*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 14, 2017*   Carry This MessageTo watch the eyes of men and women open with wonder as they move from darkness into light, to see their lives quickly fill with new purpose and meaning, to see whole families reassembled, to see the alcoholic outcast received back into his community in full citizenship, and above all to watch these people awaken to the presence of a loving God in their lives—these things are the substance of what we receive as we carry A.A.'s mes ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 13, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Dependence on GodWhen World War II broke out, this spiritual principle had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world.  Would they be able to take discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war? Would the kind of dependence they had learned in A.A. carry them through? Well, it did.  They had even fewer alcoholic lapses or emotional binges than A.A ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 12, 2017* Twenty-Four Hour Living"The idea of `twenty-four-hour living' applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow." "But I have never been able to see that this means the individual, the group, or A.A. as a whole should give no thought whatever to how to function tomorrow or even in the more distant future. Faith alone never constructed the house you live in. Ther ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 11, 2017*   An Unnatural Act When men and women pour so much alcohol into themselves that they destroy their lives, they commit a most unnatural act. Defying their instinctive desire for self-preservation, they seem bent upon self-destruction. They work against their own deepest instinct. As they are humbled by the terrific beating administered by alcohol, the grace of God can enter them and expel their obsession.- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 64 Thought ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 10, 2017*   Daily Inventory Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose under all conditions? A continuous look at our assets and liabilities, and a real desire to learn and grow by this means, are necessities for us.  We alcoholics have learned this the hard way. More experienced people, of course, in all times and places have practiced unsparing self-survey and criticism.- 12 Steps & 12 Traditi ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 9, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Problem RemovedWe will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. 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.- Alc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 8, 2017*   Meditation Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. But its object is always the same: to improve our conscious contact with God, with His grace, wisdom, and love.- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 101 Thought to PonderPrayer a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 7, 2017*   Defects Practically every body wishes to be rid of his most glaring and destructive handicaps. No one wants to be so proud that he is scorned as a braggart, nor so greedy that he is labeled a thief. . . We who have escaped these extremes are apt to congratulate ourselves. Yet can we? After all, hasn't it been self-interest, pure and simple, that has enabled most of us to escape?  Not much spiritual effort is involved in avoiding excesses ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 6, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Honest and WillingRARELY 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 PonderSobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey. AA-related 'Alconym'*H O W * =* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 5, 2017*   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 gift; its shari ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 4, 2017* Self-Centered Admitting he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people are more to blame. He becomes angry, indignant, self-pitying. What is his basic trouble? Is he not really a self-seeker even when trying to be kind? Is he not a victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisfaction and happiness out of this world if he only manages well?- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 61 Thought to PonderWhen I choose the behavior, I choose the consequences. AA-r ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 3, 2017*   Persistence Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. 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.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 100 Thought to PonderThe Three P's -- Patience, Persistence, Peace. AA-related 'Alconym'*G R O W T H* = *G*od *R*eveals *O*ther *W*ays *T ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 2, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ New LifeWe, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 28 Thought to PonderThe Twelve Steps  --  a manuscript for rational living. AA-related 'Alconym'*B E S T  *=  ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 1, 2017*   Profound Change Quite often friends of the newcomer are aware of the difference long before he is himself. He finally realizes that he has undergone a profound alteration in his reaction to life; that such a change could hardly have been brought about by himself alone. What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been accomplished by years of self-discipline.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 567 Thought to PonderChange is the heartbeat of grow ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 31, 2017*   Liabilities“Nearly every serious emotional problem can be seen as a case of misdirected instinct. When that happens, our great natural assets, the instincts, have turned into physical and mental liabilities.  Step Four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are.- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 42 Thought to PonderThe Three A's .. Awareness, Acceptance, Action. AA-related 'Al ...Continue Reading