Subject: Fwd: Today, Thursday, February 17. 2011
From: "Paul" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Spencer Allen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:48:44 -0500

Please pray for our good friend Alan Howar - his condition took a turn  
for the worse last night !!!

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> Subj: Today, Thursday, February 17. 2011
>
> February 17:  Then go or stay away, whichever seems better. But be  
> sure you are on solid spiritual ground before you start & that your  
> motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of what you will  
> get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it.
>
> This is February, the 2nd month of the year;
> •        The 2nd Tradition:  For our group purpose there is but one  
> ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our gro 
> up conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not gov 
> ern.
> •        The 2nd Step:  Came to believe that a Power greater than ou 
> rselves could restore us to sanity.
> •        The 2nd Promise: We are going to know a new freedom and a n 
> ew happiness.
> __________________
> A.A. Thought for the Day
>
> Alcohol is poison to the alcoholic. Poison is not too strong a word,  
> because alcoholism leads eventually to the death of the alcoholic.  
> It may be a quick death or a slow death. When we go by package  
> stores and see various kinds of liquor all dressed up in fancy  
> packages to make it look attractive, we should always make it a  
> point to say to ourselves so we'll never forget it: "That stuffs all  
> poison to me." And it is. Alcohol poisoned our lives for a long  
> time. Do I know that since I'm an alcoholic all liquor is poison to  
> me?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> I must somehow find the means of coming nearer to God. That is what  
> really matters. I must somehow seek the true bread of life, which is  
> communion with Him. I must grasp for the truth at the center of all  
> worship. This central truth is all that matters. All forms of  
> worship have this communion with God as their purpose and goal.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may meet God in quiet    communion. I pray that I may  
> partake of the soul-food that God has provided for me.
>
> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day,    Richmond Walker, Copyright © 197 
> 5, Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA.   Editor’s note: This bo 
> ok was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Dayto 
> na Beach, Florida. I get the text from the following website:  http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/0403EN.htm 
>  Note 4 numbers after “h24/”: the first two are the day of the  
> month and the second two are the month.  Example:  To get daily read 
> ing for December 21st, you would change the URL to      http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
>
> The following is Excerpt No. 77  from As Bill Sees It : “R.S.V.P.– 
> Yes or No?”
>
>         Usually, we do not avoid a place where there is drinking -  
> if we have a legitimate reason for being there. That includes bars,  
> nightclubs, dances, receptions, weddings, even plain ordinary parties.
>
>         You will note that we made an important qualification.  
> Therefore ask yourself, "Have I any good social,    business, or  
> personal reason for going to this place? Or am I expecting to steal  
> a little vicarious pleasure from the atmosphere?" Then go or stay  
> away, whichever seems better. But be sure you are on solid spiritual  
> ground before    you start & that your motive in going is thoroughly  
> good. Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. Think  
> of what you can bring to it.
>
>         If you are shaky, you had better work with another alcoholic  
> instead!
>
> Alcoholic Anonymous p-101/102
>
> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by 
>  Alcoholics Anonymous ®
> World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115