*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 18, 2018* *It Matters* We could cheerfully perform humble labor without worrying about tomorrow. If our circumstances happened to be good, we no longer dreaded a change for the worse, for we had learned that these troubles could be turned into great values. It did not matter too much what our material condition was, but it did matter what our spiritual condition was. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 121 - 122 Thought to Ponder Spirituality is not base ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 17, 2018* *Step Five* “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” ALL OF A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 55 Thought to Ponder Guilt is in the ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 16, 2018* *Children of Chaos* Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individuals. Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser. These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error, which under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand today. ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 15, 2018* *Forgiveness* We've repeatedly strained the patience of our best friends to a snapping point, and have brought out the very worst in those who didn't think much of us to begin with. In many instances we are really dealing with fellow sufferers, people whose woes we have increased. If we are now about to ask forgiveness for ourselves, why shouldn't we start out by forgiving them, one and all? - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 78 Thought to Pon ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) October 14, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ My apologies for the late delivery of your Daily Thought today.  It seems we had a glitch on our server and the scheduler did not send when it should have. *Affirmative Action* Like all the remaining Steps, Step Three calls for affirmative action, for it is only by action that we can cut away the self-will which has always blocked the entry of God—or, if you like, a Higher Power—into our lives. Faith, to be sure, is neces ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 13, 2018* *The Miracle* And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone—even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned. We will seldom be interested in liquor. If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it. - Alcoh ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 12, 2018* *Step Eleven* Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 59 Thought to Ponder Prayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer. AA-related 'Alconym' *A S A P*  =  *A*lways *S*ay *A* *P*rayer. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 11, 2018* *Vital Faith* But he will be curious to learn why his own convictions have not worked and why yours seem to work so well. He may be an example of the truth that faith alone is insufficient. To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 93 Thought to Ponder If faith without works is dead; then willingness without action is fantasy. AA-related 'Alconym' *H O W*  =  *H* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 10, 2018* *Solid Ground* Go or stay away, whichever seems best. But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it. But if you are shaky, you had better work with another alcoholic instead! - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102 Thought to Ponder A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift. AA-related 'Alconym' *S O B ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 9, 2018* *Save the Day* But I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day. Many times I have gone to my old hospital in despair. On talking to a man there, I would be amazingly lifted up and set on my feet. It is a design for living that works in rough going. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 15 Thought to Ponder New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life. AA-related 'Alconym' *H E L P*  =  *H*ope, *E*n ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 8, 2018* *A Sick Man* Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended we said to ourselves, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done." - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102 Thought to Ponder What if I we ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) October 7, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Enjoying Life* We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspect. But we aren’t a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn’t want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132 Thought to Ponder Alcoholics Anonymous is the only place in the world where you can walk into a room full of total ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 6, 2018* *Our Job* Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others, so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful. You should not hesitate to visit the most sordid spot on earth on such an errand. Keep on the firing line of life with these motives and God will keep you unharmed. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102 Thought to Ponder Trust God. Clean house. Help others. AA-related 'Alconym' *W O R K*  =  *W*hat ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 5, 2018* *Fifth Step* Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory. Now these are about to be cast out. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 4, 2018* *Actual Experience* Of far more importance was the fact that he was the first living human with whom I had ever talked, who knew what he was talking about in regard to alcoholism from actual experience. In other words, he talked my language. He knew all the answers, and certainly not because he had picked them up in his reading. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 180 Thought to Ponder Get it - Give it - Grow in it. AA-related 'Alconym' *A A*  =  *A ...Continue Reading