Feb 13 topics

Daily Reflections: WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER 

1. To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we  could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 

2. Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of alcoholism. I can't think my way sober. I try to remember that intelligence is a God-given attribute that I may use, a joy--like having a talent for  dancing or drawing or carpentry. It does not make me better than anyone else, and it is not a particularly reliable tool for recovery, for it is a power greater than myself who will restore me to sanity--not a high IQ or a college degree. 

NA Just For Today:  The Ties That Bind

1. "As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well." Basic Text, p. 57 

2. Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our  very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narcotics Anonymous; we must learn to  respond in a constructive way to the destructive influences that sometimes arise in our fellowship. If we  decide to be part of the solution instead of the problem, we are headed in the right direction. 

3. Our personal recovery and the growth of NA is contingent upon maintaining an atmosphere of recovery in  our meetings. Are we willing to help our group deal constructively with conflict? As group members, do  we strive to work out difficulties openly, honestly, and fairly? Do we seek to promote the common  welfare of all our members rather than our own agenda? And, as trusted servants, do we take into  consideration the effect our actions might have on newcomers? 

4. Service can bring out both the best and the worst in us. But it is often through service that we begin to get  in touch with some of our more pressing defects of character Do we shrink from service commitments  rather than face what we might find out about ourselves? If we bear in mind the strength of the ties that  bind us together-our recovery from active addiction-all will be well. 

5. Just for today: I will strive to be of service to our fellowship. I will be unafraid to discover who I am. 

Recovery ACRONYMS: 

1. HOW: Honest. Open. Willing

2. LOVE: Let. Others. Voluntarily. Evolve.

3. PUSH: Pray Until Something Happens 

4. TIME: This I Must Experience

5. QTIP: Quit. Taking. It. Personally

6. Mind your “P’s and Q’s.”: Pause and quiet _ Leading us to (totally Obvious) if we keep (kind Effort = effortless possibilities) working fit

•  How I find the love that I need is only by seeing that i have to get to a point of getting to and stop having to (the wording)push myself into seeing that its this time that I can qtip by Mind your “P’s and Q’s.”: Pause and quiet .

RECOVERY SLOGANS together

 Don't Use No Matter What comes to the point of seeing that God doesn't make junk and I have to Give time time so that I can get to the point of getting to see that Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less by Live and Let Live to be able to act within Misery is optional and Nothing is so bad, a drink won't make it worse and One drink is too many and a thousand not enough so i will Stick with the winners.

From myself: 

• When I know that all I can do is get to show up, then I will be able to find the way to my peace of mind.