*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 8, 2017* *Honesty* Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so  long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely  theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms  that we have been honest with ourselves and with God. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 60  *Thought to Ponder . . .* Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A A&nb ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 7, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Any Length* *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.  At some of these **we balked. * *We thought we could find an easier, softer way.  But we could not.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 58  *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Sobriety without action is fantasy.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* S W A T  =  Sur ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 6, 2017* *Helpfulness* Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others,  so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful.  You should not hesitate to visit the most sordid spot on earth on such an errand.  Keep on the firing line of life with these motives and God will keep you unharmed. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 102 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Trust God. Clean house. Help others. *A ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 5, 2017* *Rationalizations* But in other instances only the closest scrutiny will reveal what our true motives were. There are cases where our ancient enemy, rationalization, has stepped in and has justified conduct which was really wrong. The temptation here is to imagine that we had good motives and reasons when we really didn't. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,,/ p. 94 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Wisdom is knowing the right path to take; integri ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 4, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Balance* As the day goes on, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request:  “Thy will, not mine, be done.” If at these points our emotional disturbance happens to be great, we will more surely keep our balance, provided we remember, and repeat to ourselves, a particular prayer or phrase that has appealed to us in our reading or meditation. /- 12 Steps & 12 Tra ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 3, 2017* *Tolerance* Most of us sense that real tolerance of other people’s shortcomings and viewpoints and a respect for their opinions are attitudes which make us more useful to others. Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 19 - 20 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Love and tolerance of others is our code. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) Dear Readers, I must apologize for the incorrect page number on yesterday's Daily Thought reference.  The correct page number is page 76. *June 2, 2017* *The Truth* Hence it was most evident that a solitary self-appraisal, and the admission of our defects based upon that alone, wouldn't be nearly enough. We'd have to have outside help if we were surely to know and admit the truth about ourselves——the help of God and another human being. /- 12 Steps ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 1, 2017* *Amends* Let’s look at Steps Eight and Nine. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. We made it when we took inventory. We subjected ourselves to a drastic self-appraisal. Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 39 *Thought to Ponder . . .* It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them. *AA-related 'Alconym' ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 31, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Character* We 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. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 75  *Thought to Ponder . . .* The Twelve Steps& ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 30, 2017* Inventory We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 43 *Thought to Ponder . . .* In ord ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 29, 2017* *Conditions* We thought “conditions” drove us to drink, and when we tried to correct these conditions and found that we couldn't to our entire satisfaction, our drinking went out of hand and we became alcoholics. It never occurred to us that we needed to change ourselves to meet conditions, whatever they were. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 47 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Learn to change, change to learn. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 28, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Laughter* So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness.  Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn’t we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 132 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Laughter is the sound of recovery. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* T L C&nbs ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 26, 2017* *A Reminder* 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 . . .* The ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 25, 2017* *Fellowship* Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends—this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 89 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Sobriety is the adventure of a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 24, 2017* *Humility* *On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility: "Perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father ...Continue Reading