*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 14, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ As We Understood Him* Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another's conception of God. Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him. 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 directi ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 13, 2017* *Intelligence* 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. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 37 *Though ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 12, 2017* *A Firm Foundation* Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. Is our work solid so far?  Are the stones properly in place?  Have we skimped on the cement put into the foundation?  Have we tried to make mortar without sand? ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 11, 2017* *Insanity* He had much knowledge about himself as an alcoholic. Yet all reasons for not drinking were easily   pushed aside in favor of the foolish idea that he could take whiskey if only he mixed it with milk! Whatever the precise definition of the word may be, we call this plain insanity. How can such a lack of proportion, of the ability to think straight, be called anything else? /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 36 - 37 *Thought to P ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 10, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Self* So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making.  They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so.  Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us!  God makes that possible. And   there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. /- ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 9, 2017* *We Meet Frequently* There is scarcely any form of trouble and misery which has not been overcome among us. In one western city and its environs there are one thousand of us and our families.  We meet frequently so that newcomers may find the fellowship they seek. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 15 - 16 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Together we can do what we could never do alone. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* H E A R T  =  ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 8, 2017* *Blessings* Abandon yourself to God as you understand God.  Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past.  Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God bless you and keep you—until then. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 164 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Trust Go ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 7, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Tradition One * Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die.  Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ Appendices 1 *Thought to Ponder . . .* United we stand, divided we fall. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* U S  =  United Spirits. *A Mem ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 6, 2017* *Tools* 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 Ponder . . .* Faith makes the impossible possible. *AA-related 'Alcony ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 5, 2017* *Control* 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. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 30 *Thought to Ponder . . .* When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* I S M  =  I Sabotage Myself. Thanks ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 4, 2017* *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 Ponder . . .* A ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 3, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ An Effective Defense* Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 43  *Thought to Ponder . . .* The ultimate defense against the first drink is a spiritual one. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* H ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 2, 2017* *Pause* 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 Ponder . . .* I can't do ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 1, 2017* *Cunning, Baffling, Powerful!* Remember that we deal with alcohol—cunning, baffling, powerful! 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! /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 59 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Trust God. Clean house. Help others. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* B I G   B O O K = Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge Thanks to all of you for sharing so ge ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 30, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Fearless and Thorough* At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way.   But we could not.  With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.  Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 58  *Thought to Ponder . . .* Courag ...Continue Reading