AA Thoughts For The Day--Newcomers

[CarolD]

Newcomers
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"Abandon yourself to God as you understand God.
Admit your faults to Him and your fellows.
Clear away the wreckage of your past.
Give freely of what you find and join us.
We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit,
and you will surely meet some of us
as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
May God bless you and keep you - until then."

1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164
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Thought to Consider . . .

Newcomers are the lifeblood of the program.
But our oldtimers are the arteries.



*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change

[Astro]

Trudge? Every time I hear that it sounds laborious. I think today I'll skip merrily down that road. On second thought, maybe that's a little too optimistic

[CarolD]

Hmm...
I too dislike the word trudge ...I shared that here before
and it started a heated discussion ....

Sooo some may trudge ...I'm a dancer

[Astro]

As you dance the Road Of Happy Destiny. I like that

Main Entry: 1trudge
Pronunciation: \ˈtrəj\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): trudged; trudg·ing
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1547
intransitive verb
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously <trudged through deep snow>
transitive verb
: to trudge along or over

— trudg·er noun

[McGowdog]

Trudge may mean other things when you're walking about in the mud and stuff... but for us A.A. types, there's another definition;

to walk with purpose.

Someone here make a claim that it came from a 1938 dictionary;

Yes, I have a 1938 Dictionary and yes I looked up trudge and yes it does mean to "walk with purpose". Found it in a yard sale years ago. But I'll be...