AA Thought for the Day
March 8, 2005
One Purpose
We have denied ourselves personal government,
professionalism, and the right to say
who our members shall be.
We have abandoned do-goodism, reform,
and paternalism.
We refuse charitable money
and prefer to pay our own way.
We will cooperate with practically everybody,
yet we decline to marry our Society to anyone.
We abstain from public controversy
and will not quarrel among ourselves
about those things that so rip society asunder --
religion, politics, and reform.
We have but one purpose: to carry the AA message
to the sick alcoholic who wants it.
Reprinted from The Best of Bill, Page 65, from the Grapevine. Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
Thought to Ponder....
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
Recovery Related Acronym
H E A R T = Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering, Together.
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