07.08.06

We use the word "God" because it's used in our Basic Text and because it communicates most effectively to most people a basic understanding of the Power underlying our recovery. The word, we use for the sake of convenience. The Power behind the word, however, we use for more than convenience. We use that Power to maintain our freedom from addiction and to ensure our ongoing recovery. ~Just For Today (NA)

Today I am grateful...

• that I was thrown back into the ocean (see quote below)
• that during laughter, nothing else exists
• that truth and love are always victorious
• that the road traveled is easier when my baggage is light
• for the new Pet Shop Boys album 'Fundamental' and the bonus 8 track CD
• that this weekend Lambda Center is supporting the extension of the arm of AA by answering the Intergroup phones

A man was walking on a beach after a storm. Thousands of starfish were stranded on the shore. He saw a boy throwing starfish back into the ocean and asked the boy why. The boy replied, "The tide is going out, the starfish will die in the sun." The man said, "But there's so many of them, what difference can it make?" The boy threw another starfish and said, "It'll make a difference to that one." ~Anonymous