Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners Meetings

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Try each of these each day. It is our experience that if we do these things it is impossible to have a bad day. These actions, consistent with daily practice of the Steps, are taken from Alcoholics Anonymous and AA literature.

Prayers on knees to a Higher Power

  • am: "Please keep me sober today and please look after me today."
  • Read the Just for Today card
  • Review your gratitude list from previous day.
  • pm:Write out a gratitude list for that day and thank your Higher Power for the gifts received
  • "Thank you for keeping me sober today."

Service

  • Commit to two weekly meetings � �home groups� � pitch in and be helpful and aim to get two service commitments.
  • Phone a couple of newcomers (newer than you) each day.

Read the book Alcoholics Anonymous

Try page or two each day; more if you want to

Angry or annoyed at someone?

Pray for him or her - For example, you might say: �Please God, bless XX and let him have health, prosperity and happiness.� Or, �Please God, give me the tolerance, pity and patience I would cheerfully grant a sick friend.� Or, �Please God bless XXX and let her have everything I would wish for myself.�

Frightened or anxious?

Pray the Serenity Prayer

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."

Sponsor

It is suggested that you phone daily and do exactly what your sponsor tells you. If you don�t have a sponsor, look upon every meeting you go to as a chance to find one.

NB If anything is unclear, ask your sponsor.