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**CarolD** · 01-31-2009, 07:48 AM

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Surrender

On the face of it,
surrendering certainly does not seem like winning.
But it is in AA
Only after we have come to the end of our rope,
hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives
beyond which we can go no further;
only when we hit "bottom" in despair and surrender,
can we accomplish sobriety which we could
never accomplish before.
We must, and we do, surrender in order to win.

c. 1955 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,
2nd Edition, pp. 341-2

^*^*^*^*^
Thought to Consider . . .

Life didn't end when I got sober -- it started.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*

S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust

01-31-2009, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	AA Thoughts For The Day ~~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~~ Surrender On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning. But it is in AA Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit "bottom" in despair and surrender, can we accomplish sobriety which we could never accomplish before. We must, and we do, surrender in order to win. c. 1955 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, 2nd Edition, pp. 341-2 ^^^^^ Thought to Consider . . . Life didn't end when I got sober -- it started. ~~AACRONYMS~~ S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!