*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 23, 2018* *To Grow*We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84 Thought to PonderGet it - Give it - Grow in it. AA-related 'Alconym'*A R T*  =  *A*lways *R*emain *T*eachable. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously o ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 22, 2018* *Fear*This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn’t deserve. But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling? Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing. It seems to cause more trouble.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 67 - 68 Thought to Pon ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 21, 2018* *An Illness*An illness of this sort—and we have come to believe it an illness—involves those about us in a way no other human sickness can. If a person has cancer all are sorry for him and no one is angry or hurt. But not so with the alcoholic illness, for with it there goes annihilation of all the things worth while in life. It engulfs all whose lives touch the sufferer’s.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 18 Thought to PonderRight actions for the future ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 20, 2018* *Intelligence and Willpower*We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world we live in. This brave philosophy, wherein each man plays God, sounds good in the speaking, but it still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work? One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 37 Thought to P ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 19, 2018* *Fear*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 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 PonderThe power within me is far greater than any fear before me. AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I T H*  =  *F*ear *A*in't *I*n *T*his *H*ouse. Th ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) March 18, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Worse, Never Better*All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals—usually brief—were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization. We are convinced to a man that alcoholics of our type are in the grip of a progressive illness. Over any considerable period we get worse, never better. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 Thought to PonderLife di ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 17, 2018* *Control*The tragic truth is that if the man be a real alcoholic, the happy day may not arrive. He has lost control. At a certain point in the drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into a state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely no avail. This tragic situation has already arrived in practically every case long before it is suspected./The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 16, 2018* *Humility*Then, in A.A., we looked and listened. Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets. 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. - 12 Steps & 12 Tradit ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 15, 2018* *Probably Alcoholic*If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual experience will conquer. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 44 Thought to PonderHope leads to faith if you let it. AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I T H*  =  *F*or *A*ll *I* *T*rust *H*im. Than ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 14, 2018* *Solution*Many doctors and psychiatrists agree with our conclusions. . . "Though not a religious person, I have profound respect for the spiritual approach in such cases as yours. For most cases, there is virtually no other solution.’’ - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 43 Thought to PonderThe solution is simple. The solution is spiritual. AA-related 'Alconym'*S T E P S*  =  *S*olutions *T*hrough *E*ach *P*owerful *S*tep. Thanks to all of you ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 13, 2018* *Maximum Service*At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 77 Thought to PonderService puts feet on my prayers. AA-related 'Alconym'*A L C O H O L I C S*  =  *A* *L*ife *C*entered *O*n *H*elping *O*thers *L*ive *I*n *C*omplete *S*obriety. Thanks to all of you for sharing so g ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 12, 2018* *A Good Beginning*In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves. We hope you are convinced now that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good beginning. That being so you have swallowed and digested some big chunks of truth about yourself. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 70 - 71 Thoug ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) March 11, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Serenity*In all times of emotional disturbance or indecision, we can pause, ask for quiet, and in the stillness simply say: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done.” - Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, pp. 40 - 41 Thought to PonderSerenity isn't freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm. AA ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 10, 2018* *Realm of Spirit*As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps. We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we be ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 9, 2018* *Happiness In Giving*These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 159 Thought to PonderIn AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without giving. AA-related 'Alconym'*H J F*  =  *H*appy, *J*o ...Continue Reading