February 14th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 14, 2017* A Promise We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p 84 *Thought to Ponder . . .* What is now proved was once only imagined. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G I F T * = God Is Forever There. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the A ...Continue Reading
February 13th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 13, 2017* *Prayer* Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. - /12 & 12,/ p. 97 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Trying to pray is praying. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *P R A Y E R * = Praying Regularly Allows Your Everyday Recovery. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA me ...Continue Reading
February 12th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 12, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ The Steps 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 . . .* **If you find working the Steps too hard, try living them instead ... ** that's where the re ...Continue Reading
February 11th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 11, 2017* *Solution* The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. - /Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 17 *Thought to Ponder . . .* It works—it really does. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *S O L U T I O N S * = Saving Our Lives Using The Inventory Of Needed Steps. Thanks to all of you for sharing so gene ...Continue Reading
February 10th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 10, 2017* *A Spiritual Life* Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover, provided he does not close his mind to all spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial. - /Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 568 *Thought to Ponder . . .* The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *B I G B ...Continue Reading
February 9th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 9, 2017* *Inspiration* In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while. - /Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 86 *Thought to Ponder . . .* With God's help, intuition and inspiration are possible. *AA-re ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 8, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Willingness RARELY 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...* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 58 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **W I L L I N G** = **W**hen **I** **L**ive **L**ife, **I** **N** ...Continue Reading
February 6th 2017 CDT
Dear Gentle Reader, I am stepping down from my duties as Editor of the Daily Thought and will be missing you. It's time. Many of you have shared with me over the years and we've become dear friends. I'm deeply grateful to you for allowing me into your inbox each day and wish you continued blessings of joy as we trudge the Road of Happy Destiny together. The joy is in the journey. May God's grace guide us always. Blessings in sobriety and much love, joanna *AA Thought for the Day* ( ...Continue Reading
February 5th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 6, 2017* *Habits* Our drinking was connected to many habits — big and little. Some of them were thinking habits, or things we felt inside ourselves. Others were doing habits — things we did, actions we took. In getting used to not drinking, we found that we needed new habits to take the place of the old ones. /- Living Sober,/ p. 1 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Habits are like cork or lead — they tend to keep you up or hold you down. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . ...Continue Reading
February 4th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 5, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Expectations** Providence, through AA, had brought us within reach of our highest expectations. So why shouldn’t we share our way of life with everyone? /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 156 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Life didn't end when I got sober — it started. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *A A** = **A**ltered **A**ttitudes. **A Member Shares:** Hi, my name's Barry, and I am an Alcoholic. I had expectatio ...Continue Reading
February 3rd 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 4, 2017* *Communication* Because of our kinship in suffering, and because our common means of deliverance are effective for ourselves only when carried to constantly others, our channels of contact have always been charged with /the language of the heart./ /- The Language of the Heart,/ p. 243 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, AA's speak the language of the heart. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *T L C* = **T**ears, **L**aughter, **C** ...Continue Reading
February 2nd 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 3, 2017* *Recovery* I cried when I should have been laughing. I laughed when I should have cried. Events I thought were the end of the world turned out to be gifts. It was all very confusing. Slowly, things began to work out. As I began to take the steps of recovery, my role in the pitiful condition of my life became clear. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 316-317 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Sobriety is a journey, not a destination. *AA-relate ...Continue Reading
February 1st 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 2, 2017* *Service* While practicing service to others, if my successes rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, must be passed on without reservation and without expectation. For as I grow, I find that no matter how much I give with love, I receive much more in spirit. /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 279 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Service is gratitude in action. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *W ...Continue Reading
January 31st 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 1, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ *Powerlessness** Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 135 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Reliance on God enables me to match calamity with serenity. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *L E T G O** = **L**eave **E**verything **T**o **G**od, **O**kay? **A Member Shares:** Good morning all, I'm Garth, an alcoholic.&n ...Continue Reading
January 30th 2017 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 31, 2017* *Discovery* I have found that the process of discovering who I really am begins with knowing who I don’t want to be. And although the disease of alcoholism inside of me is like gravity just waiting to pull me down, AA and the Twelve Steps are like the power that causes an airplane to become airborne: It only works when the pilot is doing the right things to make it work. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 456-457 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Recovery is di ...Continue Reading
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