Alcoholics Anonymous
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Daily Reflections ~ Our Primary Purpose & 24hrs
Post Info TOPIC: Daily Reflections ~ Our Primary Purpose & 24hrs
Sobrietyspell


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 3057
Date:
Daily Reflections ~ Our Primary Purpose & 24hrs
Permalink  
 

30

OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE

May 30, 2009

The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p.109

It is with gratitude that I reflect on the early days of our Fellowship and those wise and loving foresteppers who proclaimed that we should not be diverted from our primary purpose, that of carrying the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
I desire to impart respect to those who labor in the field of alcoholism, being ever mindful that A.A. endorses no causes other than its own. I must remember that A.A. has no monopoly on miracle-making and I remain humbly grateful to a loving God who made A.A. possible.

 

You are now reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)

A.A. Thought for the Day

I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, I shall share in the responsibilities, taking it upon myself to carry my fair share of the load, not grudgingly but joyfully. To the extent that I fail in my responsibilities, A.A. fails. To the extent that I succeed, A.A. succeeds. Do I accept this as my A.A. credo?

Meditation for the Day

"Praise the Lord." What does praising God mean? It means being grateful for all the wonderful things in the universe and for all the blessings in your life. So praise God by being grateful and humble. Praise of this kind has more power to vanquish evil than has mere resignation. The truly grateful and humble person, who is always praising God, is not tempted to do wrong. You will have a feeling of security be cause you know that fundamentally all is well. So look up to God and praise Him.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be grateful for all my blessings. I pray that I may be humble because I know that I do not deserve them.

Hazelden

(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)



__________________
Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Sacrifice


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 72
Date:
Permalink  
 

  I try to do my best to adher to the rules of the program, however; I find that I am still vindictive, If you think you are going to get me than I promise it's coming back to get you, I dont know why I do that but I do and I pray about it but it does not help really, Any suggestions?   I am a wonderful person, I swear but I am always on the negative,like someones out to get me but not before I get them first.ashamed.gif

 My life is wonderful, I'm in school, work 4 days a week and have a 14yr old and a handsome boyfriend of 11 (almost) yrs. He is my angel as well as my son.

 Anyway I could talk 4-ever-----till later.  I hope that makes sence above.


 I LOVE MY SOBRIETY, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THIS SITE, IT REALLY IS A LIFE SAVOR

Oh Sobriety Spell, you are the best and I love your postssmile

-- Edited by Sacrifice on Sunday 31st of May 2009 12:18:45 AM

__________________

Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is!
Sobrietyspell


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 3057
Date:
Permalink  
 

Thank you, Carla :) In answer to your question I'm not a very vindictive person as I've always known the futility of that. I can be mean, self-righteous & judgemental in other ways though & I notice that no matter what I do, if I hurt someone, anyone, ultimately it hurts me & being self-centred in this way means I don't like to do it. Maybe you still have a knee-jerk reaction that you'll grow out of as you realise & can pray. 

It is good that you acknowledge all your good points too. I used to find the program hard because I had so many virtues still & hadn't lost that much. I hadn't gained that much either lol & I know that was because of my alcoholism. Anyway, everything about me GOOD & bad got given to my HP in Step 7 so it didn't make any difference & helped me get over my arrogance ;) You're a Gr8 example & I'm sure you'll overcome all your weaknesses & liabilities 1Day@aTime. 

Progress not perfection, eh :) Godbless, Danielle x


__________________
Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Sacrifice


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 72
Date:
Permalink  
 

Continuing to pray will become a must for me. The desire to stop drinking is over so there really is no sense in me thinking people are out to get me. I guess maybe i'm still a little angry at myself for things I have done and that is for me to work on.

Someone said something about you are not as important to people as you think you are, as far as people talking about you, they have better things to do than that......anyway it sounded better however it was put by someone else....thanks for replying and it is a process I am enjoying to experience, life everyday gets better and better, so I will work on ME!

__________________

Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is!
Sobrietyspell


MIP Old Timer

Status: Offline
Posts: 3057
Date:
Permalink  
 

I can be hardline cynical about myself sometimes & bite off the part of the program that says selfishness & self-centredness is the root cause of all my problems. Maybe it is & I can understand how my pride & fear hurts me in my spirtual axiom but I have to be fair & say that of course I don't like to hurt others, naturally & altruistically. I suppose sometimes that part of the program is referring to a worst case scenario when I am blinded to other people's pain when I'm feeling mine & thus biased to thinking it as more important.

This is where the self-sacrificing & humble part of the program can come into play. The difficulty of course I suppose is in getting the balance right as some of us have been people pleasers & have felt victimised in putting others first or feeling hurt & ignored ourselves. It is a funny program to understand at times & I would say even an artform in getting it right how to live well & learn all the while. Thank God we have each other to help out with the fine-tuning. My God doesn't spell out easy answers for me or give me a back page to sneal a look at but I do enjoy the power in taking responsibility for myself :)

In love, fellowship & sobriety Today ~ Danielle x

__________________
Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Alcoholics Anonymous -> Daily Reflections ~ Our Primary Purpose & 24hrs