*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

*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