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February 19

Daily Reflections

February 19 - http://www.aa.org/lang/en/aareflecti...4&rdm=2&rdd=19

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As Bill Sees It

http://upperpeninsulaoa.com/wp-conte...BillSeesIt.pdf
http://csoaamaine.org/absi/

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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Each Day a New Beginning (Women)
Food for Thought
Language of Letting Go
Today's Gift
Touchstones (Men)
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Walk In Dry Places
Keep It Simple

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Alcoholics Anonymous - First Edition

Chapter 8 - TO WIVES

We seldom had friends at our homes, never knowing how or when the men of the house would appear. We could make few social engagements. We came to live almost alone. When we were invited out, our husbands sneaked so many drinks that they spoiled the occasion. If, on the other hand, they took nothing, their self-pity made them killjoys.

p. 105

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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched... but are felt in the heart. --Hellen Keller

"It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business." --Gertrude Stein

We need to let the old go, so the new can emerge. --Peggy Bassett

The more I force things, the tougher my life gets. --Helen Neujahr

My daily choice is to rise and shine or rise and whine. --Anonymous

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Father Leo's Daily Meditation

PREJUDICE

"The chief cause of human errors
is to be found in the prejudices
picked up in childhood."
-- Rene Descartes

During the past few years I have begun to recognize how many of my
prejudices were planted in childhood. Family, teachers, priests and
"the neighborhood" passed on to me prejudices: " The Jews are bad
because they killed Jesus." "Blacks are inferior to white people ---
but you should be kind to them." "Women should obey the man of the
house." "Gays are child molesters." "People who do not accept Jesus will not
go to Heaven." "Sex is for having babies and you should not enjoy
it."

Today I live with the problem of knowing that these statements are
untrue but a part of me is still affected by them.

Today my spiritual program demands that I expose prejudice for the
"hate-mail" that it is, and try to pass on to the next generation the
joy that comes from love, acceptance and freedom.

Let the children grow in freedom.

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"For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'Plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me when you seek for me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-13

The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
Lamentations 3:24-25

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Daily Inspiration

Joy is left if you rid your heart of all that pulls you down. Lord, help me to heal my spirit and grow from today's experiences.

You have a responsibility to be the best that you can be. Lord, may I find a good balance in my life so that I neither neglect myself and my duties nor my responsibility to those that need or depend on me.

02-18-2014, 12:08 PM	#21
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,614	February 19 Daily Reflections February 19 - http://www.aa.org/lang/en/aareflecti...4&rdm=2&rdd=19 ************************************************ ***** As Bill Sees It http://upperpeninsulaoa.com/wp-conte...BillSeesIt.pdf http://csoaamaine.org/absi/ ********************************************** ***** Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Each Day a New Beginning (Women) Food for Thought Language of Letting Go Today's Gift Touchstones (Men) Twenty-Four Hours a Day Walk In Dry Places Keep It Simple ********************************************** ***** Alcoholics Anonymous - First Edition Chapter 8 - TO WIVES We seldom had friends at our homes, never knowing how or when the men of the house would appear. We could make few social engagements. We came to live almost alone. When we were invited out, our husbands sneaked so many drinks that they spoiled the occasion. If, on the other hand, they took nothing, their self-pity made them killjoys. p. 105 ********************************************** ***** "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched... but are felt in the heart. --Hellen Keller "It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business." --Gertrude Stein We need to let the old go, so the new can emerge. --Peggy Bassett The more I force things, the tougher my life gets. --Helen Neujahr My daily choice is to rise and shine or rise and whine. --Anonymous ********************************************** ***** Father Leo's Daily Meditation PREJUDICE "The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood." -- Rene Descartes During the past few years I have begun to recognize how many of my prejudices were planted in childhood. Family, teachers, priests and "the neighborhood" passed on to me prejudices: " The Jews are bad because they killed Jesus." "Blacks are inferior to white people --- but you should be kind to them." "Women should obey the man of the house." "Gays are child molesters." "People who do not accept Jesus will not go to Heaven." "Sex is for having babies and you should not enjoy it." Today I live with the problem of knowing that these statements are untrue but a part of me is still affected by them. Today my spiritual program demands that I expose prejudice for the "hate-mail" that it is, and try to pass on to the next generation the joy that comes from love, acceptance and freedom. Let the children grow in freedom. ********************************************** ***** "For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'Plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me when you seek for me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-13 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. Lamentations 3:24-25 ********************************************** ******* Daily Inspiration Joy is left if you rid your heart of all that pulls you down. Lord, help me to heal my spirit and grow from today's experiences. You have a responsibility to be the best that you can be. Lord, may I find a good balance in my life so that I neither neglect myself and my duties nor my responsibility to those that need or depend on me. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.