AA Thought for the Day

June 5, 2003

Willingness

When I am willing to do the right thing,
I am rewarded with an inner peace
no amount of liquor could ever provide.
When I am unwilling to do the right thing,
I become restless, irritable, and discontent.
It is always my choice.
Through the Twelve Steps,
I have been granted the gift of choice.
I am no longer at the mercy of a disease
that tells me the only answer is to drink.
If willingness is the key to unlock the gates of hell,
it is action that opens those doors
so that we may walk freely among the living.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 317, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

The peaks and valleys of my life have become gentle rolling hills.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

W H O = Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness.


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