AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) March 1, 2021 Third Step Prayer Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: "God, I offer myself to Thee—to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" - ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 28, 2021 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Fear Some of us once had great self-confidence, but it didn’t fully solve the fear problem, or any other. When it made us cocky, it was worse. 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 ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 27, 2021 Practice These Principles The joy of living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step, and action is its key word. Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress. Here we experience the kind of giving that asks no rewards. Here we begin to practice all Twelve Steps of the program in our daily lives so that we and those about us may find emotional sobriety. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 44 Thought to Ponde ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 26, 2021 Little Control If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 44 Thought to Ponder The ultimate defense against the first drink is a spiritual one. AA-related 'Alconym' A A  =   A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 25, 2021 A Useful Program Many could recover if they had the opportunity we have enjoyed. How then shall we present that which has been so freely given us? We have concluded to publish an anonymous volume setting forth the problem as we see it. We shall bring to the task our combined experience and knowledge. This should suggest a useful program for anyone concerned with a drinking problem. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 19 Thought to Ponder W ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 24, 2021 Control But what about the real alcoholic? He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of his drinking career he begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 21 Thought to Ponder When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control. AA-related 'Alconym' A A  =   Answer Available. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 23, 2021 First Objective 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 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 22, 2021 An Open Mind All you really need is a truly open mind. Just resign from the debating society and quit bothering yourself with such deep questions as whether it was the hen or the egg that came first. Again I say, all you need is the open mind. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 26 Thought to Ponder Minds are like parachutes – they won't work unless they're open. AA-related 'Alconym' H O W  =   Honest, Open-minded, Willing. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 21, 2021 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Freedom First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are his agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom. When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 20, 2021 Emotional Insecurity The most common symptoms of emotional insecurity are worry, anger, self-pity, and depression. These stem from causes which sometimes seem to be within us, and at other times to come from without. To take inventory in this respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble. It should be remembered that this kind of insecurity may arise in any area where instincts are threaten ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 19, 2021 True Freedom To get completely away from our aversion to the idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired for itself, takes most of us a long, long time. A whole lifetime geared to self-centeredness cannot be set in reverse all at once. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 73 Thought to Ponder Humility is the soil in w ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 18, 2021 Spiritual Progress Many of us exclaimed, "What an order! I can't go through with it." 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. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60 Thought to Ponder Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober. AA-related 'Alconym' A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 17, 2021 Miraculous 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 Don't give up before the miracle happens. AA-related 'Alconym' G I F T  =   God Is Forever There. Thanks to all of you f ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 16, 2021 The Great Fact Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 164 Thought to Ponder Trust God. Clean ho ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 15, 2021 Peace of Mind But when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 74 T ...Continue Reading