AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 1, 2020 Direction 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. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86 Thought to Ponder True ambition is not what we thought it was. AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H  =   For All I Trust Him. Thanks to all of you for sharing s ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 30, 2020 Direct Contact In Step Eleven we saw that if a Higher Power had restored us to sanity and had enabled us to live with some peace of mind in a sorely troubled world, then such a Higher Power was worth knowing better, by as direct contact as possible. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) pp. 108 - 109 Thought to Ponder Relationships are built with communication; so we pray. AA-related 'Alconym' A S A P  =   Always Say A Prayer. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 29, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Lack of Power Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve yo ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 28, 2020 Reason Hence, we saw that reason isn’t everything. Neither is reason, as most of us use it, entirely dependable, though it emanate from our best minds. What about people who proved that man could never fly? Yet we had been seeing another kind of flight, a spiritual liberation from this world, people who rose above their problems. They said God made these things possible, and we only smiled. We had seen spiritual release, but liked to tell ourselves it w ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 27, 2020 Assets 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 Gratitude is a tool, a form of perspective, reminding me to appreciate the simple things. AA- ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 26, 2020 No Monopoly He should not be pushed or prodded by you, his wife, or his friends. If he is to find God, the desire must come from within. If he thinks he can do the job in some other way, or prefers some other spiritual approach, encourage him to follow his own conscience. We have no monopoly on God; we merely have an approach that worked with us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 95 Thought to Ponder AA is not for people who need it, it' ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 25, 2020 Taking Action Your candidate may give reasons why he need not follow all of the program. He may rebel at the thought of a drastic housecleaning which requires discussion with other people. Do not contradict such views. Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 94 Thought to Ponder Sobriety without action is fantasy. AA-related 'A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 24, 2020 Common Journey High and low, rich and poor, these are future fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous. Among them you will make lifelong friends. You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties, for you will escape disaster together and you will commence shoulder to shoulder your common journey. Then you will know what it means to give of yourself that others may survive and rediscover life. You will learn the full meaning of "Love thy neighbor as thy ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 23, 2020 Virtually Impossible We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do for months or years, he reacts much like other men. We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system, something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to stop. The experience of any alcoholic will abundantly confirm this. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) pp. 22 - 23 Thou ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 22, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Spiritual Condition It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 85  Thought to Ponder The Twelve Steps⁠—a manuscript for rational living.  ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 21, 2020 Honesty Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 60 Thought to Ponder Honesty is the absence of the intent to ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 20, 2020 The Key Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness. Once unlocked by willingness, the door opens almost of itself, and looking through it, we shall see a pathway beside which is an inscription. It reads: "This is the way to a faith that works." - Twelve Steps and Twelve ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 19, 2020 Happy, Joyous and Free We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn’t do it. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 133 Thought to Ponder Happiness is part of the journey, not some distant destination. AA-related 'Alconym' A L O H A  =   A Lot Of Happy Al ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 18, 2020 Looking for Results To return to the subject matter of this book: It contains full suggestions by which the employee may solve his problem. To you, some of the ideas which it contains are novel. Perhaps you are not quite in sympathy with the approach we suggest. By no means do we offer it as the last word on this subject, but so far as we are concerned, it has worked with us. After all, are you not looking for results rather than methods? - Alcoholics A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 17, 2020 Deprived Ourselves The notion that we would still live our own lives, God helping a little now and then, began to evaporate. Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) ...Continue Reading