AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) July 2, 2026  One KeyThere is only one key, and it is called willingness. Once unlocked by willingness, the door opens almost of itself, and looking through it, we shall see a pathway beside which is an inscription. It reads: "This is the way to a faith that works." - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Three) p. 34  Thought to Ponder . . . Faith dares the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.   AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) July 1, 2026  Humility We heard story after story of how humility had brought strength out of weakness. In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain. We began to fear pain less, and desire humility more than ever.. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 75  Thought to Pond ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 30, 2026  Face Our Problem The fellowship I found in A.A. enabled me to face my problem honestly and squarely. I couldn’t do it among my relatives; I couldn’t do it among my friends. No one likes to admit that they’re a drunk, that they can’t control this thing. But when we come into A.A., we can face our problem honestly and openly. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Housewife Who Drank At Home) p. 300  Thought to Ponder . . . Honesty with ourselves a ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 29, 2026  Growing Up 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, (Step Ten) p. 92 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 28, 2026  A. A. Preamble Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. - The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.  Thought to Ponder . . . In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without giving.   AA-related 'Alconym' E S H  =   Experience, Strength & Hope. &n ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 27, 2026  Repair the Damage Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haven’t the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 76  Thought to Ponder . . . It is th ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 26, 2026  A.A.'s Twelve Steps A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Foreward) p. 15  Thought to Ponder . . . Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal malady.   AA-related 'Alconym' A A W O L  =   A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 25, 2026  Key to the Future We turned back to the list, for it held the key to the future. We were prepared to look at it from an entirely different angle. We began to see that the world and its people really dominated us. In that state, the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill. How could we escape? We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how? - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66  Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 24, 2026  Simple, But Not Easy Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements. Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) pp. 13 - 14  Thought to Ponder . . . While it isn't always ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 23, 2026  We Don't Struggle In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86  Thought to Ponder . . . I asked from the heart, and I received. &nbs ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 22, 2026  Profound Personality Change "It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without undergoing a profound personality change." - As Bill Sees It, (Personality Change) No. 1  Thought to Ponder . . . If I don't ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 21, 2026  Endless Possibilities Regardless of worldly success or failure, regardless of pain or joy, regardless of sickness or health or even of death itself, a new life of endless possibilities can be lived if we are willing to continue our awakening, through the practice of A.A.'s Twelve Steps. - As Bill Sees It, No. 8  Thought to Ponder . . . The AA way of life is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.   AA-rel ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 20, 2026  An Insane Urge The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking, and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the process. Few indeed were those who, so assailed, had ever won through in singlehanded combat. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 22  Thought to Ponder . . . It's hard to fight an en ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 19, 2026  Spiritual Growth First We have learned that the satisfaction of instincts cannot be the sole end and aim of our lives. If we place instincts first, we have got the cart before the horse; we shall be pulled backward into disillusionment. But when we are willing to place spiritual growth first—then and only then do we have a real chance. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 114  Thought to Ponder . . . Get it - Give it - ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) June 18, 2026  ActionMore sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented, useful life. That is just where the remaining Steps of the A.A. program come in. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the much-desired result. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Three) pp. 39-40  Though ...Continue Reading