AA Thought for the Day

March 23, 2007

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Turning Point

We thought we could find an easier, softer way.
But we could not.
With all the earnestness at our command,
we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. . .
Half measures availed us nothing.
We stood at the turning point.
We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 58-59, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful!


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.


A Member Shares...

My name is Kenny, and I'm an alcoholic. I was thinking last night of the saying we often hear at meetings: "We stood at the turning point." I had no where else to go! I'd run out of options. I couldn't drink and couldn't not drink. That's a messed up place to be! Life was hard, and I thought this would be also. This program is so simple it's hard. What it took for me is willingness. I needed to be willing to go to any lengths to get sober. I wanted to be sober more than I wanted to be drunk. Through this awesome program and good people I have found what I have been looking and chasing for all my life . peace of mind! I could never find in alcohol what I found in AA. What a rush! Thanks for my sobriety. I'm going to do what I did my first day in AA . stay right here!

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