AA Thought for the Day
November 3, 2006
Hangovers
When a drunk has a terrific hangover
because he drank heavily yesterday,
he cannot live well today.
But there is another kind of hangover
which we all experience whether we are drinking or not.
That is the emotional hangover,
the direct result of yesterday's and sometimes today's
excesses of negative emotion --
anger, fear, jealousy, and the like.
If we would live serenely today and tomorrow,
we certainly need to eliminate these hangovers.
Thought to Ponder....
Serenity is not the absence of conflict,
but the ability to cope with it.
Recovery Related Acronym
H O P E = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Patience, Effort.
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