AA Thought for the Day

August 27, 2003

Termites

Unreasonable fear that our instincts will not be satisfied
drives us to covet the possessions of others,
to lust for sex and power,
to become angry when our instinctive demands
are threatened,
to be envious when the ambitions of others
seem to be realized while ours are not.
We eat, drink, and grab
for more of everything than we need,
fearing we shall never have enough. . .
We stay lazy.
We loaf and procrastinate . . .
These fears are the termites
that ceaselessly devour the foundations
of whatever sort of life we try to build.

Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 49, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Turn fear into faith.


Recovery Related Acronym

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F E A R = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety, Resentment.


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