AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 21, 2026  Fear and Faith In my own case, the foundation stone of freedom from fear is that of faith: a faith that, despite all worldly appearances to the contrary, causes me to believe that I live in a universe that makes sense. To me, this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose. - As Bill Sees It, (The Coming of Faith) No. 51  Thought to Ponder . . . Breathe in faith, breathe out fea ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 20, 2026  Not Dependent Upon People Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn’t so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) pp. 99 - 100  Thought to Ponder . . . Dependence on God is our chief source of strength. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 19, 2026  Self-Pity Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, which we can ill afford. - As Bill Sees It, (Maudlin Martyrdom) No. 238 Thought to Ponder . . . The smallest package in the world is an alcoholic all wrapped up in h ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 18, 2026  Tradition One Our A.A. experience has taught us that: Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Twelve Traditions) p. 563  Thought to Ponder . . . Together we can do what we could never do alone.   AA-related 'Alconym' U S &nb ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 18, 2026  Tradition One Our A.A. experience has taught us that: Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Twelve Traditions) p. 563  Thought to Ponder . . . Together we can do what we could never do alone.   AA-related 'Alconym' U S &nb ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 17, 2026  Meditation We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. Most certainly we shall need bracing air and an abundance of food. But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 98  Thought to Ponder . . . Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divine within you ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 16, 2026  Your Real Reliance Still you may say: "But I will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book." We cannot be sure. God will determine that, so you must remember that your real reliance is always upon Him. He will show you how to create the fellowship you crave. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 164  Thought to Ponder . . . When in doubt, wait. Grow where you are planted.   AA-related 'Alco ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 15, 2026  Willing to Grow Many of us exclaimed, "What an order! I can’t go through with it." Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60  Thought to Ponder . . . We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.   AA ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 14, 2026  Self-searching More experienced people, of course, in all times and places have practiced unsparing self-survey and criticism. For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 88  Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 13, 2026  Answers Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 164  Thought to Ponder . . . Trust God. Clean house. Help others.   AA-related 'Alconym' P R A Y E R &nbs ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 12, 2026  A New Sense Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another’s conception of God. Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him. As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 11, 2026  This Power Like myself, he had admitted complete defeat. Then he had, in effect, been raised from the dead, suddenly taken from the scrap heap to a level of life better than the best he had ever known! Had this power originated in him? Obviously it had not. There had been no more power in him than there was in me at that minute; and this was none at all. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) p. 11  Thought to Ponder . . . No God, no ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 10, 2026  A Disease It helped me a great deal to become convinced that alcoholism was a disease, not a moral issue; that I had been drinking as a result of a compulsion, even though I had not been aware of the compulsion at the time; and that sobriety was not a matter of willpower. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Acceptance Was The Answer) p. 416  Thought to Ponder . . . Recovered and cured are very different things. I can recover, but I'll never be c ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 9, 2026  This Power What is this power that A.A. possesses? This curative power? I don’t know what it is. I suppose the doctor might say, “This is psychosomatic medicine.” I suppose the psychiatrist might say, “This is benevolent interpersonal relations.” I suppose others would say, “This is group psychotherapy.” To me it is God. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Physician, Heal Thyself!) p. 308  Thought to Ponder . . . We will suddenly realize that God ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) August 8, 2026  Inventory By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us. Without a searching and fearless moral inventory, most of us have found that the faith which really works in daily living is still out of reach. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 43  Thought to Ponder . . . In order to ...Continue Reading