*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 7, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ The 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. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 17 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Walk softly and carry a Big Book. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *S O L U T I ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 6, 2016* *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 and hope in carry ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 5, 2016* *Incurable* *We remember we have an incurable, potentially fatal ailment called alcoholism. And instead of persisting in drinking, we prefer to figure out, and use, enjoyable ways of living without alcohol. We need not be ashamed that we have a disease.  It is no disgrace. No one knows exactly why some people become alcoholics while others don't.  It is not our fault. We did not /want/ to become alcoholics.  We did not /try/ to get th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 4, 2016* *Dry Drunk* *Perhaps, in the last analysis, a dry drunk is mostly a childish tantrum, an interval of immaturity, a regression to those frantic days of self-will run riot. Nevertheless, it can still be a perilous period for the alcoholic struggling for recovery. I know that there have been dark days when a will greater than my own has been responsible for my sobriety.* /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 1], p. 20 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Without ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 3, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Step Eleven /"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God _as we understood Him_, praying only for His will for us and the power to carry that out."/* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 96 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Prayer asks the question.  Meditation listens for the answer. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *A S A P** = **A**lways **S**ay **A** **P**rayer. ** *A Member ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 2, 2016* *Sanity* *"Sanity" is defined as "soundness of mind."  Yet no alcoholic, soberly analyzing his destructive behavior, whether the destruction fell on the dining-room furniture or his own moral fiber, can claim "soundness of mind" for himself. Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us. Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditio ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 1, 2016* *Real Understanding* *Gradually, God began to clear my channels so that real understanding began to come. Then was the time when full realization and acknowledgement of the fact that I was full of self-pity and resentment, realization of the fact that I had not fully given my problems to God.  / I was still trying to do my own fixing./* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ p. 22 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Once we understand ourselves, the rest o ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 31, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Identify The unique ability of each AA to identify himself with, and bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, eloquence, or on any special individual skills. The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ pp. 150-151 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Newcomers are the lifeblood of the program.  But our oldtimers are ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 30, 2016* *An Open Mind* *When I came to AA, I realized that God was speaking to me through my group. My mind was open just enough to know that I needed His help. A real, honest acceptance of AA took more time, but with it came humility.  I know how insane I was, and I am extremely grateful to have my sanity restored to me and to be a sober alcoholic.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 300 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Minds are like parachutes -- they won't work ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 29, 2016* *Humility* *On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility: "Perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father in secret ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 28, 2016* *Fact* *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 which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 17 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The solution is simple.  The solution is spiritual.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**lways **A ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 27, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Round-the-Clock Faith Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in an through us, or we perish.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 16 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . *F A I T H** = **F**inding **A**nswers **I**n **T**he **H**eart. ** *A Member Shares: I'm Craig, an alcoholic.  As the saying goes, "faith without works is dead."&n ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 26, 2016* *Footprints* *Stepping into the first footprint that led from the dismal swamp of alcoholism toward the sunlight of sobriety would not take me far enough. Would I muddle along on some trail of my own in the weeds, vaguely paralleling the clearly marked AA road? Or would I choose to follow the exact footsteps of the AAs who preceded?  The choice was up to me.* /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 2], p. 136 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I stood in ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 25, 2016* *Paradox* *Such is the paradox of AA regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. But we of AA do not have to understand this paradox, we have only to be grateful for it.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age,/ p. 46 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I have learned how a heart full of gratitude feels.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *T H I N K* = **T**hank **H**eavens, ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 24, 2016 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Step Seven /"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."/ We would like to be assured that the grace of God can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. We have seen that character defects based upon shortsighted or unworthy desires are the obstacles that block our path toward these objectives. We now clearly see that we have been making unreasonable demands upon ourselves, upon others, and upon God.* /- Twel ...Continue Reading