AA Thought for the Day

February 25, 2003

Imaginary Perfections

When we early AAs got our first glimmer
of how spiritually prideful we could be,
we coined this expression:
"Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!"
That old-time admonition may look like
another of those handy alibis
that can excuse us from trying our best.
Yet a closer view reveals just the contrary.
This is our way of warning against pride-blindness,
and the imaginary perfections we do not possess.
- Bill W., June 1961.

Reprinted from The Best of Bill, Page 39, from the Grapevine. Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Discover yourself.
Everything else has been done.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

T I M E = This I Must Earn.


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