*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 11, 2018* *A Simpler Level*When people presented us with spiritual approaches, how frequently did we all say, "I wish I had what that man has. I’m sure it would work if I could only believe as he believes. But I cannot accept as surely true the many articles of faith which are so plain to him." So it was comforting to learn that we could commence at a simpler level.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 47 Thought to PonderThe solution is simple. The solution is spirit ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 10, 2018* *Faith*There is, however, a vast amount of fun about it all. I suppose some would be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity. But just underneath there is deadly earnestness. Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 16 Thought to PonderIt is when you act on faith that you actually have it. AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I T H*  =  *F*acing *A*ll, *I*ntuitively *T*rusting *H*im. Than ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) May 9, 2018* Spiritually Sick*Resentment is the "number one" offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64 Thought to PonderResentments are like submarines. They run really deep. AA-related 'Alcony ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 8, 2018* *Psychic Change*After they have succumbed to the desire again, as so many do, and the phenomenon of craving develops, they pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again. This is repeated over and over, and unless this person can experience an entire psychic change there is very little hope of his recovery. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xxix Thought to PonderPain is the measure of our resistanc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 7, 2018* *Step Ten*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, p. 91 Thought to PonderI can’t fix something if I don’t kno ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) May 6, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Fearless and Thorough*At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58 Thought to PonderThe Twelve Steps -- a manuscript for rational living. AA-related ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 5, 2018* *Results of Prayer*In A.A. we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 104 Thought to PonderI never i ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 4, 2018* *Fellowship of the Spirit*Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God bless you and keep you—until then. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164 Thought to PonderSobriety is not a destination, but a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 3, 2018* *Language of the Heart*In any meeting, anywhere, A.A.’s share experience, strength, and hope with each other, in order to stay sober and help other alcoholics. Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, A.A.’s speak the language of the heart in all its power and simplicity. - Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreward to the 4th edition, p. XIII Thought to PonderSeven days without an AA meeting makes one weak. AA-related 'Alconym'*E S H*  =  *E*xperience, *S*trength ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 2, 2018* *The Power*The unselfishness of these men as we have come to know them, the entire absence of profit motive, and their community spirit, is indeed inspiring to one who has labored long and wearily in this alcoholic field. They believe in themselves, and still more in the Power which pulls chronic alcoholics back from the gates of death. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. XVI - XVII Thought to PonderOnly in giving do we receive in full measure. AA-related 'Alco ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 1, 2018* *Step Three*Many of us said to our Maker, /as we understood Him:/ “God, I offer myself to Thee—to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!’’ We thought well before taking this step making sure we were ready; that we could at last a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 30, 2018* *Anger*If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They maybe the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66 Thought to PonderAnger is just one letter short of danger. AA-related 'Alconym'*A N G E R*  =  *A*ny *N*ew *G*rudge *E*ndangers *R*ecovery. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hop ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) April 29, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Bankruptcy*No other kind of bankruptcy is like this one. Alcohol, now become the rapacious creditor, bleeds us of all self-sufficiency and all will to resist its demands. Once this stark fact is accepted, our bankruptcy as going human concerns is complete. But upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberatio ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 28, 2018* *Safe and Protected*We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. We feel as though we had been placed in a position of neutrality—safe and protected. We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem has been removed. It does not exist for us. We are neither cocky nor are we afraid. That is our experience. That is how we react so long as we keep in fit spiritual condition. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85 Thought to PonderSpiritual progres ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 27, 2018* *Overcome Misery*I have seen men come out of asylums and resume a vital place in the lives of their families and communities. Business and professional men have regained their standing. There is scarcely any form of trouble and misery which has not been overcome among us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 15 Thought to PonderFaith makes the impossible possible. AA-related 'Alconym'*A C T I O N*  =  *A*ny *C*hange *T*o *I*mprove *O*ur *N*ature. Tha ...Continue Reading