AA Thought for the Day
October 21, 2005
Pride-blindness
When we early AAs got our first glimmer
of how spiritually prideful we could be,
we coined this expression:
"Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!"
That old-time admonition
may look like another one of those handy alibis
that can excuse us from trying our best.
Yet a closer view reveals just the contrary.
This is our AA way of warning against pride-blindness,
and the imaginary perfections that we do not possess.
- Bill W., June 1961.
Thought to Ponder....
Swallowing my pride will not get me drunk.
Recovery Related Acronym
P R I D E = Personal Recovery Involves Deflating Ego.
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