*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 11, 2014* *Seduction* *Although alcohol is not a part of my life and I no longer have the compulsion to drink, it can still occur to me what a good drink tastes like and what it can do for me, from my stand-at-attention alcoholic taste buds right down to my stretched out tingling toes. As my sponsor used to point out, such thoughts are like red flags, telling me that something is not right, that I am stretched beyond my sober limit.  It's time to get ba ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 10, 2014* *Understanding* *None of us has to understand God or worry about things beyond our control. We can indulge ourselves in the luxury of not-worrying.  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. And in my opinion, when we ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 9, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Action 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.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 85 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *There is action and more action.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **A A** = **A**ccountable **A**ctions. ** *A Member Shares: Heya Friends, I'm an alcoholic and my problem is Ch ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 8, 2014* *Belonging* *Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of /belonging/ that comes to us. We no longer live in a completely hostile world.  We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless. The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence that surrounds us in ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 7, 2014* *Prayer* *Prayer has become a habit with me.  Anytime is the time for prayer: in the street, in the factory, sitting still, walking about, or actively engaged upon some task. I must always bear in mind that, like a good parent, God often says no. And the simplest prayer is "God, thank you, thank you." I have so much to be thankful for, and sobriety tops the list.* /- Thank You For Sharing,/ p. 192 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Prayers m ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 6, 2014* *Beginning* *I knew I had to have a new beginning, and this beginning had to be here.  I could not start anywhere else. I had to let go of the past and forget the future. As long as I held on to the past with one hand and grabbed at the future with the other hand, I had nothing to hold on to today with.  So I had to begin here, now.* /- Came To Believe . . .,/ p. 46 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Fear not for the future, weep not for the past ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 5, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Acceptance Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. . . This is an exercise in acceptance that we can profitably practice every day of our lives.* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 44 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The Three A's .. Awareness, Acceptance, Action.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **A B C** = **A**cceptance, **B**elief, **C**hange. ** ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 4, 2014* *Meditation* *Meditation belongs and grows with daily life and daily growth, for it is in daily life that analytical thought binds us into the dilemma of opposites and consequently into sorrow, pleasure-seeking, and loss of freedom. In a life that often may seem onerous, boring, and senseless, meditation can free us to its beauty, its joy beyond pleasure, its passion beyond sorrow.* /- The Best Of The Grapevine/ [Vol. 1], p. 172 *Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 4, 2014* *Meditation* *Meditation belongs and grows with daily life and daily growth, for it is in daily life that analytical thought binds us into the dilemma of opposites and consequently into sorrow, pleasure-seeking, and loss of freedom. In a life that often may seem onerous, boring, and senseless, meditation can free us to its beauty, its joy beyond pleasure, its passion beyond sorrow.* /- The Best Of The Grapevine/ [Vol. 1], p. 172 *Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 3, 2014* *Minding Our Own Business* *We saw that the more AA minded its own business the greater the general influence would become. Medicine and religion and psychiatry began to borrow some of our ideas and experience. So did research, rehabilitation, and education.  All sorts of therapeutic groups began to spring up. They dealt with gambling, divorce, delinquency, dope addiction, mental illness and the like. They, too, borrowed from AA but they made t ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 2, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Moral Responsibility Some strongly object to the AA position that alcoholism is an illness. This concept, they feel, removes moral responsibility from alcoholics. As any AA knows, this is far from true. . . We use the fact of fatal illness to clamp the heaviest kind of moral obligation onto the sufferer, the obligation to use AA's Twelve Steps to get well.* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 32 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *It's not you ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 1, 2014* *Serenity Prayer* *In 1941, a news clipping was called to our attention by a New York member. In an obituary notice from a local paper, there appeared these words: "God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference."  Never had we seen so much AA in so few words. With amazing speed the Serenity Prayer came into general use.* /- As Bill Sees I ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 31, 2014* *Perfection* *Perfection would limit me; imperfection offers me the freedom of a million potentials. All the excitement and interest and adventure are mine to explore, ever-new, ever-changing, ever-becoming. Thank God, as a result of AA and sobriety, I am liberated from /dreaming/ the impossible dream and free, finally, to start /living/ the possible dream.* /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol.1], p. 61 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Give me the courage ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 30, 2014* *Fear* *Fear has caused suffering when I could have had more faith. There are times when fear suddenly tears me apart, just when I'm experiencing feelings of joy, happiness and a lightness of heart. Faith -- and a feeling of self-worth toward a Higher Power -- helps me endure tragedy and ecstasy. When I choose to give all my fears over to my Higher Power, I will be free.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 181 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Situations I fear ar ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 29, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Choice Before I learned of the AA program, I was a slave to the behavior patterns of alcoholism. I was chained to negativity, with no hope of cutting loose. . . The Steps assured me I was not alone. My Higher Power led me to this door and gave me the gift of choice.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 114 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *When I choose the behavior, I choose the consequences.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **G I F T S** = ...Continue Reading