AA Thought for the Day

August 11, 2006

Humility

You don't have to worry about God,
because He's sitting right in front of your eyes.
You get just a little sobriety,
and you get just a little humility.
Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes,
but the humility of a man who's glad he's alive
and can serve.
You get just a little tolerance, not too much,
but just enough to sit and listen to the other guy. . .
And you realize that if you put all this together,
you get a little humility, a little tolerance,
a little honesty, and little sincerity,
a little prayer -- and a lot of AA.

Reprinted from Experience, Strength and Hope, pp. 201-202, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Humility is attentive patience.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

S H A R E = Serenity, Humility, Acceptance, Respect, Enthusiasm.


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