*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 9, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Humility* To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety—in other words, to all of us—this newfound peace is a priceless gift. Something new indeed has been added. Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 74  *Thought to Ponder . . ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 8, 2017* *Thoroughness* Calm, thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight.  We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were responsible for the whole pattern of our lives. Thoroughness, we have found, will pay—and pay handsomely. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, /p. 80 *Thought to Ponder . . .* My faults do not make me faulty; ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 7, 2017* *The Old Game* Inwardly he would give anything to take half a dozen drinks and get away with them. He will presently try the old game again, for he isn’t happy about his sobriety. He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as   few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 1 ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 6, 2017* *Daily Reprieve* It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 85 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Talking about the spiritual part of the pr ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 5, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ A New Life* Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. /- As Bill Sees It,/ p 8  *Thought to Ponder . . .* Sobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* H J F  =  Happy, Joyous, Fr ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 4, 2017* *Choice* When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn’t. What was our choice to be? /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 53. *Thought to Ponder . . .* God seldom becomes a reality until God becomes a necessity. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* B I G  B O O K = Believing In G ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 3, 2017* *Readiness* 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 . . .* The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* K I S S  =  Keep It Simple; Surrender. Th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 2, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Solid Ground* But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it. But if you are shaky, you had better work with another alcoholic instead! /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 102  *Thought to Ponder . . .* A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift. *AA-relate ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 1, 2017* *Watch* This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime.  Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.  When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone.  Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 84 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Love and ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 31, 2017* *Suddenly Realized* The broker had gone to Akron on a business venture which had collapsed, leaving him greatly in fear that he might start drinking again. He suddenly realized that in order to save himself he must carry his message to another alcoholic. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. xvi *Thought to Ponder . . .* In AA we carry the message ... not the mess. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A L C O H O L I C S  =  A Life Centered On Helping O ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 30, 2017* *Anger* If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.  The grouch and the sudden rage were not for us. Anger is the dubious luxury of normal men, but for us alcoholics it is poison. /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 5 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Anger is the wind that blows out the light of reason.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**void **A**nger. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 29, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Spiritual Growth* At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him.   . . .if we wished to grow we had to begin somewhere. So we used our own conception, however limited it was. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 47  *Thought to Ponder . . .* Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober. *AA- ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 28, 2017* *Dividends* . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . . He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product. /- Alcoholics Anonymous, /p. 129 *Thought to Ponder . . .* In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without giving. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 27, 2017* *Believe* We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 47 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Spirituality is not based on logic, it is faith-driven. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* W I ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 26, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Curious* 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?" /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 20  *Thought to Ponder . . .* What have I been given today?  Am I willing to reach out and gr ...Continue Reading