*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 23, 2017* *A Power* 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 Ponder . . .* Willpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* H O W  =&nbs ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 22, 2017* *All Inclusive* We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek.  It is open, we believe, to all men. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 46 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Life will take on new meaning. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A A = All Accepted Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 21, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Recovered* You may already have asked yourself why it is that all of us became so very ill from drinking. Doubtless you are curious to discover how and why, in the face of expert opinion to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of mind and body.  If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may already be asking—"What do I have to do?"  It is the purpose of this book ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 20, 2017* *Trust and Reliance* Perhaps there is a better way—we think so. For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God.  We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 68 *Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 19, 2017* *Self-Knowledge* But the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self- knowledge. This is a point we wish to emphasize and re-emphasize, to smash home upon our alcoholic readers as it has been revealed to us out of bitter experience. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 39 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Faith makes the impossible possible. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 18, 2017* *An Understanding* But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours. Until such an understanding is reached, little or nothing can be accomplished. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 18 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Faith is our greatest gift; its sharing with others our greatest responsibility. *AA-related 'Alcony ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 17, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Dependence* The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God. He clamors for this or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until his material needs are cared for. Nonsense.  Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job—wife or no wife—we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other peopl ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 16, 2017* *Readiness* We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them all—every one? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 76 *Thought to Ponder . . .* My faults do not make me faulty; they make me human. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A C T I ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 15, 2017* *Half Measures* 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! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point.  We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 59 *Thought to Ponder . . .* When we surrender to our Higher Power, the journey begins. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* G O D  =  Gif ...Continue Reading

*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