AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 26, 2026  A.A.'s Twelve Steps A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Foreward) p. 15  Thought to Ponder . . . Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal malady.   AA-related 'Alconym' A A W O L  =   A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 25, 2026  Key to the Future We turned back to the list, for it held the key to the future. We were prepared to look at it from an entirely different angle. We began to see that the world and its people really dominated us. In that state, the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill. How could we escape? We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how? - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66  Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 24, 2026  Simple, But Not Easy Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements. Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) pp. 13 - 14  Thought to Ponder . . . While it isn't always ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 23, 2026  We Don't Struggle In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86  Thought to Ponder . . . I asked from the heart, and I received. &nbs ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 22, 2026  Profound Personality Change "It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without undergoing a profound personality change." - As Bill Sees It, (Personality Change) No. 1  Thought to Ponder . . . If I don't ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 21, 2026  Endless Possibilities Regardless of worldly success or failure, regardless of pain or joy, regardless of sickness or health or even of death itself, a new life of endless possibilities can be lived if we are willing to continue our awakening, through the practice of A.A.'s Twelve Steps. - As Bill Sees It, No. 8  Thought to Ponder . . . The AA way of life is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.   AA-rel ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 20, 2026  An Insane Urge The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking, and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the process. Few indeed were those who, so assailed, had ever won through in singlehanded combat. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 22  Thought to Ponder . . . It's hard to fight an en ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 19, 2026  Spiritual Growth First We have learned that the satisfaction of instincts cannot be the sole end and aim of our lives. If we place instincts first, we have got the cart before the horse; we shall be pulled backward into disillusionment. But when we are willing to place spiritual growth first—then and only then do we have a real chance. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 114  Thought to Ponder . . . Get it - Give it - ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 18, 2026  ActionMore sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented, useful life. That is just where the remaining Steps of the A.A. program come in. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the much-desired result. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Three) pp. 39-40  Though ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 17, 2026  The Truth I began with blind faith, but the proof of truth is that it works. I believed those who said they had suffered from alcoholism, but, through AA, were now enjoying sobriety. So the truth was there for me to see. But shortly I knew the truth from my own experience. I was not only released from the compulsion to drink; I was guided toward a compulsion to live! - Came to Believe, p. 3  Thought to Ponder . . . Truth is to our inner ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 16, 2026  The Great Obsession The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30  Thought to Ponder . ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 15, 2026  This Simple Cornerstone We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built. - Alcoholics A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 14, 2026  A Better Way Perhaps there is a better way—we think so. For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68  Thought to Ponder . . ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 13, 2026  Absolute Certainty The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 25  Thought to Ponder . . . My life hereafter is from this moment on.   AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H  =   Faci ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 12, 2026  Misdirected Instinct Nearly every serious emotional problem can be seen as a case of misdirected instinct. When that happens, our great natural assets, the instincts, have turned into physical and mental liabilities. Step Four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 42  Thought to Ponder . . . I need to uncover in ord ...Continue Reading