Alcoholics Anonymous. Page 85. react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation.

Alco_1893007162_6p_01_r5.qxd 4/4/03 11:17 AM Page 74 74 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS expect to live long or happily in this world. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per­ son or persons with whom to take this intimate and confidential step. Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of

Mar 19, 2021 · On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.

Apr 7, 2021 · What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. “How can I best serve Thee – Thy will (not mine) be done.” These are thoughts which must go with us constantly.

Big Book Online (PDF) of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is the Fourth Edition of the Big Book, the basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program remain unchanged.

We review the three meditation / prayer practices of Step 11, pp. 85 - 88. 1.) Prayer and meditation. Heard in a meeting: “Prayer is talking to God. Meditation is listening for God.” Do I have a specific spiritual path? For what am I seeking? • What is my understanding of the differences between religion and spirituality?

Big Book page #86: • we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use. • Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.

Introduces the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, then a group of 100 members who had “recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.” States the book’s purpose: “to show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered.” Stresses the importance of anonymity.

Page 85. A Vison For You (Beginners Promises) "Yes, there is a substitute [for alcohol] and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead.

Mar 11, 2017 · What is required to be restored to sanity? What will cause us trouble? How do I get a daily reprieve? What vision must I carry every day? How can I exercise my will power properly? INTO ACTION STEP 10 P 85 SATURDAY MARCH 11 2017. Share this post!