AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 20, 2021 God Actually we were fooling ourselves, for deep down in every man, woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 55 Thought to Ponder Faith is like a muscle, the mo ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 19, 2021 Let Go Absolutely If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. - Alcoholi ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 18, 2021 Healing Tranquility Provided you hold back nothing, your sense of relief will mount from minute to minute. The dammed-up emotions of years break out of their confinement, and miraculously vanish as soon as they are exposed. As the pain subsides, a healing tranquility takes its place. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 62 Thought to Ponder Clear vision for tomorrow comes only after a real look at yesterday. AA-related 'Alconym' S T E ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 17, 2021 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 Anonymous, (We ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 16, 2021 Progression By going back in our own drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 23 Thought to Ponder Alcohol—cunning, baffling, powerful. AA-related 'Alconym' A A  =   Acknowledge Acceptance. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously o ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 15, 2021 Contribute to Life We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 63 Thought to Ponder If you want to stay protected, you have to be connected. AA-r ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 14, 2021 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Truth About Yourself In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves. We hope you are convinced now that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good beginning. That being so you have swallowed and digested some big chunks of truth about yourself. - Alcoholics An ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 13, 2021 Progressive Illness All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals—usually brief—were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization. We are convinced to a man that alcoholics of our type are in the grip of a progressive illness. Over any considerable period we get worse, never better. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30 Thought to Ponder Alcoholi ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 12, 2021 Admission of Hopelessness Many less desperate alcoholics tried A.A., but did not succeed because they could not make the admission of hopelessness. It is a tremendous satisfaction to record that in the following years this changed. Alcoholics who still had their health, their families, their jobs, and even two cars in the garage, began to recognize their alcoholism. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 23 Thought to Ponder The 3 A’s -- A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 11, 2021 Personal Powerlessness Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of providence can remove it from us. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 21 Thought to Ponder Within our wonderful new world, we have f ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 10, 2021 Our Thought-Life On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use. Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of w ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 9, 2021 Not Crusaders Dr. W. W. Bauer, broadcasting under the auspices of The American Medical Association in 1946, over the NBC network, said, in part: “Alcoholics Anonymous are no crusaders; not a temperance society. They know that they must never drink. They help others with similar problems . . . In this atmosphere the alcoholic often overcomes his excessive concentration upon himself. Learning to depend upon a higher power and absorb himself in his work wit ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 8, 2021 Progress Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60 Thought to Ponder Give me the courage to be imperfect. AA-related 'Alconym' K I S ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 7, 2021 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Learning Daily Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living. An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 95  Thought to Ponder Today, my brain has cleared with the grace of clarity.& ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 6, 2021 Discipline It works—it really does. We alcoholics are undisciplined. So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead." - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 88 Thought to Ponder Motivation may get you going, but discipline keeps you growing. AA-related 'Alconym' T R U S T  =   Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions. Thanks to a ...Continue Reading