*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 21, 2018* *A Psychic Change*On the other hand—and strange as this may seem to those who do not understand—once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol, the only effort necessary being that required to follow a few simple rules. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. xxix Thought to PonderThe greatest gift that c ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 20, 2018* *Amends*Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haven’t the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning/we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol.//- Alcoholics Anonymous, /p. 76 Thought to PonderIt is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistak ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 19, 2018* *We Asked*Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power—that One is God. May you find Him now! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 59 Thought to PonderWhen we surrender to our Higher Power, the journey begins. AA-related 'Alconym'*G O D*  =  *G*ift *O*f *D*esperation. Thanks to all of you for sharing so ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 18, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Faith In God*We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55 Thought to PonderI saw, I felt, I believed. AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I T H*  =  **F**or **A**ll **I** **T**rust ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 17, 2018* *There is a Solution*/There is a solution/. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.  But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 16, 2018* *Sensitive People*A man may criticize or laugh at himself and it will affect others favorably, but criticism or ridicule coming from another often produces the contrary effect. Members of a family should watch such matters carefully, for one careless, inconsiderate remark has been known to raise the very devil. We alcoholics are sensitive people. It takes some of us a long time to outgrow that serious handicap. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 125 Thoug ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 15, 2018* *Utter Inability*Many of us felt that we had plenty of character. There was a tremendous urge to cease forever. Yet we found it impossible. This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it—this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.  - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 34 Thought to PonderAlcohol — cunning, baffling, powerful! AA-related 'Alconym'*W O R K*  =  *W*hat *O*ur *R*ecovery *K*nows. Tha ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 14, 2018* *The Tyrant*The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking, and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the process. Few indeed were those who, so assailed, had ever won through in singlehanded combat. - Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 22 Thought to PonderIt's hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your he ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 13, 2018* *Obsession, Illusion, Delusion*The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smas ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 12, 2018* *Two Alternatives*If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help. - Alcoh ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) February 11, 2018 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *How We Recovered*Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered. These are followed by forty-two personal experiences. . . Our hope is that many alcoholic men and women, desperately in need, will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say, “Yes, I am one of them too; I must have this thing.”. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 10, 2018* *Helping Others*Your candidate may give reasons why he need not follow all of the program. He may rebel at the thought of a drastic housecleaning which requires discussion with other people. Do not contradict such views. Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 94 Thought to PonderTrust God. Clean house. Help others. AA-related 'Alconym'*P R O G ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 9, 2018* *Loneliness*The less people tolerated us, the more we withdrew from society, from life itself. As we became subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm, the chilling vapor that is loneliness settled down. It thickened, ever becoming blacker. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 151 Thought to PonderAlcoholic drinking's three stages: impulsive, compulsive, repulsive. AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I L U R E*  =  *F*earful, *A*rrogant, *I ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 8, 2018* *A Solution*But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25 Thought to PonderThe solution is simple. The solution is spiritual. AA-related 'Alconym'*H O ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 7, 2018* *Recovery Begins*In spite of the great increase in the size and the span of this Fellowship, at its core it remains simple and personal. Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength, and hope. - Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreword to Third Edition, p. xxii Thought to PonderEvery recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour. AA-related 'Alconym'*F E A R*  = &nbs ...Continue Reading