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November 2009 
Denial
Posted on Oct 12th, 2009
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Thoughtfood for Monday, October 12, 2009
Denial
God mercifully intervened through people
I had harmed in an earlier crisis,
for they finally held me to account.
The veil of denial was ripped away,
and I saw for the first time
the darkness in my own heart.
I was no innocent victim.
I, too,was capable of evil.
I, too, had caused great harm.
- The AA Grapevine, October 2009, p.31
From the Big Book:
"We are not an organization in the conventional sense of the word. There are no fees of dues whatsoever. The only requirement for membership is an honest desire to stop drinking. We are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. We simply wish to be helpful to those who are afflicted."
c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreward To First Edition, pp. xiii-xiv.
Prayer for the day:
"I pray that I may perform each task faithfully.
I pray that I may meet each issue of life squarely and not hold back."
c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, Oct. 12.
Quote for the day:
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." __Mark Twain (1835 -1910)
My share:
In my research this morning, I was surprised to find the above quote attributed to Mr. Twain. All this time I thought that clever remark was tossed around the rooms of AA by some anonymous drunk. That Mark first said it makes it no less poignant. "Denial" is a trump card our disease likes to play. He tosses it on the table whenever we get close to recovery. Those of us who call his bluff can take the trick with yet a more powerful card, a desire to quit drinking. Be Good To You, Dave.
"We are not an organization in the conventional sense of the word. There are no fees of dues whatsoever. The only requirement for membership is an honest desire to stop drinking. We are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. We simply wish to be helpful to those who are afflicted."
c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreward To First Edition, pp. xiii-xiv.
Prayer for the day:
"I pray that I may perform each task faithfully.
I pray that I may meet each issue of life squarely and not hold back."
c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, Oct. 12.
Quote for the day:
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." __Mark Twain (1835 -1910)
My share:
In my research this morning, I was surprised to find the above quote attributed to Mr. Twain. All this time I thought that clever remark was tossed around the rooms of AA by some anonymous drunk. That Mark first said it makes it no less poignant. "Denial" is a trump card our disease likes to play. He tosses it on the table whenever we get close to recovery. Those of us who call his bluff can take the trick with yet a more powerful card, a desire to quit drinking. Be Good To You, Dave.
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keep on keeping on being good to you, and by doing so to others in your life too, hugs. Mark Twain quote made me smile.