Acceptance
Posted on Jul 26th, 2007
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Thoughtfood for Thursday, April 26, 2007
From the Big Book: "We represent no particular faith or denomination. We are dealing only with general principles common to most denominations." p.93
My share... I wanted nothing to do with organized religion. Accepting that this was a spiritual program and not a religious one gives me great comfort. Be Good To You, Dave
Prayer for the Day..."I pray to remember that I need other people." from "Keep It Simple", Hazelden Press
Quote for the Day... A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Source: "The World as I See It," Ideas and Opinions, trans. Sonja Bargmann, p. 8 (1954
Acceptance
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me,
and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing,
or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober;
unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me,
and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing,
or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober;
unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417
My share... I wanted nothing to do with organized religion. Accepting that this was a spiritual program and not a religious one gives me great comfort. Be Good To You, Dave
Prayer for the Day..."I pray to remember that I need other people." from "Keep It Simple", Hazelden Press
Quote for the Day... A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Source: "The World as I See It," Ideas and Opinions, trans. Sonja Bargmann, p. 8 (1954
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