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

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 26, 2018* *We Have Recovered*You may already have asked yourself why it is that all of us became so very ill from drinking. Doubtless you are curious to discover how and why, in the face of expert opinion to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of mind and body. If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may already be asking—"What do I have to do?" It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically. We sh ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 25, 2018* *Prospect*When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don’t waste time trying to persuade him. You may spoil a later opportunity. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 90 Thought to PonderAA is not for people who need it, it's for people who want it. AA-related 'Alconym'*H O L D*  =  *H*elping *O*thers *L*ive *D*aily. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 24, 2018* *Permanent Recovery*This seemed to prove that one alcoholic could affect another as no nonalcoholic could. It also indicated that strenuous work, one alcoholic with another, was vital to permanent recovery. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. pgs. xvi - xvii Thought to PonderTo keep it, you have to give it away. AA-related 'Alconym'*A L C O H O L I C S*  =  *A* *L*ife *C*onsisting *O*f *H*elping *O*thers *L*ived *I*n *C*onstant *S*obriety. Thanks t ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 23, 2018* *Rarely*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 PonderHonesty is the absence of the intent to deceive. AA-related 'Alconym'*W I L L I N G*  =  *W*hen *I* *L*ive *L*ife, * ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) April 22, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Powerless*But upon entering A.A. 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 liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built.. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21 Thought to PonderWillpower ... our will-ingness to ...Continue Reading