*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 27, 2017* *Excuses*Some drinkers have excuses with which they are satisfied part of the time. But in their hearts they really do not know why they do it. Once this malady has a real hold, they are a baffled lot. There is the obsession that somehow, someday, they will beat the game. But they often suspect they are down for the count.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 23 Thought to PonderAlcohol — cunning, baffling, powerful! AA-related 'Alconym'*A L E*  =  *A*l ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 26, 2017* *Abnormal Condition*Cessation of drinking is but the first step away from a highly strained, abnormal condition. A doctor said to us, “Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is, to some extent, ill.” Let families realize, as they start their journey, that all will not be fair weather. Each in his turn may be footsore and may straggle.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 122 Thoug ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 25, 2017* *Good Will*Most of us feel we need look no further for Utopia. We have it with us right here and now. Each day my friend’s simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 16 Thought to PonderSobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey. AA-related 'Alconym'*A A*  =  *A*nswer *A*vailable. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 24, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Our Review*When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? . . . . What could we have done better? . . . After making our review we ask God’s forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86 Thought to PonderI want the gift of an untroubled mind. AA-related 'Alconym'*T G I F*  =  *T*hank ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 23, 2017* *Our Plans*On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86 Thought to PonderLife is fragile, handle with prayer. AA-related 'Alconym'*P R A Y E R*  =  *P*raying *R*egularly *A*llows *Y*our *E*veryday *R*ecovery. Thanks to all of ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 22, 2017* *Emotional Stability*When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God, we couldn’t very well play God to our fellows nor would we feel the urge wholly to rely on human protection and care. - Twelve Steps & Twelve Tradit ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 21, 2017* *Spiritual Progress*Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 60 Thought to PonderSpiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 20, 2017* *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 PonderTrust God. Clean house. Help o ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 19, 2017* *Our Will*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. Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. Lack of power, that was our dilemma.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 45 Thought to PonderTake a walk with God. He will meet you at the Steps. AA-related 'Alconym'*W O W*  =  *W*illingness ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 18, 2017* *Conditions*People have said we must not go where liquor is served. . . . . . we mustn’t think or be reminded about alcohol at all. Our experience shows that this is not necessarily so. We meet these conditions every day. An alcoholic who cannot meet them, still has an alcoholic mind; there is something the matter with his spiritual status. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 100 - 101 Thought to PonderGrowing old is inevitable, growing up is op ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 17, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Steps*Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58 Thought to PonderSobriety without action is fantasy. AA-related 'Alconym'*S T E P S*  =  *S*olutions *T*hrough *E*ach *P*owerful *S*tep.   A M ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 16, 2017* *This Book*Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have no monopoly. Yet it is our great hope that all those who have as yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of this book and will presently join us on the highroad to a new freedom. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xxi Thought to PonderJoy is in knowing there is an answer. AA-related 'Alconym'*B I G   B O O K*  =  *B*elieving *I*n *G*od *B*eats *O*ur *O*ld *K*no ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 15, 2017* *Tradition Five*“Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.” “SHOEMAKER, stick to thy last!”... better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. - Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 150 Thought to PonderTimes change, alcoholism ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 14, 2017* *Poison*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 the wind that blows out the light of reason. 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, ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 13, 2017* *Honest and Willing*RARELY HAVE we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not, completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58 Thought to PonderWillingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. AA-related 'Alconym'*H O W*  = &n ...Continue Reading