AA Thought for the Day
February 25, 2002
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Powerlessness
Who cares to admit complete defeat?
Practically no one, of course.
Every natural instinct cries out against the idea
of personal powerlessness.
It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand,
we have warped our minds into such an obsession
for destructive drinking
that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 21, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
Thought to Ponder....
We surrender to win.
Recovery Related Acronym
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust.
A Member Shares...
Hi! My name is Nan, and I am a grateful recovering alcoholic.
I am
constantly reminded of my powerlessness in life by various situations in
sobriety. At about seven years of sobriety God had been trying to send me
this message, "Besides, we have stopped fighting anybody or anything. We
have to!" (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 103) Boy! What a tough statement for
me to swallow. Pride and ego abound in me and I will fight to the bitter end
sometimes. It doesn't matter who is right or wrong, I just need to stop
fighting for my own sake. How much simpler is my life and how much greater
my peace and serenity if I can relinquish my control. God had stepped all
over my fingertips trying to get me to let go of a particular situation and
it took me seven years to let go of it and understand the lesson! But for
"today," I have ceased fighting all, and only thru the grace of God. Thanks
to you, my people, for putting up with me during my times. I am truly
grateful.
- Nan
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