November 26th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 27, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Why? He admits he cannot drink like other people, but does not see why. He clings to the notion that he will yet find a way to do so.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous ...Continue Reading
November 25th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 26, 2013* *Giving Thanks* *I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoi ...Continue Reading
November 24th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 25, 2013* *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 ...Continue Reading
November 23rd 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 24, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ No Regrets If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and ...Continue Reading
November 22nd 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 23, 2013* *Riddle* *Opinions vary considerably as to why the alcoholic reacts differently from normal people. We are not sure why, once a certain point is reached, little can be done for him. We c ...Continue Reading
November 21st 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 22, 2013* *Habit* *I am a very good student of alcoholism. I studied for twenty-four years. My habit patterns became totally based on how to continue drinking day in and day out. I became a ...Continue Reading
November 20th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 21, 2013* *Solitude* *In solitude, our spirits seek that Power greater than we are; in solitude, we seek through prayer and meditation to be aware of God's will for us. Solitude can be sought and ...Continue Reading
November 19th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 20, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ "WE" No society of men and women ever had a more urgent /need/ for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 19, 2013* *The Right Thing* *Reminding ourselves that we have decided to go to any lengths to find a spiritual experience, we ask that we be given strength and direction to do the right thing, no ...Continue Reading
November 17th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 18, 2013* *Alkathons* *Today I still love the alkathons. . . When I go to the alkathons now I see many a newcomer in the same position I was in: scared, wanting to stay sober, but not knowing what ...Continue Reading
November 16th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 17, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Perspectives Our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility. We had lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to co ...Continue Reading
November 15th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/thanksgiving-alkathon.html November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 16, 2013* *Meditation* *Meditation is where I learn to be a child again. Not a noisy brat, but a child of a sort I always admired but rarely was: quiet, serene, loving, trusting, teachable. ...Continue Reading
November 14th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 15, 2013* *Fantasy* *The more I drank, the more I fantasized everything, I imagined getting even for hurts and rejections. In my mind's eye I played and replayed scenes in which I was plucked magically from the bar where I ...Continue Reading
November 13th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 14, 2013* *Humanness* *Why is it that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to drink because of the things that other people did to me. Once I came to AA, I was told to look at where I had been wron ...Continue Reading
November 12th 2013 CDT
*~~~* Holiday Alkathon! *~~~* Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net November 28 Thanksgiving Day Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 13, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Promises We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us -- s ...Continue Reading
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