AA Thought for the Day

January 30, 2009

Release

A belief in the basic spirituality of life has grown
and with it belief in a supreme and guiding power for good.
In the process of this change I can recognize
two immensely significant steps for me.
The first step I took when I admitted to myself for the first time
that all my previous thinking might be wrong.
The second step came when I first consciously wished to believe.
As a result of this experience I am convinced that to seek is to find,
to ask is to be given.
The day never passes that I do not silently cry out in thankfulness,
not merely for my release from alcohol,
but even more for a change that has given life new meaning, dignity, and beauty.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous [First Edition], pp. 355-356.


Thought to Ponder....

When I change what I believe, I change what I do.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change.


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