AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 22, 2025  What Do I Have to Do?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?" It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically. We shall tell you what we have done.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 20  T ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 21, 2025  Diagnose YourselfWe do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) pp. 31 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 20, 2025  Learning DailyLearning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living. An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 95  Thought to Ponder . . .The Three A's .. Awareness, Acceptance, Action.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 19, 2025  Precisely How We Have RecoveredWe, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Foreward to the First Edition) p.xiii  Thought to Ponder . . . ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 18, 2025  A Priceless GiftWe enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. 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.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 74  Thought to Ponder . . .Happiness and peace of mind are always here, open and free to anyone.  AA-related 'Alconym'G I F T S  =   Getting It From ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 17, 2025  True PerspectiveThe moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, the emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits.- As Bill Sees It, (Defects and Repairs) No. 140  Thought to Ponder . . .The gritty pain of alcoholism is the traction of recovery.  AA-related 'Alconym'A C T I O N   ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)February 16, 2025~ Scroll Down for Share ~  ComplacencyIn the first days of A.A., I wasn't much bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more important matters." That was my near perfect prescription for comfort and complacency.- As Bill Sees It, (We Cannot Stand Still) No. 25  Thought to PonderWe grow or we go.  AA-related 'Alconym' ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 15, 2025  Exceptions are FewIt boils right down to this: No man should be fired just because he is alcoholic. If he wants to stop, he should be afforded a real chance. If he cannot or does not want to stop, he should be discharged. The exceptions are few.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (To Employers) p. 148  Thought to Ponder . . .You can't think yourself into good living. You must live yourself into good thinking.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A  =   Accou ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 14, 2025  Immunity From DrinkingPractical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one else can. You can secure their confidence when others fail. Remember they are very ill.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 89  Thought to Ponder . . .Get it - ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 13, 2025  A Single PurposeIt has also been learned that there is no possible way to make nonalcoholics into A.A. members. We have to confine our membership to alcoholics, and we have to confine our A.A. groups to a single purpose. If we don’t stick to these principles, we shall almost surely collapse. And if we collapse, we cannot help anyone.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (P-35 Problems Other Than Alcohol) p. 4  Thought to Ponder . . .If you want to drink, that's ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 12, 2025  We Ask GodIn thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86  Thought to Ponder . . .The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed.  AA-related ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 11, 2025  Believe in the PowerThe unselfishness of these men as we have come to know them, the entire absence of profit motive, and their community spirit, is indeed inspiring to one who has labored long and wearily in this alcoholic field. They believe in themselves, and still more in the Power which pulls chronic alcoholics back from the gates of death.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Doctor's Opinion) p. xxvii  Thought to Ponder . . .Trust God, Clean House, ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 10, 2025  Common SymptomsThe most common symptoms of emotional insecurity are worry, anger self-pity, and depression. These stem from causes which sometimes seem to be within us, and at other times to come from without. To take inventory in this respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble. It should be remembered that this kind of insecurity may arise in any area where instincts are threatened.- T ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)February 9, 2025~ Scroll Down for Share ~  Self-reliance Failed UsWasn’t it because self-reliance failed us? Self-reliance was good as far as it went, but it didn’t go far enough. Some of us once had great self-confidence, but it didn’t fully solve the fear problem, or any other. When it made us cocky, it was worse. Perhaps there is a better way—we think so. For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Wo ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 8, 2025  A Spiritual Awakening"It was only when I came fully to believe I was powerless over alcohol, only when I appealed to a God who just might exist, that I experienced a spiritual awakening. This freedom-giving experience came first, and then faith followed afterward -- a gift indeed!"- As Bill Sees It, No. 152  Thought to Ponder . . .Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A  =   Amazing Awak ...Continue Reading