AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 13, 2026  The Mental Twist When he sees you know all about the drinking game, commence to describe yourself as an alcoholic. Tell him how baffled you were, how you finally learned that you were sick. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. Show him the mental twist which leads to the first drink of a spree. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) pp. 91 - 92  Thought to Ponder . . . We plant the seed and leave the outcom ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 12, 2026  A Prayer In 1941, a news clipping was called to our attention by a New York member. In an obituary notice from a local paper, there appeared these words: "God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Never had we seen so much A.A. in so few words. With amazing speed the Serenity Prayer came into general use. - As Bill Sees It, No. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 11, 2026  Slips Slips can often be charged to rebellion; some of us are more rebellious than others. Slips may be due to the illusion that one can be 'cured' of alcoholism. Slips can also be charged to carelessness and complacency. Many of us fail to ride out these periods sober. Things go fine for two or three years -- then the member is seen no more. Some of us suffer extreme guilt because of vices or practices that we can't or won't let go of. Too l ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 10, 2026  Inner Strength and Peace If we really depended upon God, we couldn't very well play God to our fellows nor would we feel the urge wholly to rely on human protection and care. These were the new attitudes that finally brought many of us an inner strength and peace that could not be deeply shaken by the shortcomings of others or by any calamity not of our own making. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 116  Thought ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 9, 2026  Something Happens We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do for months or years, he reacts much like other men. We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system, something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to stop. The experience of any alcoholic will abundantly confirm this. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There is a Solution) pp. 22 - ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 8, 2026  Your Own Conception When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 47  Thought to Ponder . . . What are you coming to believe? Belief is a continuing action. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 7, 2026  Program of Action The program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic. It meant I would have to throw several lifelong conceptions out of the window. That was not easy. But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious feeling that my alcoholic condition was relieved, as in fact it proved to be. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 42  Thought to Ponder . . . Knowing is ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 6, 2026  Carefully Reviewing Returning home we find a place where we can be quiet for an hour, carefully reviewing what we have done. We thank God from the bottom of our heart that we know Him better. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. - Alcoho ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 5, 2026  A Single Purpose It has also been learned that there is no possible way to make nonalcoholics into A.A. members. We have to confine our membership to alcoholics, and we have to confine our A.A. groups to a single purpose. If we don’t stick to these principles, we shall almost surely collapse. And if we collapse, we cannot help anyone. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (P-35 Problems Other Than Alcohol) p. 4  Thought to Ponder . . . If you wan ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 4, 2026  Practically Nonexistent The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 24 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 3, 2026  Interesting and Profitable Must A.A.'s spend most of their waking hours drearily rehashing their sins of omission or commission? Well, hardly. The emphasis on inventory is heavy only because a great many of us have never really acquired the habit of accurate self-appraisal. Once this healthy practice has become grooved, it will be so interesting and profitable that the time it takes won't be missed. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Ste ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 2, 2026  Sobriety Every Day God willing, we members of A.A. may never again have to deal with drinking, but we have to deal with sobriety every day. How do we do it? By learning—through practicing the Twelve Steps and through sharing at meetings—how to cope with the problems that we looked to booze to solve, back in our drinking days. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (To Handle Sobriety) pp. 558 - 559  Thought to Ponder . . . The Twelve Steps; a manu ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) November 1, 2026  A Double Life More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor. To the outer world he presents his stage character. This is the one he likes his fellows to see. He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn't deserve it. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 73  Thought to Ponder . . . Character is what I am; reputation is what people think I am.   AA-related 'Al ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) October 31, 2026  Pride and Fear When AA suggests a fearless moral inventory, it must seem to every newcomer that more is being asked of him than he can do. Both his pride and his fear beat him back every time he tries to look inside himself. Pride says, "You need not pass this way," and Fear says, "You dare not look!" But the testimony of AA's who have really tried a moral inventory is that pride and fear of this sort turn out to be bogeyme ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) October 31, 2026  Pride and Fear When AA suggests a fearless moral inventory, it must seem to every newcomer that more is being asked of him than he can do. Both his pride and his fear beat him back every time he tries to look inside himself. Pride says, "You need not pass this way," and Fear says, "You dare not look!" But the testimony of AA's who have really tried a moral inventory is that pride and fear of this sort turn out to be bogeyme ...Continue Reading