AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) October 1, 2026  Get Right Again "As I go along I seem to get strength daily to be able to resist more easily. And when I get upset, cross-grained and out of tune with my fellow man I know that I am out of tune with God. Searching where I have been at fault, it is not hard to discover and get right again, for I have proven to myself and to many others who know me that God can keep a man sober if he will let him." - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The European ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 30, 2026  Intuitively Know We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace... ...We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) pp. 83 - 84  Thought to Ponder . . . ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 29, 2026  A New Life We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution,) p. 28  Thought to Ponder . . . The Twelve Steps—a manuscript for rational living.   AA-related 'Alc ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 28, 2026  Admission and Correction But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterday's and sometimes today's excesses of negative emotion—anger, fear, jealousy, and the like. If we would live serenely today and tomorrow, we certainly need to eliminate these hangovers. This doesn't mean we need to wander morbidly around in the past. It requires an ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 27, 2026  The Searchlight If we have swept the searchlight of Step Four back and forth over our careers, and it has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather not remember, if we have come to know how wrong thinking and action have hurt us and others, then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever. We have to talk to somebody about them. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 26, 2026  A Quick Inventory In all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to admit when the fault is ours, and an equal willingness to forgive when the fault is elsewhere. We need not be discouraged when we fall into the error of our old ways, for these disciplines are not easy. We shall look for progress, not for perfection. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 91  Thought t ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 25, 2026  Happiness These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 159  Thought to Ponder . . . In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving or receive without giving.   AA-related ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 24, 2026  Good Results In A.A. we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 104 &n ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 23, 2026  What We Have Done Doubtless you are curious to discover how and why, in the face of expert opinion to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of mind and body. If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may already be asking—"What do I have to do?" It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically. We shall tell you what we have done. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 22, 2026  New Vision, Action and Grace As we have seen, self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. It is a step in the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. Yet it is only a step. We will want to go further. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 98  Thought to Ponder . . . We either gro ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 21, 2026  Basic Trouble He decides to exert himself more. He becomes, on the next occasion, still more demanding or gracious, as the case may be. Still the play does not suit him. Admitting he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people are more to blame. He becomes angry, indignant, self-pitying. What is his basic trouble? Is he not really a self-seeker even when trying to be kind? Is he not a victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisf ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 20, 2026  The ChallengeA.A. is not a plan for recovery that can be finished and done with. It is a way of life, and the challenge contained in its principles is great enough to keep any human being striving for as long as he lives. We do not, cannot, outgrow this plan. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Keys Of The Kingdom) p. 275  Thought to Ponder . . . Sobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey.   AA-related 'Alconym' A A W ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 19, 2026  Able to Let Him In We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. Therefore our problem now becomes just how and by what specific means shall we be able to let Him in? Step Three represents our first attempt to do this. In fact, the effectiveness of the whole A.A. program will rest upon how well and earnestly we have tried to come to “a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” - Twelve Steps ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 18, 2026  At Once The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68  Thought to Ponder . . . Meet your fears with faith.   AA-r ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) September 17, 2026  Maximum Helpfulness Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others, so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful. You should not hesitate to visit the most sordid spot on earth on such an errand. Keep on the firing line of life with these motives and God will keep you unharmed. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p.102  Thought to Ponder . . . We're not living just to be sob ...Continue Reading