AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) July 4, 2022 Freedom Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have no monopoly. Yet it is our great hope that all those who have as yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of this book and will presently join us on the high road to a new freedom. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Foreward to Second Edition) p. xxi Thought to Ponder Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. AA-related 'Alconym' F R E E  =   ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) July 3, 2022 Faith We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 55 Thought to Ponder I saw, I felt, I believed. AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H  =   Found Always In Trusting Him. Thanks to all of you for ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) July 2, 2022 Natural Desires We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. 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 whic ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) July 1, 2022 Self-Restraint Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. This carries a top priority rating. When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment can ruin our relation with another person for a whole day, or maybe a whole year. Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 91 Thoug ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 30, 2022 Self-Seeker 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 satisfaction and happin ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 29, 2022 Key to Life Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have—the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 124 Thought to Ponder Only in giving do we receive in full measure. AA-related 'Alconym' H E L P & ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 28, 2022 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 Trust God. Clean house. Help others. AA-related 'Alconym' H J F  =   Happy, Joyous, Free. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generous ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 27, 2022 Psychic Change On the other hand—and strange as this may seem to those who do not understand—once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol, the only effort necessary being that required to follow a few simple rules. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Doctor's Opinion) p. xxix Thought to Ponder A spiritual ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 26, 2022 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Self-Will We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems. We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no request for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. - Alcoholics Anony ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 25, 2022 Relief Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene. As we persist, a brand-new kind of confidence is born, and the sense of relief at finally facing ourselves is indescribable. These are the first fruits of Step Four. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) pp. 49 - 50 Thought to Ponder My faults do not make me faulty; they make me human. AA-re ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 24, 2022 Laughter So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn’t we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 132 Thought to Ponder Laughter is the sound of recovery. AA-related 'Alconym' H J F  =   Happy, Joyous, Free. Thanks to all o ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 23, 2022 A Long Road It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility. It was only at the end of a long road, marked by successive defeats and humiliations, and the final crushing of our self-sufficiency, that we began to feel humility as something more than a condition of groveling despair. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 72 Thought to Ponder Humility is born of the spirit, humiliation of the ego. AA ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 22, 2022 Precisely How We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Foreward To First Edition) p. xiii Thought to Ponder Walk softly and carry a Big Book. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 21, 2022 Thoroughly Followed RARELY HAVE we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not, completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 58 Thought to Ponder Meeting makers make meetings. Step takers recover. AA-related 'Alconym' H O W  =   Honest, O ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) June 20, 2022 Any Lengths Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haven’t the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 76 Thought to Ponder It is the highest form of self-respect to ...Continue Reading