*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 23, 2018* *All Power*Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.  Remember that we deal with  alcohol—cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much  for us.  But there is One who has all power—that One is God. May you find Him now!- Alcoholics Anonymous,  pp. 58 - 59 Thought to PonderTake a walk with God. He will meet you at the Steps. AA-related 'Alconym'*W I L L I N G*&n ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 22, 2018* *Investigation*While the purpose of making restitution to others is paramount, it is equally necessary that we extricate from an examination of our personal relations every bit of information   about ourselves and our fundamental difficulties that we can.  Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the  immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation   could yield mo ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 21, 2018* *Our Example*As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and ave begun, by our behavior and example, to convince those about us that we are indeed changing for the better, it is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or not at all aware of what we have done to them.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 85 Thought to PonderRight actions for the future ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 20, 2018* *Avoidance and Excuses*We also clutch at another wonderful excuse for avoiding an inventory. Our present anxieties and troubles, we cry, are caused by the behavior of other people—people who really need a moral inventory. We firmly believe that if only they'd treat us better, we'd be all right. Therefore we think our indignation is justified and reasonable—that our resentments are the “right kind.” We aren't the guilty ones. They are!- Twelve Steps and T ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) August 19, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Amends*Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. 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. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84 Thought to PonderAre these extravagant promises? We think not. AA-related 'Alconym'*A C T I O N*  =  *A*ny *C*h ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 18, 2018* *Step Ten *“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” In most cases our motives won't be hard to see and understand. When prideful, angry, jealous, anxious, or fearful, we acted accordingly, and that was that. Here we need only recognize that we did act or think badly, try to visualize how we might have done better, and resolve with God's help to carry these lessons over into tomorrow, making, of course, any amend ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 17, 2018* *True Tolerance*We begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. It will become more and more evident as we go forward that it is pointless to become angry, or to get hurt by people who, like us, are suffering from the pains of growing up.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 92 Thought to Pond ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 16, 2018* *Convinced*From this doctor, the broker had learned the grave nature of alcoholism. Though he could not accept all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for moral inventory, confession of personality defects, restitution to those harmed, helpfulness to others, and the necessity of belief in and dependence upon God.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xvi Thought to PonderAA is not something we join; it's a way of life.  AA-related 'Alc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 15, 2018* *Character Flaws*Still goaded by sheer necessity, we reluctantly come to grips with those serious character flaws that made problem drinkers of us in the first place, flaws which must be dealt with to prevent a retreat into alcoholism once again. We will want to be rid of some of these defects, but in some instances this will appear to be an impossible job from which we recoil. And we cling with a passionate persistence to others which are just as distur ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 14, 2018* *Our Health*God has abundantly supplied this world with fine doctors, psychologists, and practitioners of various kinds. Do not hesitate to take your health problems to such persons. Most of them give freely of themselves, that their fellows may enjoy sound minds and bodies. Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 133 Thought to PonderI can’t fix some ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 13, 2018* *First Fruits*Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene. As we persist, a brand-new kind of confidence is born, and the sense of relief at finally facing ourselves is indescribable. These are the first fruits of Step Four.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 49 - 50 Thought to PonderLife is an ongoing miracle.  AA-related 'Alconym'*A B C*&nb ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) August 12, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Fear*We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? Self-reliance was good as far as it went, but it didn’t go far enough. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68 Thought to PonderTurn fear into faith. AA-related 'Alconym'*F E A R*  =  *F*alse *E*vidence *A*ppearing *R*eal   A M ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 11, 2018* *Tradition One*Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 563 Thought to PonderThere is no strength without unity.  AA-related 'Alconym'*A A's - R - U S*  =  *A*lcoholics *A*nonymous *R*ecovery Unity Service. Thanks to all of you for sharing ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 10, 2018* *Purpose and Power*Those of us who have spent much time in the world of spiritual make-believe have eventually seen the childishness of it. This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in our lives.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 130 Thought to PonderA spiritual awakening is our greatest gift. AA-related 'Alconym'*S O B E R*  =  *S*piritually *O*n *B*eam; *E*verything's *R ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 9, 2018* *Answers*Here again we are presented with the temptation to overmanage things, and sometimes this results in rebuffs and other consequences which are hard to take. But in the longer run we clearly realize that these are only the pains of growing up, and nothing but good can come from them if we turn more and more to the entire Twelve Steps for the answers.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 111 Thought to PonderPain is the touchstone of all spiritual ...Continue Reading