AA Thought for the Day

October 27, 2006

Children of Chaos

Over the years, every conceivable deviation
from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried.
That was sure to be,
since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individuals.
Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with
every brand of fire,
only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser.
These very deviations created a vast process
of trial and error which, under the grace of God,
has brought us to where we stand today.

Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 146, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

The Twelve Steps tell us how it works;
the Twelve Traditions tell us why it works.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

C H A O S = Can't Handle Another Overwhelming Situation.


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