AA Thought for the Day

February 12, 2009

Selfishness

Selfishness -- self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity,
we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.
Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation,
but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions
based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous [First Edition], Page 74.


Thought to Ponder....

Never become so heavenly that you're no earthly good.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

P R I D E = Personal Recovery Involves Deflating Ego.


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