AA Thought for the Day
May 19, 2007
Imaginary Perfections
When we early AA's got our first glimmer
of how spiritually prideful we could be, we coined this expression:
"Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!"
That old-time admonition may look like another of those handy alibis
that can excuse us from trying our best.
Yet a closer view reveals just the contrary.
This is our way of warning against pride-blindness,
and the imaginary perfections we do not possess.
- Bill W., June 1961.
Thought to Ponder....
The difference between pride and humility:
Pride is who is right.
Humility is what is right.
Recovery Related Acronym
W I S D O M = When Into Self, Discover Our Motives.
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