*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 20, 2020* *Burned Up* In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We asked ourselves why we were angry. In most cases it was found that our self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our personal relationships (including sex) were hurt or threatened. So we were sore. We were "burned up." - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) pp. 64 - 65 Thought to Ponder Resentment is like ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) April 19, 2020 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Prayer* We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 87  Thought to Ponder Trying to pray is praying.  AA-related 'Alconym' *P R A Y E R*  =  *P*raying *R*egularly *A*llows *Y*our *E*veryday *R*ecovery.  A Member ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 18, 2020* *The Needed Power* If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago. But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter how much we tried. We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed power wasn’t there. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) pp. ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 17, 2020* *Transformed* In a very real sense he has been transformed, because he has laid hold of a source of strength which, in one way or another, he had hitherto denied himself. He finds himself in possession of a degree of honesty, tolerance, unselfishness, peace of mind, and love of which he had thought himself quite incapable. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 107 Thought to Ponder We're not living just to be sober; we are living to l ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 16, 2020* *Character and Comfort* But whenever we had to choose between character and comfort, the character-building was lost in the dust of our chase after what we thought was happiness. Seldom did we look at character-building as something desirable in itself, something we would like to strive for whether our instinctual needs were met or not. We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living. - Twelve Steps ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 16, 2020* *Character and Comfort* But whenever we had to choose between character and comfort, the character-building was lost in the dust of our chase after what we thought was happiness. Seldom did we look at character-building as something desirable in itself, something we would like to strive for whether our instinctual needs were met or not. We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living. - Twelve Steps ...Continue Reading

*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