AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AAOnline.net)
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010
Self-restraint
Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen.
We must avoid quick-tempered criticism, furious power-driven argument,
sulking, and silent scorn.
These are emotional booby traps baited with pride and vengefulness.
When we are tempted by the bait,
we should train ourselves to step back and think.
We can neither think nor act to good purpose
until the habit of self-restraint has become automatic.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 179
Thought to Ponder ...
The Seven T's -- Take Time To Think The Thing Through.
AA-related 'Alconym' ...
T H I N K = Thoughtful, Honest, Intelligent, Necessary, Kind.
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