The next thing is to honestly want to quit the old life. Then I must admit I was helpless, that alcohol had me licked and I couldn't do anything about it. work? The first thing is to have a revulsion against myself and my way of living. I pray that for each day, God will supply the wisdom and the strength that I need. I pray that God will guide me one day at a time in the new year. I will leave all these things buried and go forward, in this new year, into a new life. I will bury every fear of the future, all thoughts of unkindness and bitterness, all my dislikes, my resentments, my sense of failure, my disappointments in others and in myself, my gloom and my despondency. I will not dwell on the past or the future, only on the present. I will make each day one of preparation for better things ahead. In the new year, I will live one day at a time. When I came into A.A., was I a desperate person? Did I have a soul-sickness? Was I so sick of myself and my way of living that I couldn't stand looking at myself in a mirror? Was I ready for A.A.? Was I ready to try anything that would help me to get sober and to get over my soul-sickness? Should I ever forget the condition I was in? If we don't take that first drink today, we'll never take it, because it's always today. The author hopes that these daily readings may help members of Alcoholics Anonymous to find the power they need to stay sober each twenty-four hours.

Permission to use the universal spiritual thoughts expressed in this book, without using direct quotations, has been granted by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York City. These daily readings contain most of the material used in the booklet 'For Drunks Only' and other AA literature also some passages from 'the Big Book,' Alcoholics Anonymous.Īs a basis for the meditations in this book, the author has used many passages from the book, God Calling by Two Listeners, edited by A. It is designed for those who want to start each day with a few minutes of thought, meditation, and prayer. Twenty-Four Hours a Day is intended for members of Alcoholics Anonymous as a help in their program of living one day at a time. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. It is a simple, yet effective way to help us relate the Twelve Steps to everyday life and helps us find the power not to take that first drink each day. In addition to a thought, meditation and prayer for each day of the year, this handy, pocket-sized volume also contains the Serenity Prayer and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. 'For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision' is part of the Sanskrit proverb quoted at the beginning of the book which has become one of the basic building blocks for a life of sobriety. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this 'little black book' offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. This best-selling meditation book for those in recovery offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.

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