AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) January 1, 2021 An Answer 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' A A  =   ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 31, 2020 Spirit of Intolerance We are careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. Every new alcoholic looks for this spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he finds we are not witch-burners. A spirit of intolerance might repel alcoholics whose lives could have been saved, had it not been for such stupidity. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 103 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 30, 2020 Spirit of the Universe We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 75 Thought to Ponder The ultimate defense against the first drink is a spiritual one. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 29, 2020 Spiritual Experiences "Here and there, once in a while, alcoholics have had what are called vital spiritual experiences. To me these occurrences are phenomena. They appear to be in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements. Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them." - A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 28, 2020 Worse, Never Better 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 When we ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 27, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ I Am Responsible . . . When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible. Declaration of 30th Anniversary A. A. International Convention, 1965  - As Bill Sees It, (I Am Responsible) No. 332  Thought to Ponder I may be the only "Big Book" another alcoholic has seen.  AA-related 'Alconym' *P R O G R A M*  =  People Relying ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 26, 2020 Quick Inventory The quick inventory is aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes. In all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to admit when the fault is ours, and an equal willingness to forgive when the fault is elsewhere. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 91 Thought to Ponder Nothing pays off ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 25, 2020 A Christmas Greeting Dear Friends: Gratitude is just about the finest attribute we can have, and how deeply we of AA realize this at Christmastime. We know that our very lives, our miraculous new chance to live, to learn, to grow and to serve, is the supreme gift of Grace which has come to us from Him who presides over us all. May we joyfully meditate upon these precious blessings as never before. -- Bill W. - AA Grapevine, The December 1963 magazine T ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 24, 2020 Design for Living But I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day. Many times I have gone to my old hospital in despair. On talking to a man there, I would be amazingly lifted up and set on my feet. It is a design for living that works in rough going. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) p. 15 Thought to Ponder In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without g ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 23, 2020 More Useful Most of us sense that real tolerance of other people's shortcomings and viewpoints and a respect for their opinions are attitudes which make us more useful to others. Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There is a Solution) pp. 19 - 20 Thought to Ponder Love and tolerance of others is our code. AA-related 'Alconym' P U T  = &n ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 22, 2020 Miracle of Healing What is this but a miracle of healing? Yet its elements are simple. Circumstances made him willing to believe. He humbly offered himself to his Maker—then he knew. Even so has God restored us all to our right minds. To this man, the revelation was sudden. Some of us grow into it more slowly. But He has come to all who have honestly sought Him. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 57 Thought to Ponder I came; I came to; I came to ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 21, 2020 Thoroughness Calm, thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight. We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were responsible for the whole pattern of our lives. Thoroughness, we have found, will pay—and pay handsomely. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eight) p. 80 Thought to Ponder I need to uncover in order to recover. AA-relat ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 20, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ The Essentials Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover, provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial. We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 19, 2020 Pause As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) pp. 87 - 88 Thought to Ponder I can't do His will my way. AA-related 'Alconym' P A U S E  =   Pay Attention, Use Step Eleven. Thanks to all of you for sha ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 18, 2020 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 enemy who has outposts in yo ...Continue Reading