March 30
AA ‘Big Book’ – Quote
Though we work out our solution on the spiritual as well as an altruistic plane, we favor hospitalization for the alcoholic who is very jittery or befogged. More often than not, it is imperative that a man’s brain be cleared before he is approached, as he has then a better chance of understanding and accepting what we have to offer. – Pg. xxvii – 4th. Edition – The Doctor’s Opinion
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Hour To Hour – Book – Quote
You want to be able to respond, not just react to the chaos of early recovery. Reaction is simply from the genes, primal and mostly instinctual. To respond requires thought. Think about your situation and how you want to respond to what happens to you.
I do not simply react to situations in an instinctual mode. I respond in a thoughtful, thought-out manner.
Bearing Witness
When I have an undesirable thought today, like jealousy, anger or self doubt I will just observe it in my mind. I will allow the thought to really be there. I won’t try to deny it or eradicate it. I will simply give it space and witness it. As I do this, the thought transforms. As I see it for what it is and accept it as a part of me, I give it the breathing room it needs to play itself through, to change into something else. I cannot hide from me, nor do I wish to. I can be my own best friend by allowing myself the space to think what I am really thinking and feel what I am really feeling knowing that it doesn’t have to lead to blind action. There is another more powerful and fruitful action that I can take. It is in simply witnessing, allowing and trusting that this process will lead to awareness, transformation and a more permanent change than is possible through denial. Today I will give myself the gift of self reflection.
I observe the workings of my inner mind
– Tian Dayton PhD
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Pocket Sponsor – Book – Quote
The person you were will use again. That is why you must ‘smash all your old ideas’ so that the new you is a member of the program, not the person you were. The person you were was a practicing alcoholic. The person you are is not.
Some people say that the 12 Steps brain wash us. Thank God, because that’s how I got clean!
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“Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book” – Book
There is no right way to do the wrong thing.
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Time for Joy – Book – Quote
With softness and gentleness I am turning around all negative thinking so that my mind is positive. It feels so good to be in charge of the world that I am creating for myself.
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Alkiespeak – Book – Quote
Faith is capitalizing on the belief of others.- Fr. Ed Dowling.