*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 15, 2020* *Absolute Certainty* 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' *F R O G*  =  *F*ully *R*ely *O*n *G*od. Thank ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 14, 2020* *The Hopeless Feature* If you are satisfied that he is a real alcoholic, begin to dwell on the hopeless feature of the malady. Show him, from your own experience, how the queer mental condition surrounding that first drink prevents normal functioning of the will power. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 92 Thought to Ponder Trust God. Clean house. Help others. AA-related 'Alconym' *A L C O H O L I C S*  =  *A* *L*ife *C*entere ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 13, 2020* *Consequences* The almost certain consequences that follow taking even a glass of beer do not crowd into the mind to deter us. If these thoughts occur, they are hazy and readily supplanted with the old threadbare idea that this time we shall handle ourselves like other people. There is a complete failure of the kind of defense that keeps one from putting his hand on a hot stove. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 24 Thought to Ponder The ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) April 12, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Root Of Our Troubles* Selfishness—self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. So our ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 11, 2020* *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 Ponde ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 10, 2020* *But You Can* Thus we grow. And so can you, though you be but one man with this book in your hand. We believe and hope it contains all you will need to begin. We know what you are thinking. You are saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone. I couldn’t do that." But you can. You forget that you have just now tapped a source of power much greater than yourself. To duplicate, with such backing, what we have accomplished is only a matter of will ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 9, 2020* *Two Alternatives* If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help. - Alcoholics ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 8, 2020* *Good Living* 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 thing ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 7, 2020* *Extravagant Promises?* We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 84 Thought to Ponder Sobriety is not a destination, but an ever ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 6, 2020* *Harmed Other People* We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do one another, anyway? To define the word "harm" in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual damage to people. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eight) p. 80 Thought to Ponder I want the g ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) April 5, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Review Our Day* When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind and loving toward all? What could we have done better? . . . After making our review we ask God’s forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken.  - Alcoholics ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 4, 2020* *Amends* Nevertheless, with a person we dislike, we take the bit in our teeth. It is harder to go to an enemy than to a friend, but we find it much more beneficial to us. We go to him in a helpful and forgiving spirit, confessing our former ill feeling and expressing our regret. Under no condition do we criticize such a person or argue. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 77 Thought to Ponder Don't mess up an amend with an excuse. AA-related 'Alc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 3, 2020* *Willing* If we can answer to our satisfaction, we then look at Step Six . We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them all—every one? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30 Thought to Ponder The task ahead of us is never as ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 2, 2020* *Fully Concede* We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30 Thought to Ponder When we try to control ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 1, 2020* *Unworkable Relations* Our demand for emotional security, for our own way, had constantly thrown us into unworkable relations with other people. Though we were sometimes quite unconscious of this, the result always had been the same. Either we had tried to play God and dominate those about us, or we had insisted on being overdependent upon them. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 115 Thought to Ponder One of the many differences bet ...Continue Reading