*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 30, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ FearsWe pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look the world in the eye. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. Our fears fall from us.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 75 Thought to PonderWhat I fear I create. AA-related 'Alconym'*F E A R * =*  F*ear* E*xpressed* A*llows* R*elief.   ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 29, 2017*   Defiance“When we encountered A.A., the fallacy of our defiance was revealed. At no time had we asked what God's will was for us; instead we had been telling Him what it ought to be. No man, we saw, could believe in God and defy Him, too. Belief meant reliance, not defiance."- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 31 Thought to PonderToday, my brain has cleared with the grace of clarity. AA-related 'Alconym'F R O G  =  Fully Rely On God. Th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 28, 2017*   A PowerLet us make haste to reassure you. We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46 Thought to PonderWillpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power. AA-related 'Alconym'A R T  =  Alwa ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 27, 2017*   AmendsNow 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 a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 26, 2017* ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Certain StepsOur stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now.  If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58 Thought to PonderSobriety without action is fantasy. AA-related 'Alconym'*S T E P S  *=*  S*olutions* T*hrough* E*ach* P*owerful* S*tep. *A M ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 25, 2017*   Failure"In God's economy, nothing is wasted.   Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility, which is probably needed, painful though it is.” - As Bill Sees It, p. 31 Thought to PonderThis thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. AA-related 'Alconym'F A I L U R E = Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty.   Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your ex ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 24, 2017*   HelpMany of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God’s help.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62 Thought to PonderFaith makes the impossible possible. AA-related 'Alconym'B I G  B O O K = Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge.   Thanks to all of you for shari ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 23, 2017* *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* Step SevenWhen ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed /Step Seven/.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 76 Thought to PonderThe gritty p ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 22, 2017*   BankruptcyBeginning with Step Four, we commenced to search out the things in ourselves which had brought us to physical, moral, and spiritual bankruptcy. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory.- Twelve Steps & 12 Traditions, pp. 107 - 108 Thought to PonderI'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. AA-related 'Alconym'S O L U T I O N S  =  Saving Our Lives Using The Inventory Of Needed Steps.   ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 21, 2017*   CourageWe never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68 Thought to PonderCourage is faith that has said its p ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 20, 2017*   Fifth StepHaving made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory. Now these are about to be cast out. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will m ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 19, 2017*   Enjoying LifeWe have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst aspect.  But we aren’t a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn’t want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132 Thought to PonderLaughter is the sound of recovery. AA-related 'Alconym'A L O H A  =  A Lot Of Happy Alcoholics. Thanks to all of ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 18, 2017*   FaithIn 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 Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 17, 2017*   Spiritually SickResentment is the "number one" offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick.  When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64  Thought to PonderWe are prisoners of our own resentments. Forgiveness unlocks the d ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 16, 2017*   AngerIf we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison.- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66  Thought to PonderIf we were to live, we had to be free of anger. AA-related 'Alconym'A N G E R  =  Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery.   Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength ...Continue Reading