*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 7, 2017* *Open Minded*Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions. In this respect alcohol was a great persuader. It finally beat us into a state of reasonableness. Sometimes this was a tedious process; we hope no one else will be prejudiced for as long as some of us were. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 48 Thought to PonderSpirituality is not based on logic, it is faith-driven. AA ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 6, 2017* *Step Two*/"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."/ Even so has God restored us all to our right minds. To this man, the revelation was sudden. Some of us grow into it more slowly. But He has come to all who have honestly sought Him. When we drew near to Him He disclosed Himself to us! - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 57 Thought to PonderI came; I came to; I came to believe. AA-related 'Alconym'*A B C*& ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net) November 5, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Spiritual Experience*Most of our experiences are what the psychologist William James calls the "educational variety" because they develop slowly over a period of time. 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.&n ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 4, 2017* *The Great Fact*The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164 Thought to PonderTrust God. Clean house. Help others. AA-related 'Alconym'*F R O G*  =  *F*ully *R*ely *O*n *G*od.   Thanks to ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 3, 2017* *Faith*There is only one key, and it is called willingness. Once unlocked by willingness, the door opens almost of itself, and looking through it, we shall see a pathway beside which is an inscription. It reads: "This is the way to a faith that works."  - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 34 Thought to PonderWhat have I been given today? Am I willing to reach out and grasp it? AA-related 'Alconym'*F A I T H*  =  *F*acing *A ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 2, 2017* *Amends*Nevertheless, with a person we dislike, we take the bit in our teeth. It is harder to go to an enemy than to a friend, but we find it much more beneficial to us. We go to him in a helpful and forgiving spirit, confessing our former ill feeling and expressing our regret. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 77 Thought to PonderDon't mess up an amend with an excuse. AA-related 'Alconym'*F E A R*  =  *F*ace *E*verything *A*nd *R*ecover.   ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 1, 2017* *Thy Will*As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 87 - 88 Thought to PonderI can't do His will my way. AA-related 'Alc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 31, 2017* *Beyond Human Aid*The alcoholic may say to himself in the most casual way, "It won’t burn me this time, so here’s how!" Or perhaps he doesn’t think at all... ...When this sort of thinking is fully established in an individual with alcoholic tendencies, he has probably placed himself beyond human aid, and unless locked up, may die or go permanently insane. These stark and ugly facts have been confirmed by legions of alcoholics throughout histor ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 30, 2017* *Isolation*What are we likely to receive from Step Five? For one thing, we shall get rid of that terrible sense of isolation we've always had. Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong. - Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 57 Thought to PonderAn alcoholic is someone who wants to be held whil ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 29, 2017* *Spiritual Growth*The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 60 Thought to PonderGrowing old is inevitable, growing up is optional, growing spiritually is up to me. AA-related 'Alconym'*K I S S*  =  *K*eeping *I*t *S*imple, *S*piritually.   Thanks to all of you for shar ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 28, 2017* *Third Step*We were now at Step Three. Many of us said to our Maker, /as we understood Him/: "God, I offer myself to Thee—to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63 Thought to Pon ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 27, 2017* *Promises*If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. - Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 83 - 84 Thought to PonderSerenity is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it. AA-related 'Alconym'*S T E P* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 26, 2017* *New Attitudes *If we really depended upon God, we couldn't very well play God to our fellows nor would we feel the urge wholly to rely on human protection and care. These were the new attitudes that finally brought many of us an inner strength and peace that could not be deeply shaken by the shortcomings of others or by any calamity not of our own making. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 116 Thought to PonderI never imagined that the great ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 25, 2017* *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'*H E L P*  =  *H*is *E*ver-*L*oving *P*rese ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day*(courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 24, 2017* *An Unshakable Foundation*There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 98 Thought to PonderToday I pray over the things that I used to drink over. AA-related 'Alconym'*S T E P S*  =  *S*olutions *T*hrou ...Continue Reading