AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 4, 2025  Flower and GrowWe will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. Most certainly we shall need bracing air and an abundance of food. But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 98  Thought to Ponder . . .Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divine within you.  AA- ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 3, 2025  Spiritual ExperiencesMost of our experiences are what the psychologist William James calls the "educational variety" because they develop slowly over a period of time. Quite often friends of the newcomer are aware of the difference long before he is himself. He finally realizes that he has undergone a profound alteration in his reaction to life; that such a change could hardly have been brought about by himself alone.- Alcoholics Anonymous, ( ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 2, 2025  Emotional StabilityNothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to the demand for a degree of protection and love that no one could possibly satisfy. So our hoped-for protectors finally flee, and once more we are left alone -- either to grow up or to disintegrate. We discovered the best source of emotional stability  to be God Himself.- As Bill Sees It, (Dependence -- Unhe ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 1, 2025  Unity"We must think deeply of all those sick ones still to come to A.A. As they try to make their return to faith and to life, we want them to find everything in A.A. that we have found, and yet more, if that be possible. No care, no vigilance, no effort to preserve A.A.'s constant effectiveness and spiritual strength will ever be too great to hold us in full readiness for the day of their homecoming."- As Bill Sees It, (Day of Homecoming) No ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 31, 2025  True FreedomTo get completely away from our aversion to the idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired for itself, takes most of us a long, long time. A whole lifetime geared to self-centeredness cannot be set in reverse all at once.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 73  Thought to Ponder . . .Learning is the ve ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 30, 2025  ChangeHow many of us would presume to declare, "Well, I'm sober and I'm happy. What more can I want, or do? I'm fine the way I am." We know that the price of such self-satisfaction is an inevitable backslide, punctuated at some point by a very rude awakening. We have to grow or else deteriorate. For us, the status quo can only be for today, never for tomorrow. Change we must; we cannot stand still.- As Bill Sees It, (We Cannot Stand Still) No. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 29, 2025  OpportunityWhen fear persisted, we knew it for what it was, and we became able to handle it. We began to see each adversity as a God-given opportunity to develop the kind of courage which is born of humility, rather than of bravado.- As Bill Sees It, (Courage and Prudence) No. 91  Thought to Ponder . . .Fear is not an admission of weakness; fear is an opportunity for courage.  AA-related 'Alconym'F E A R  =   Face Everything And Rise. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 28, 2025  Tradition Nine“A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.”Unless each A.A. member follows to the best of his ability our suggested Twelve Steps to recovery, he almost certainly signs his own death warrant. His drunkenness and dissolution are not penalties inflicted by people in authority; they result from his personal disobedience to spiritual principles.- Twelve Steps ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 27, 2025  Really Worked In OthersBut we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even d ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 26, 2025  Down For The CountOnce this malady has a real hold, they are a baffled lot. There is the obsession that somehow, someday, they will beat the game. But they often suspect they are down for the count. How true this is, few realize.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 23  Thought to Ponder . . .Alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful!  AA-related 'Alconym'W S O D  =   Work the Steps Or Die.  To Unsubscribe - Click HereYou ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 25, 2025  Like Other MenWe are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse relapse.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) pp. 30 - 31  Thought to Ponder . . .I can recover, but I'll never be cured.  AA- ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 24, 2025~ Scroll Down for Share ~  Inspiration, Intuitive Thought, DecisionIn 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 PonderPraying is asking Go ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 23, 2025  A Free ManOn the third day the lawyer gave his life to the care and direction of his Creator, and said he was perfectly willing to do anything necessary. His wife came, scarcely daring to be hopeful, though she thought she saw something different about her husband already. He had begun to have a spiritual experience. That afternoon he put on his clothes and walked from the hospital a free man.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 158  Though ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 22, 2025  The Basic PrinciplesThe basic principles of A.A., as they are known today, were borrowed mainly from the fields of religion and medicine, though some ideas upon which success finally depended were the result of noting the behavior and needs of the Fellowship itself.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Foreword) p. 16  Thought to Ponder . . .Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 21, 2025  The Old GameNow and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, “I don’t miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time.” As ex-problem drinkers, we smile at such a sally. We know our friend is like a boy whistling in the dark to keep up his spirits. He fools himself. Inwardly he would give anything to take half a dozen drinks and get away with them. He will presently try the old game again, for he isn’t happy about his sobriety ...Continue Reading