August 12th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 13, 2015* *Relationships* *The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another person, our emotions go on the defensive. To escape looking at the wrongs we have done another, we resentfully focus on the wrong he has done us. . . Right here we need to fetch ourselves up sharply. It doesn't make much sense when a tosspot calls a kettle black. Let's remember that alcoholics are not the only ones bedeviled by sick emotions.* /~ Twelve Steps and Twel ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 12, 2015 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ On Life's Terms Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 417 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Life will take on new meaning.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H J F* = **H**appy, **J**oyous, **F**ree. ** *A Member Shares: My name is Hope, alcoholic. These days, I like to think of myself as "alkie-normal.&q ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 11, 2015* *Habits* *Our drinking was connected with many habits -- big and little. Some of them were thinking habits, or things we felt inside ourselves. Others were doing habits -- things we did, actions we took. In getting used to not drinking, we have found that we needed new habits to take the place of those old ones.* /~ Living Sober,/ p. 1 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Habits are like cork or lead -- they tend to keep you up or hold you down.* *AA-related ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 10, 2015* *Tolerance* *We begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. It will become more and more evident as we go forward that it is pointless to become angry, or to get hurt by people who, like us, are suffering from the pains of growing up.* /~ Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 92 *Thought ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 9, 2015 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Colossus of Communication Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication. Used unselfishly and well, the results can surpass our present imagination.* /- The Language of the Heart,/ p. 320 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, AA's speak the language of the heart.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H E A R T* = **H**ealing, **E**njoying, ** ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 8, 2015* *The Ladder* *No one who drank as I did wakes up on the edge of the abyss one morning and says: Things look pretty scary; I think I'd better stop drinking before I fall in. I was convinced I could go as far as I wanted, and then climb back out when it wasn't fun anymore. What happened was, I found myself at the bottom of the canyon thinking I'd never see the sun again. AA didn't pull me out of that hole. It did give me the tools to construct a l ...Continue Reading
August 6th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 7, 2015* *Humility* *What an unthinking world may look upon as defeat, alcoholics in AA know as a triumph of the spirit, a triumph of humility over false pride and self-centeredness. How few human beings ever have the courage to stand up before their neighbors and, in humility, describing themselves truthfully, to say: "This is what I really am."* /~ Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age,/ p. 278 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Humility comes before honor.* ...Continue Reading
August 5th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 6, 2015* *A Spiritual Path* *Following this spiritual path made a major difference in my life. It seemed to fill that lonely hole that I used to fill with alcohol. My self-esteem improved dramatically, and I knew happiness and serenity as I had never known it before. . . A confidence and faith entered my life and unraveled a plan for me that was bigger and better than I could ever have imagined. It wasn't easy, and it has never been easy, but it gets so much b ...Continue Reading
August 4th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 5, 2015 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ An Inside Job We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 55 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I saw, I felt, I believed.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *F A I T H* = **F**inding **A**nswers **I**n **T**he **H**eart. ** *A Member Shares: I'm Dave, an alcoholic. I had read everything I could find on the subject and did a deep dive int ...Continue Reading
August 3rd 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 4, 2015* *Listening* *If you really listen to (not just hear) what is being said, you may find the person talking has quietly slipped inside your head and seems to be describing the landscape there -- the shifting shapes of nameless fears, the color and chill of impending doom -- if not the actual events and words in your brain. And whether this happens or not, you will almost surely have a good laugh or two in the company of AA's, and you'll probably pick up ...Continue Reading
August 3rd 2015 CDT
August 2nd 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 3, 2015* *Responsibility* *We are again citizens of the world. It is a distraught world, very tired, very uncertain. It has worshiped its own self-sufficiency -- and that has failed. We AA's are people who once did that very thing. That philosophy failed us, too. So perhaps, here and there, our example of recovery can help. As individuals, we have a responsibility, maybe a /double responsibility./ It may be that we have a date with destiny.* /- The ...Continue Reading
August 1st 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 2, 2015 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Grace Each of us would like to live at peace with himself and his fellows. We would like to be assured that the grace of God can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 76 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The will of God will never take me where the grace of God will not protect me.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G R A C E* = **G**ently **R**eleasing **A**ll **C**onscious **E**xpecta ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *August 1, 2015* *Amends* *Step Eight: /"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."/ In early sobriety, I would never have contemplated making the first move toward making an amend. But now I'm attempting to discern and apply the will of God in my life. I now take responsibility for my sobriety and for my relationships. Taking such a risk has become a possibility thanks to the Steps and my support network in the ...Continue Reading
July 30th 2015 CDT
*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *July 31, 2015* *Honesty* *The biggest word for me in AA is "honesty." I don't believe this program would work for me if I didn't get honest with myself about everything. Honesty is the easiest word for me to understand because it is the exact opposite of what I've been doing all my life.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ pp. 400-401 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Honesty isn't an event -- it's a process.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, ...Continue Reading
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