February 13
Daily Reflections
February 13 -
http://www.aa.org/lang/en/aareflecti...4&rdm=2&rdd=13
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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
But for every man who drinks others are involved—the wife who trembles in fear of the next debauch; the mother and father who see their son wasting away.
p. 104
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"Letting go of the past and not worrying about the future seems a small price to pay for all the happiness to be found in the present."
The richest man, whatever his lot, is he who is content with what he has got. --Dutch Proverb
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. --Booker T. Washington
God help me relax and let my answer about what to do next come naturally from you. --Melody Beattie
We are loved completely by a God who knows us completely. --Pedro A. Sandin-Fremaint
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Father Leo's Daily Meditation
REALITY
"It is the chiefest point of
happiness that man is willing to
be what he is."
-- Desiderious Erasmus
I am an alcoholic. Today I am able to love myself because I am able
to accept myself.
More than this: because I am able to accept myself, I am able to be
myself. The acceptance of my disease around alcohol has taught me
that I am not perfect, and I do not live in a perfect world --- this leads
to an acceptance of others. My pain around alcohol has given me an
insight into the sufferings of others --- and this has produced spiritual
growth.
I am happy not because I am an alcoholic but because I know that I
am an alcoholic. Today I can be what I was meant to be, rather than
the "fake" that I was becoming.
In the spiritual journey is the happiness.
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"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
'Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' Matthew 11:28
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Daily Inspiration
Leave behind your faults and know that your past is forgiven. Lord, You have freed me to live today and allowed me to know that my future is secure in You.
Live a God-filled life and it will be only natural that you will express enthusiasm for life, joy, laughter and happiness. Lord, may the way I live always express my love for You.