AA Thought for the Day

July 20, 2005

First Things First

For thousands of alcoholics yet to come,
AA does have an answer.
But there is one condition.
We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity;
it must be made unbreakably secure.
Without permanent unity
there can be little lasting recovery for anyone.
Hence our future absolutely depends upon
the creation and observance of a sound group Tradition.
First things first will always need to be first:
humility before success,
and unity before fame.
Bill W., October 1947.

Reprinted from The Language of the Heart, pp. 70-71, from the Grapevine. Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

There is no strength without unity.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

U S = United Spirits.


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