*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 13, 2018* *Absolutely Unable*But the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be /absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge./ This is a point we wish to emphasize and re-emphasize, to smash home upon our alcoholic readers as it has been revealed to us out of bitter experience.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 39 Thought to PonderPride in my intelligence blinded me to how much I did not know. AA-related 'Alconym'*P A I D* &nbs ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 12, 2018* *Helpful*We avoid retaliation or argument. We wouldn’t treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 67 Thought to PonderToday I pray over the things that I used to drink over. AA-related 'Alconym'*P U T*  =  *P*ractice *U*sing *T*olerance. Thanks to a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 11, 2018* *Not Cured*It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85 Thought to PonderThe greatest gift that can ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 10, 2018* *Happy, Joyous, and Free*We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn't do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to demonstrate His omnipotence. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 133 Thought to Ponde ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 9, 2018* *The Solution*The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 17 Thought to PonderThe solution is simple. The solution is spiritual. AA-related 'Alconym'*S O L U T I O N S*  =  *S*aving ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 8, 2018* *Experience*PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89 Thought to Ponder"Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past." AA-related 'Alconym'*G I F T S*  =  *G*etting *I*t *F*rom *T*he *S*teps. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experie ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) January 7, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Promises*We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84 Thought to PonderSobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey. AA-related 'Alconym'*E S H*  =  *E*xperience, *S*tre ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 6, 2018* Dear Reader, I am sorry for the lateness of your Daily Thought today. Apparently there was a small glitch and it did not send out at the time it was suppose to. *An Open Mind*Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover, provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial. - ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 5, 2018* *Our Work*This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in our lives. We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 130 Thought to PonderIn AA we don't carry the alcoholic; we ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 4, 2018* *Recovered*He accepted the plan outlined in this book. One year later he called to see me, and I experienced a very strange sensation. I knew the man by name, and partly recognized his features, but there all resemblance ended. From a trembling, despairing, nervous wreck, had emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance and contentment. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xxxi Thought to PonderIt's not what I know in recovery that keeps me sober. It's what ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 3, 2018* *Paradox*Such is the paradox of AA regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. But we of AA do not have to understand this paradox, we have only to be grateful for it. - Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 46 Thought to PonderI have learned how a heart full of gratitude feels. AA-related 'Alconym'*T H I N K*  =  *T*hank *H*eavens, *I* *N*ow *K*now. T ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) January 2, 2018*   Lost Faith "The here and now was good enough for us. The will to win would carry us through. But then alcohol began to have its way with us.  Finally, when all our score cards read 'zero,' and we saw that one more strike would put us out of the game forever, we had to look for our lost faith. It was in A.A, that we rediscovered it. And so can you.”- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 29 Thought to PonderFaith is our greatest g ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 1, 2018* *An Answer*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 high road to a new freedom. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xxi Thought to PonderJoy is in knowing there is an answer. AA-related 'Alconym'*A A*  =  *A*nswer *A*vailable. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generous ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) December 31, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Action*We alcoholics are undisciplined. So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 88 Thought to PonderThe Three A's .. Awareness, Acceptance, Action. AA-related 'Alconym'*A C T I O N*  =  *A*ny *C*hange *T*o *I*mprove *O*ur *N*ature.   A Member Shares:Chris Alcoholic. I had a desperation when I came int ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 30, 2017* *Uniquely Useful*Ministers and doctors are competent and you can learn much from them if you wish, but it happens that because of your own drinking experience you can be uniquely useful to other alcoholics. So cooperate; never criticize. To be helpful is our only aim. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89 Thought to Ponder"Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past." AA-related 'Alconym'*A L C O H O L I C S*   ...Continue Reading