*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 13, 2017* *Delay and Rebellion*At the very least, we shall have to come to grips with some of our worst character defects and take action toward their removal as quickly as we can. The moment we say, “No, never!” our minds close against the grace of God. Delay is dangerous, and rebellion may be fatal. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 69 Thought to PonderDelay is the deadliest form of denial. AA-related 'Alconym'*A B C*  =  *A*ccept, *B*egi ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 12, 2017* *Spiritual Growth*At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. . . .if we wished to grow we had to begin somewhere. So we used our own conception, however limited it was. - Alcoholics Anonymous pp. 47 Thought to PonderSpiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober. AA-related 'Alconym'*G O D*  =  *G*ift *O*f *D*esperation. & ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 11, 2017* *Step Five* /“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."/ Hence it was most evident that a solitary self-appraisal, and the admission of our defects based upon that alone, wouldn't be nearly enough. We'd have to have outside help if we were surely to know and admit the truth about ourselves—the help of God and another human being. Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being will ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 10, 2017* *The Alcoholic*He is often perfectly sensible and well balanced concerning everything except liquor, but in that respect he is incredibly dishonest and selfish. He often possesses special abilities, skills, and aptitudes, and has a promising career ahead of him. He uses his gifts to build up a bright outlook for his family and himself, and then pulls the structure down on his head by a senseless series of sprees. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 21 ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 9, 2017* *Reliance*When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 52 Thought to PonderReliance on God enables me to match calamity with serenity. AA-related 'Alconym'*F R O G*  =  *F*ully *R*ely *O*n *G*od.   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 8, 2017* *A Price*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, p. 14 Thought to PonderWillingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. AA-related 'Alconym'*W I L L I N G*  =  When I Live Life, I Need God Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, s ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 7, 2017* *Real Alcoholic*But what about the real alcoholic? He may start off as a moderate drinker;  he may or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of his drinking career  he begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 21 Thought to PonderIf you think you are an alcoholic, chances are you are. AA-related 'Alconym'*T H I N K*  =  *T*hank *H*eavens, *I N*o ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 6, 2017* *Reborn*More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life.  As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we  could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence,  we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63 Thought to PonderFaith makes the impossible possible. AA-related 'Alconym'*H J F*  = ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 5, 2017* *Meetings*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, p. xxiv Thought to PonderMeetings: a check-up from the neck up. AA-related 'Alconym'*E S H * =  *E*xperience, *S*trength and *H*ope. Thanks to all of you for sharing s ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) October 4, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ "Real" SobrietyWe feel a man is unthinking when he says that sobriety is enough. He is like the farmer who came up out of his cyclone cellar to find his home ruined. To his wife, he remarked, “Don’t see anything the matter here, Ma. Ain’t it grand the wind stopped blowin’?” - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 82 Thought to PonderSobriety without action is fantasy. AA-related 'Alconym'P R O G R A M  =  People Relying On Go ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 3, 2017* *Spiritual Progress First*The head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame for what befell his home. He can scarcely square the account in his lifetime. But he must see the danger of over-concentration on financial success. Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being always followed spiritual progress; it never preceded. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 127 ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 2, 2017* *Higher Power*When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God’s hands were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances! - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 100 Thought to PonderThe Twelve Steps — a manuscript for rational living. AA-related 'Alconym'*G R O W T H*  =  * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 1, 2017* *Instincts*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. - 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 114 Thought to PonderGrowing old is inevitable, growing up is optional, growing spiritually ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *September 30, 2017* *Hit Bottom*It was then discovered that when one alcoholic had planted in the mind of another the true nature  of his malady, that person could never be the same again. Following every spree, he would say to himself,  “Maybe those A.A.'s were right . . .” After a few such experiences, often years before the onset of  extreme difficulties, he would return to us convinced. He had hit bottom as truly as any of us.  John Barleyco ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *September 29, 2017* *Emotional Hangovers*When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterday's and sometimes today's excesses of negative emotion—anger, fear, jealousy, and the like. If we would live serenely today and tomorrow, we certainly need to eliminate these han ...Continue Reading