*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 3, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Hope Hope is the key that unlocks the door of discouragement. The program promises me that if I do not pick up the first drink today, I will always have hope.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 70 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *H O P E** = **H**eart **O**pen; **P**lease **E**nter. ** *A Member Shares: I'm Steve, an alcoholic.  I d ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 2, 2016* *Revelation* While at my first AA meeting, I heard two things I have never forgotten. The first was “You don’t have to drink again.”  This was a total revelation to me. For a long time I had believed that alcohol was one of the few positive things left in my life. I looked forward to my first drink every evening and thought that alcohol was holding my life together. I had to drink to survive, let alone to have any comfort. Yet here, people who had ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 1, 2016* *Comfort* I let myself be comforted in knowing that my life is now in the hands of my Higher Power, a master craftsman who is shaping each part of my life into a unique work of art. By working my program I can be satisfied, knowing that “in doing the best that we can for today, we are doing all that God asks for us.“ /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 191 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Life will take on new meaning. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G O D* = **G**ood * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 30, 2016* *Healing Ourselves* We realize now that we were excessively self-centered, chiefly concerned about /our/ feelings, /our/ problems, other people’s reactions to /us/, and /our/ own past and future. Therefore, trying to get into communication with and to help other people is a recovery measure for us, because it helps take us out of ourselves. Trying to heal ourselves by helping others works, even when it is an insincere gesture. Try it some time. /- Livi ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 29, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Belief Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you.* /- Came To Believe . . .,/ p. 1 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *What are you coming to believe?  Belief is a continuing action. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *A B C** = **A**cceptance, **B**elief, **C**hange. ** *A Member Shares: Hiya all, Claudia here, an alcoholic.  AA is not a religi ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 28, 2016* *Today* But today is always here.  Life /is/ daily; today is all we have; and anybody can go one day without drinking. First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober—and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24-hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle other matters as well. /- Living Sober,/ p. 7 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Just for today, I choose not to drink. *AA-re ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 27, 2016* *The Journey* My circumstances have steadily improved as my spiritual life grows and matures. Words cannot begin to describe the feelings in my heart as I sometimes ponder how far I’ve come, and how much there is yet to discover. And though I’m not sure where my journey may take me next, I know I’ll owe it to the grace of God and to three words of the Twelve Steps: continue, improve, and practice. Oh, and one more thing they told me: Humility is the ke ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 26, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Grace As the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul. We all need the light of God’s reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace. To an amazing extent the facts of AA life confirm this ageless truth.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ pp. 97-98 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The will of God will never take me where the Grace of God will not protect me. AA-related 'Al ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 25, 2016* *Camels* Dr. Bob explained prayer by telling how the camels in a caravan would kneel down in the evening, and the men would unload their burdens. In the morning, they would kneel down again, and the men would put the burdens back on. “It’s the same with prayer,” Dr. Bob said.  “We get on our knees to unload at night. And in the morning when we get on our knees again, God gives us just the load we are able to carry for that day.” /- Dr. Bob and the ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 24, 2016* *Easier, Softer Way* When I couldn’t find an easier, softer way, I looked for the person with the magic wand, the one person In AA who could make me all better, right now. This was a frustrating task, and I finally realized that if I wanted this life, I was going to have to do what the others had done. No one made me drink, and no one was going to make me sober. This program is for people who want it, not people who need it. /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 23, 2016* *Reality* The amount of reality I turn my back on is the amount I lose. In my case, making face-to-face honest amends restored me into my life, and the fuller my amends, the more of my life I received in return. /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 3], p. 163 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Few people have the imagination to see reality. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**ltered **A**ttitudes. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your e ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 22, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ 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. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 85 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful! AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *A A** = * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 21, 2016* *Easy Does It* If a strong inner core of peace, patience, and contentment looks at all desirable to you, it can be had. Remind yourself once in a while that maybe “Easy Does It” is this day’s ideal speed. The change can start right now, remember? /- Living Sober,/ p. 46 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Rashness and haste make all things insecure: Take it easy! *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *S W A T* = **S**urrender, **W**illingness, **A**ction, **T**rust Th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 20, 2016* *Humility* Humility is a personal achievement, it cannot be given away. It comes in glimmers and grows like an ice crystal. It is fragile, too, thus requiring constant care and protection. /- The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA,/ p. 126 *Thought to Ponder . . .* Humility is not a station we arrive at; it's a way of traveling. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *O D A A T* = **O**ne **D**ay **A**t **A** **T**ime. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *June 19, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Living Now We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 83-84 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Tomorrow--and all the tomorrows to come--are but extensions of right here, right now. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *N O W** = **N**o **O**ther **W**ay. ** *A Member Shares: Hi, ...Continue Reading