AA Thought for the Day

May 12, 2007

Surrender

When alcohol influenced every facet of my life,
when bottles became the symbol
of all my self-indulgence and permissiveness,
when I came to realize that, by myself, I could do nothing
to overcome the power of alcohol,
I realized I had no recourse except surrender.
In surrender I found victory -- victory over my self-indulgence . . .
When I stopped fighting anybody or anything,
I started on the path to sobriety, serenity and peace.

Reprinted from Daily Reflections, Page 14, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

We surrender to win;
we give away to keep; we suffer to get well;
we die to live.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

K I S S = Keep It Simple; Surrender.


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