AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy aa-alive.net)
January 7, 2026
Receive This Gift
He finds himself in possession of a degree of honesty, tolerance, unselfishness,
peace of mind, and love of which he had thought himself quite incapable. What
he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has
made himself ready to receive it. A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this
gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 107
Thought to Ponder . . .
Sobriety is a gift, the price of which is eternal vigilance.
AA-related 'Alconym'
G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps.
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