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April 16 "Gratitude is a tool, a form of perspective, reminding me to appreciate the simple things." Emotional Sobriety II New York, New York, August 1997 "Savoring Sobriety," Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...imals/0353.gif |
April 17 "If we dwell on the past or the future ... we stop changing." September 1974 "Awareness" AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...imals/0133.gif |
April 18 "Genuine simplicity for today is to be found, I think, in whatever principles, practices, and services can permanently insure our widespread harmony and effectiveness. Therefore it has been better to state our principles than to leave them vague; better to clarify their applications than to leave these unclear; better to organize our services than to leave them to hit-or-miss methods, or to none at all." Celebrating The Language of the Heart AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 "Let's Keep It Simple -- But How?" The Language of the Heart https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...MJ57L4pEPpFjtE |
April 19 "I am learning how to be a better son, brother, friend, and boyfriend. These things may not be a big deal for some, but they are completely foreign to me. What I found in AA was something I had been looking for my whole life, and I didn't even know it." Summer, Washington, April 2011 "Notes from an Alkie," AA Grapevine https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...Ey1yqHJytf1mtn |
April 20 "To want nothing -- to know that we cannot make anything happen -- brings inner and outer joy, total fulfillment. The earth and the heavens and ourselves become one, and in this state of spontaneous surrender, we discover the deep, spiritual constancy in everyday living that we were looking for all along." September 1974 "Awareness," AA Grapevine https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...XhkwvvwtXUHlPQ |
April 21 "My need lay along spiritual lines, part of which consisted in helping others -- something startlingly new to me." Spiritual Awakenings II March 1945 "Ways of Coming into AA," Spiritual Awakenings II https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...Wk6-9TVt_WILrQ |
April 22 "I live in the Three Legacies of Unity, Recovery, and Service, and have gained 36 spiritual principles to help me through life one day at a time." Gig Harbor, Washington, April 2011 "Get in the Car," AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...flies/0099.gif |
April 23 "Love mediates faith to others -- by caring what happens to them, by patience, by persistence, by humor." Rev. Samuel Shoemaker, Friend of AA, September 1948 "And So from My Heart I Say" AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...birds/0130.gif |
April 24 "I look upon a pain in my feelings as temporary indigestion of the mind. When I get a stomach-ache, it is generally because I've eaten something that hasn't agreed with me. Likewise, my mental indigestion comes from some story, bit of gossip or circumstance that I've swallowed without thinking." Emotional Sobriety II Elmhurst, New York, March 1950 "Got a Pain in Your Feelings?," Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier http://angelwinks.net/images/naturepod/naturepod331.jpg |
April 25 "AA has given each and every one of its groups and members the inalienable right to be unerringly wrong, which has many times resulted in the liberty to be foolish, the sovereignty to self-destruct, and the self-determination to learn from mistakes." Bowling Green, Kentucky, April 2012 "Safe in the Storm," AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...astic/0134.gif |
April 26 "Every day is not a bed of roses, but it is such a relief to know that no matter what life throws my way, I never have to do it alone. I can't wait to see what happens next." Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2011 "Thirsty Thursday," AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-dogs-many/0020.gif |
April 27 "We cannot just keep chipping away at defects of character without developing something to replace them. Assets are the only item I can find to develop, and the Fourth Step seems to be the ideal way of monitoring where I am at with both assets and defects." Step by Step Book Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1979 "Taking Stock," Step By Step http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-dogs-many/0031.gif |
April 28 "I can better understand when I learn to listen." September 2008 "The Fine Art of Listening," AA Grapevine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...birds/0112.gif |
April 29 "Reality nourishes and fulfills." July 2008 "Get Real," AA Grapevine http://angelwinks.net/images/general...ralpod1207.jpg |
April 30 "I can choose to carry the weight of the world and my problems around on my shoulders, or I can turn them all over to my Higher Power and let her worry about them." Spiritual Awakenings II Toronto, Ontario, May 1984 "Now I Have a Choice!," Spiritual Awakenings II http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...imals/0190.gif |
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