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December 3 "Only the sharing of despair can bring us ... illumination." Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1 Pleasantville, N.Y., August 1959 "The Sense of Sobriety," http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0107.gif |
December 4 "No matter how truthful the words of my message, there could be no deep communication if what I said and did was coloured by pride, arrogance, intolerance, resentment, imprudence, or desire for personal acclaim -- even though I was largely unconscious of these attitudes" Celebrating The Language of the Heart AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 "The Language of the Heart" The Language of the Heart http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0130.gif |
December 5 "Some of us take a long time to 'come to' before we can 'come to believe' that there is any hope for us." http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0186.gif Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1 Nanaimo, British Columbia, February 2003 "My Name Is Gary and I'm a Human Being," Spiritual Awakenings |
December 6 "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0194.gif Tukwila, Wash., July 2005 "Heard at Meetings," AA Grapevine |
December 7 "Certainly, we need leaders, but we must regard them as the human agent of the Higher Power and not with undue adulation as individuals." Best of Grapevine Volume 2 AA Co-Founder, Dr. Bob, September 1948 "The Fundamentals in Retrospect" The Best of the Grapevine, Volume 2 http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0498.gif |
December 9 "Success and failure share a common denominator ... both are temporary" Emotional Sobriety I Escondido, Calif., August 2001 "Win or Lose" Emotional Sobriety: The Next Frontier http://www.animated-gifs.eu/christmas-wreaths/0072.gif |
December 10 "God grant that AA may ever stay simple." Best of Grapevine Volume 2 AA Co-Founder, Dr. Bob, September 1948 "The Fundamentals in Retrospect" The Best of the Grapevine, Volume 2 |
December 11 "Today's disappointment, viewed six months hence, may turn out to be one of the best breaks we ever got." Jackson, Mich., February 1958 http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0043.gif |
December 12 "Coincidences are merely a manner in which God protects his anonymity." AA Around the World New York, N.Y., January 1999 "There's a Seat for Me in Cuba," AA Around the World http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0046.gif |
December 13 "If each sufferer were to carry the news of the scientific hopelessness of alcoholism to each new prospect, he might be able to lay every newcomer wide open to a transforming spiritual experience." Celebrating The Language of the Heart AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1963 "The Bill W.--Carl Jung Letters" http://www.animated-gifs.eu/christmas-uk/37.gif |
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December 14 "My desire to drink became a desire not to." Beginners' Book Nipawin, Saskatchewan, November 2003 "Nobody's Fault but Mine," Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0088.gif |
December 15 "My drinking career was all about running away. I could pack up and vanish in a flash. Now, I can make commitments and become part of something. I can let myself belong." Beginners' Book Kingston, N.Y., May 1997 "At Home in a Home Group" Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-snow/0151.gif |
December 16 "The smile from my face traveled to my heart." Beginners' Book Olympia, Wash., September 2006 "The Portals of Service," Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0324.gif |
December 17 "My inner feelings boil down to a handful of things - fear, anger, self-pity, shame, and feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem. These are the things we need to talk about in AA." Beginners' Book Russell, Pa., December 2004 "One Brick at a Time" Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0322.gif |
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