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eastcoastscott


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Monday, February 18, 2008
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)

A.A. Thought for the Day

After I became an alcoholic, alcohol poisoned my love for my family and friends, it poisoned my ambition, it poisoned my self-respect. It poisoned my whole life, until I met A.A. My life is happier now than it has been for a long time. I don't want to commit suicide. So with the help of God and A.A., I'm not going to take any more of that alcoholic poison into my system. And I'm going to keep training my mind never even to think of liquor again in any way except as a poison. Do I believe that liquor will poison my life if I ever touch it again?

Meditation for the Day

I will link up my frail nature with the limitless Divine Power. I will link my life with the Divine Force for Good in the world. It is not the passionate appeal that gains the Divine attention as much as the quiet placing of the difficulty and worry in the Divine Hands. So I will trust God like a child who places its tangled skein of wool in the hands of a loving mother to unravel. We please God more by our unquestioning confidence than by imploring Him for help.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may put all my difficulties in God's hands and leave them there. I pray that I may fully trust God to take care of them.

From Twenty-Four Hours a Day © 1975 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

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That last bit concerns me, not sure if I'm breaking any rules or not! Any thoughts?

Also, I can't commit to doing this every day, will do my best!

Scott

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Way to step up to the plate.....(unfortunately!!)
Thank you for sharing and taking the time to do this. As I am totally irresponsible about commitment things so I appreciate youre effort! Maybe when Im beter!! lol
Lani

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You could actually ask them, It would be interesting to hear their response. They've reprinted a few things themselves. MAybe they will be as liberal with us as we (AA) has been with them.



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