AA Thought for the Day

March 7, 2005

Acceptance

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person,
place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life --
unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity
until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation
as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing,
happens in God's world by mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober;
unless I accept life completely on life's terms,
I cannot be happy.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 417, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

My serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change.


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