*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 24, 2017* *Destruction* Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things  to the Father of Light who presides over us all. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 14 *Thought to Ponder . . .* New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A B C  =  Accept, Begin, Continue. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, str ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 23, 2017* *Selfishness* 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. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 62 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 22, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Prayer and Meditation* On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 86  *Thought to Ponder . . .* Prayer asks the question.  Meditation listens for the answer. *AA-related 'Alconym ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 21, 2017* *Turn It Over* *Any of us can handle just one day; all each of us has to try at is our own job, our own family life. We don't have to try fixing up the whole world or understanding what no theologian of any faith has ever understood. We simply stop messing in God's business. . . when we stop messing and worrying, we /have/ turned our will and our lives over to God (or Good) as we understand (or don't understand) Him.* /- Came To Believe . . .,/ ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 20, 2017* *Fellowship* Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous.  There you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 84 *Thought to Ponder . . .* A friend is one who sees through you and still enjoys the view. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* F E L L O W S H I P  =  Faith, Empathy, Le ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 19, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ God* We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p . 55 *Thought to Ponder . . .* I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is. *AA-related 'Al ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 18, 2017* *Pain* Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress.  How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him, for we know that the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. /- 12 Step & 12 Traditions, / pp. 93 - 94 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober. *AA-relate ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 17, 2017* *Watch* 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 . . .* Sobriety is a gift, the price of which is eternal vigilance. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . . ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 16, 2017* *Immunity* Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. / ~ Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p89 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Into service out of self. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* S P O N S O R  =  Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your expe ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 15, 2017* One More Failure Never could we recapture the great moments of the past. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy life as we once did and a heartbreaking obsession that some new miracle of control would enable us to do it.  There was always one more attempt-and one more failure. /~ Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p 151 *Thought to Ponder . . .* When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* F A I L U R ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 14, 2017* *Fears* We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us? /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 68 *Thought to Ponder . . .* We need trust to combat fear. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* F E A R  =  Face Everything And Recover. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and h ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 13, 2017* Demonstrations of Faith Our basic troubles are the same as everyone else’s, but when an honest effort is made “to practice these principles in all our affairs,” well-grounded A.A.’s seem to have the ability, by God’s grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith. /- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions,/ p. 114 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Faith is like a muscle, the more we use it, the more it grows. *AA-related 'Alconym ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) March 12, 2017 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Directions Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered. These are followed by forty-two personal experiences. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 29 *Thought to Ponder . . .* The Twelve Steps  --  a manuscript for rational living. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* G I F T S  =  Getting It From The Steps. *A Member Shares: Hi, I am Dana, an alkie.  We have all baked a cake, or put a model ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 11, 2017* *Without Defense* We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink. /~ Alcoholics Anonymous, p 24/ *Thought to Ponder . . .* The monkey’s asleep but the circus hasn’t left town. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* A A  =  Answer Available. Blessings in sobriety to all. In grateful serv ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 10, 2017* *Change* In one form or another, many of my character defects appear daily: self-condemnation, anger, running away, being prideful, wanting to get even, or acting out of grandiosity.  Attempting half measures to eliminate these defects merely paralyzes my efforts to change.  It is only when I ask God for help, with complete abandon, that I become willing—and able—to change. /~ Daily Reflections,/ p 15 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Pain is th ...Continue Reading