? By breaking the cycle of addiction in your family, you’re changing history!” Our greatest achievements may not be the things anyone else ever knows about: The simple fact that we survive our own stories is monumental. That we go on to help others and live lives we can be proud of is beyond our wildest dreams. Whatever we do, we make a difference in the world because we are clean. -LC🔷