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May 18


Prayer for Curiosity

Lord, when did I lose the wonder and curiosity of a child?
How did this “I can do it all” attitude take over my brain?
When did sarcasm, doubt, fear and anger invade my every cell squeezing out trust, faith and the ability to marvel at the ordinary?
Lord I ask you for the eyes of a child:
To giggle at silly noises and pay attention to the whispers beneath the clamor
To peer deeply into the eyes of someone who cares
To squeal with delight with daily discoveries
To see the ordinary from a different point of view
To crawl on the floor exploring whatever is right in front of me
To learn something new each week and savor that moment
To feel the thrill of the quest in spying a desired object across the room and concentrating to use my entire body to reach it.
To smack my lips with new tastes and celebrate the miracle of each moment.
Lord pour into my heart refreshing waters of curiosity from your well of life, hope, and delight.
Touch my eyes to your marvels and heal my grown up blindness.
Connect me once again with your divine curiosity and sacred surprises.

~ Jean Wise


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Just a Thought

In A.A. we have “insurance.”

Our faith in God is a kind of “insurance” against the terrible things that might happen to us if we ever drink again. By putting our drink problem in the hands of God, we've taken out a sort of “insurance policy,” which “insures” us against the ravages of drink, as our homes are insured against destruction by fire.

So ............

Am I paying my A.A. “insurance premiums” regularly?

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Just a Contemplation

Twelfth Step Work

It is discouraging when someone we wish to help turns down the program. It is hard to know what to say or do when a friend who needs A.A. responds to our efforts with indifference or hostility. Sometimes, those we are trying to help take advantage of our time and patience. Often, we feel inadequate when we encounter a person with seemingly overwhelming and insoluble problems.

As we go about our Twelfth Step work, let's remember that the best way we can help someone else is by maintaining our own sobriety. Let's also remember to turn over our perplexities to our Higher Power. We do the best we can, according to the insight we are given at the time, and we leave the results to God.

Show me what to do for those I would help.

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Character

Many of us felt that we had plenty of character. There was a tremendous urge to cease forever. Yet we found it impossible. This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it—this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.

Alcoholics Anonymous Page 34

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Just a Quote

“I am neither clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” ~ Albert Einstein