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November 2009 
Love and Service
Posted on Apr 24th, 2009
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Thoughtfood for Friday, April 24, 2009
Love and Service
When we love, we will see in others
what we wish to have in ourselves.
We will know that love is a privilege given to us by God.
When we love, we will never be bored with life or our program.
It is what impels us to be active and to get involved in service.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 297
From the Big Book:
"The family is mystified...This sort of thing can be avoided. Both father and the family are mistaken, though each side may have some justification. It is of little use to argue and only makes the impasse worse. The family must realize that dad, though marvelously improved, is still convalescing. They should be thankful he is sober and able to be of this world once more."
c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, The Family Afterward, pp 126-127.
Prayer for the day:
"I pray that my life may become centered in God more than in self.
I pray that my will may be directed towards doing His will."
c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, April 24.
Quote for the day:
"Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." __Franklin P. Jones
My share: Be Good To You, Dave
A MEMBER SHARES:
Hi family! I'm Steve, and I'm danged grateful to be sober tonight. Love myself? Nope. I didn't have any self-love at all when I got here. I didn't want any. What happened for me was that I started the work of AA Fellowship with a little service work and a lot of prayer. By the way -- trying to pray IS praying. I started cleaning up the wreckage of my past. I made amends AFTER my sponsor looked them over. We went to 3 to 5 meetings every week. We went to Big Book meetings, 12&12 meetings, men's meetings, speaker meetings, and had coffee and pie after each one. We talked AA and "Life 101." And in that effort, I grew up. I acted my way into right thinking just as they said I would. Give this way of life a try. Don't concentrate on self -- that's a dead alley. Concentrate on being the BEST you can be. Then, in a
"The family is mystified...This sort of thing can be avoided. Both father and the family are mistaken, though each side may have some justification. It is of little use to argue and only makes the impasse worse. The family must realize that dad, though marvelously improved, is still convalescing. They should be thankful he is sober and able to be of this world once more."
c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, The Family Afterward, pp 126-127.
Prayer for the day:
"I pray that my life may become centered in God more than in self.
I pray that my will may be directed towards doing His will."
c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, April 24.
Quote for the day:
"Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." __Franklin P. Jones
My share: Be Good To You, Dave
A MEMBER SHARES:
Hi family! I'm Steve, and I'm danged grateful to be sober tonight. Love myself? Nope. I didn't have any self-love at all when I got here. I didn't want any. What happened for me was that I started the work of AA Fellowship with a little service work and a lot of prayer. By the way -- trying to pray IS praying. I started cleaning up the wreckage of my past. I made amends AFTER my sponsor looked them over. We went to 3 to 5 meetings every week. We went to Big Book meetings, 12&12 meetings, men's meetings, speaker meetings, and had coffee and pie after each one. We talked AA and "Life 101." And in that effort, I grew up. I acted my way into right thinking just as they said I would. Give this way of life a try. Don't concentrate on self -- that's a dead alley. Concentrate on being the BEST you can be. Then, in a
year, let's discuss this topic again. It works.
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Love and Service
When we love, we will see in others
what we wish to have in ourselves.
We will know that love is a privilege given to us by God.
When we love, we will never be bored with life or our program.
It is what impels us to be active and to get involved in service.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 297
Much truth in these words, and love throws us wide open too.