newby1961

A.A. Thought for the Day

We got a kick out of the first few drinks, before we got stupefied by alcohol. For a while, the world seemed to look brighter. But how about the letdown, the terrible depression that comes the morning after? In A.A., we get a real kick: not a false feeling of exhilaration, but a real feeling of satisfaction with ourselves, self respect, and a feeling of friendliness toward the world. We got a sort of pleasure from drinking. For a while we thought we were happy. But it's only an illusion. The hangover the next day is the opposite of pleasure. In AA., am I getting real pleasure and serenity and peace?

Meditation for the Day

I will practice love, because lack of love will block the way. I will try to see good in all people, those I like and also those who fret me and go against the grain. They are all children of God. I will try to give love; otherwise, how can I dwell in God's spirit whence nothing unloving can come? I will try to get along with all people, because the more love I give away, the more I will have.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may do all I can to love others, in spite of their many faults. I pray that as I love, so will I be loved.

paul99

The more love I give away, the more I get. That is all I need to get from this, and that is all I need to do. Simple, but powerful.

Fernaceman

Alcohol and drugs did give the illusion of life fulfillment to me. That's part of the insanity of this disease. AA does, with work, provide a much more solid framework for the exact fulfillment I was seeking with intoxicants.

Love your take on it, Paul.

Veritas1

The sense of ease and comfort.

EternalQ

If I keep working on accepting others where they are....
then I will be better able to accept where I am on this journey...
and if I love myself unfinished then I will not drink.

serenitysomehow

Amen, I am finding that the more I am able to just love others and give of myself, the happier I am becoming. It's amazing coming out of fear at last!!