alcoholics anonymous
December 2008 
Acceptance
Zink
Thoughtfood for Friday, August 22, 2008
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.
© 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417
From the Big Book:
"As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn."
c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, How It Works, p. 63.
Prayer for the day:
"I pray that I may make good use of my mistakes and failures.
I pray that some good may result from my painful experiences."
c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, Aug 22.
Quote for the day:
"Prayer needs no speech." __Mohandas Gandhi
My share:
I am very busy these next two days. Turnabout for TIHAN is an annual benefit show for which I design and build stage set. The show is Sunday Aug 24 at the Doubletree Hotel in Tucson, AZ.
TIHAN is the Tucson Interfaith HIV / AIDS Network and this event is the second largest fundraiser of their fiscal year. I got involved with this event in my first year of sobriety and if I were not still sober, I doubt I would still be doing this. It is a happy tradition for me to stay involved. Be Good To You, Dave
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