AA Thought for the Day

February 23, 2009

Humility

They told me, "You've got to get out and work a little; you've got to give."
They told me that giving was living, and that living was loving, and loving was God.
And you don't have to worry about God,
because He's sitting right in front of your eyes.
You get just a little sobriety, and you get just a little humility.
Not much, just a little. Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes,
but the humility of a man who's glad he's alive and can serve.
You get just a little tolerance, not too much,
but just enough to sit and listen to the other guy.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous [Second Edition], Page 507.


Thought to Ponder....

Humility is not a station we arrive at; it's a way of traveling.


Recovery Related Acronym

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P U T = Patience, Understanding, Tolerance.


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