AA Thought for the Day

March 21, 2003

Vigilance

We know that we shall always have to deal
with the fearful forces which are released
when the human ego runs amok--
the same forces that are shattering the world of our time.
Deliver us from temptation
must therefore continue to be a prime ingredient
of our every attitude, practice, and prayer.
When things go well,
we must never fall into the error
of believing that no great ill can possibly befall us.
Nor should we accuse ourselves of "negative thinking"
when we insist on facing
the destructive forces in and around us,
both realistically and effectively.
Vigilance will always be the price of survival.
- Bill W., November 1960.

Reprinted from The Language of the Heart, pp. 316-317, from the Grapevine. Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

An ounce of insight is more valuable
than a pound of ego.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

F A I T H = Facing All Intuitively Trusting Him.


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