AA Thought for the Day

May 21, 2004

Membership

AA is really saying to every serious drinker,
"You are an AA member if you say so.
You can declare yourself in;
nobody can keep you out.
No matter who you are, no matter how low you've gone,
no matter how grave your emotional complications --
even your crimes -- we still can't deny you AA.
We don't want to keep you out.
We aren't a bit afraid you'll harm us,
never mind how twisted or violent you may be.
We just want to be sure you get the same great chance
for sobriety that we've had.
So you're an AA member the minute you declare yourself."

Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 139, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

If you think you are an alcoholic, chances are you are.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

A A = All Accepted.


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