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**CarolD** · 11-04-2009, 09:34 AM

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought for the Day

I can do things that I never did before. Liquor took away my initiative and my ambition. I couldn't get up the steam to start anything. I let things slide. When 1 was drunk, I was too inert to even comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write letters that need to be written. I can make telephone calls that should be made. I can work in my garden. I can pursue my hobbies. I have the urge to create something, that creative urge that was completely stifled by alcohol. I am free to achieve again. Have I recovered my initiative?

Meditation for the Day

"In Thy presence is fullness of joy: At Thy right hand are pleasures forever." We cannot find true happiness by looking for it. Seeking pleasure does not bring happiness in the long run, only disillusionment. Do not seek to have this fullness of joy by seeking pleasure. It cannot be done that way: Happiness is a byproduct of living the right kind of life. True happiness comes as a result of living in all respects the way you believe God wants you to live, with regard to yourself and to other people.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not always seek pleasure as a goal. I pray that I may be content with the happiness that comes when I do the right thing.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

***nandm*** · 11-04-2009, 09:53 AM

This is so true for me. It took nearly 8 years of sobriety but I have started to paint again after not doing it for over 20 years. It was one of the first things to go for me when I started down the road of alcoholism. Sobriety has given me a life I could not have dreamed. Even with the ups and downs that life has to offer I would not trade one day of my sobriety for one day of drinking. I look forward to all life has to offer now that I am sober.

Thanks Carol for the reminder.

pijandura · 11-04-2009, 12:31 PM

Life has muc more meaning now after sobriety then it did before I was even a drunk.

TheSunAlsoRises · 11-04-2009, 12:59 PM

Ah productivity, well lets be honest any action at all--one of the greatest gifts of sobriety...

11-04-2009, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	24 Hours A Day ~~~^Twenty Four Hours A Day^~~~ A.A. Thought for the Day I can do things that I never did before. Liquor took away my initiative and my ambition. I couldn't get up the steam to start anything. I let things slide. When 1 was drunk, I was too inert to even comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write letters that need to be written. I can make telephone calls that should be made. I can work in my garden. I can pursue my hobbies. I have the urge to create something, that creative urge that was completely stifled by alcohol. I am free to achieve again. Have I recovered my initiative? Meditation for the Day "In Thy presence is fullness of joy: At Thy right hand are pleasures forever." We cannot find true happiness by looking for it. Seeking pleasure does not bring happiness in the long run, only disillusionment. Do not seek to have this fullness of joy by seeking pleasure. It cannot be done that way: Happiness is a byproduct of living the right kind of life. True happiness comes as a result of living in all respects the way you believe God wants you to live, with regard to yourself and to other people. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may not always seek pleasure as a goal. I pray that I may be content with the happiness that comes when I do the right thing. Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012 __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

11-04-2009, 09:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
*nandm* Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 6,579	This is so true for me. It took nearly 8 years of sobriety but I have started to paint again after not doing it for over 20 years. It was one of the first things to go for me when I started down the road of alcoholism. Sobriety has given me a life I could not have dreamed. Even with the ups and downs that life has to offer I would not trade one day of my sobriety for one day of drinking. I look forward to all life has to offer now that I am sober. Thanks Carol for the reminder. __________________ NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.

11-04-2009, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheSunAlsoRises Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Traveling in Europe Posts: 414	Ah productivity, well lets be honest any action at all--one of the greatest gifts of sobriety... __________________ May 25th 2009 The day when I finally got to step 0--This Crap has got to stop "There are many paths to God my son, I hope yours will not be too difficult." - Ben Her

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11-04-2009, 12:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
pijandura Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Life has muc more meaning now after sobriety then it did before I was even a drunk.

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