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AA Thought for the Day:

In the alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another, and you can’t stop until you’re paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose your job. Your home is broken up. You’re always in a mess. You’re on the merry-go-round, and you can’t get off. You’re in a squirrel cage and you can’t get out. Am I convinced that the alcoholic world is not a pleasant place for me to live in?

Meditation for the Day:

I must learn to accept self-discipline. I must try never to yield one point that I have already won. I must not let myself go in resentments, hate, fears, pride, lust, or gossip. Even if the discipline keeps me separated from some people who are without discipline, nevertheless I will carry on. I may have different ways and a different standard of living than some others. I may be moved to act by different motives than some people. But I will try to live the way I believe God wants me to live, no matter what others say.

Prayer for the Day:

I pray that I may be an example to others of a better way of living. I pray that I may carry on in spite of hindrances.

From “The Little Black Book – Twenty-Four Hours a Day”. Copyright 1975 by Hazelden Foundation.