AA Thought for the Day
January 15, 2002
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Fear
The achievement of freedom from fear
is a lifetime undertaking,
one that can never be wholly completed.
When under heavy attack, acute illness,
or in other conditions of serious insecurity,
we shall all react to this emotion --
well or badly, as the case may be.
Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom from fear.
- Bill W., Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, January 1962.
Reprinted from As Bill Sees It, Page 263, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
Thought to Ponder....
Courage is the willingness to accept fear and act anyway.
Recovery Related Acronym
F E A R = Face Everything And Recover.
A Member Shares...
Hi! I'm Peggy, and I'm an alcoholic.
I recently lost my husband in a
motorcycle accident. My husband introduced to me AA in 1991. He had 19
years of sobriety. I can relate to letting go and to pain. Mostly, it has
been fear for me. The fear of the unknown of where my life is going. I know
that without AA, my life would be going down a different path. My AA family
has stood by me and carried me when I could not walk. I have been letting go
of some of the personalities that have been coming at me from all directions.
I truly believe that God can help, and will, if I let him. Thank you for
letting me share.
- Peggy
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