April 7
AA ‘Big Book’ – Quote
If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. – Pg. 33 – More About Alcoholism
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Hour To Hour – Book – Quote
Many times non-program people will go off on tangents of what religious, spiritual, or philosophical paths we now take. We do not engage with this type of conversation. We simply know that we will not drink or use drugs this hour and we will hang around other people who are doing the same thing.
I don’t need to figure anything out right now. It is alright to not engage in any confrontation and simply be in recovery.
Learning from Life
There are no ‘buts’ today. I am what I am, others are what they are, life is what it is. I will not parenthesize my growth with a ‘but,’ or hold back my forward-moving spirit with second-guesses. For today, I am living with things as they are. As I give this gift to myself I feel relieved. I am exactly where I am meant to be, learning what I need to learn. All I need do is move through situations with willingness to learn and openness to feel. When feelings are brought up, I can accept them as what is happening within me-no need to resist and analyze them. I can witness, allow, observe, share and process rather than shut down and hide. I can tolerate the intensity of my own inner world. I trust that my life is unfolding in such a way that what I need to learn will be before me. I am willing to learn.
I see the ‘table prepared.’
– Tian Dayton PhD
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Pocket Sponsor – Book – Quote
People will tell you to ‘work’ the steps and that may lead you to believe that the steps are our work in recovery. Working the steps is not doing our work, they are the foundation for doing our work. Our work is getting into the trenches and helping others.
When my life is not working the way I want it to, I find I may not be doing my real work.
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“Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book” – Book
It gets worse, so you have to get better.
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Time for Joy – Book – Quote
Today I can make peace within myself without needing the approval and agreement of others. Today I can love and respect people who do not always share my view of the world.
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Alkiespeak – Book – Quote
We’re blessed with a disease where we’re forced to love people.
– Terry