*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 9, 2014* *Surrender* *On the face of it, /surrendering/ certainly doesn't sound like /winning./ But it is in AA. . . We must, and we do, surrender to win.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ pp. 155-156 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *K I S S* = **K**eep **I**t **S**imple; **S**urrender. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 8, 2014* *Time* *And what is time to me now?  It is a most precious asset. I have the luxury of being able to cherish the memory of yesterday, to live today with serenity, to wait for tomorrow. I find great contentment in just knowing where I was and where I am. And I am grateful; grateful the existence of Alcoholics Anonymous; grateful to my God for leading me to the doors of AA and to Himself, grateful for hope.* /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 2], p. ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 7, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Pass It On I'll never forget the first time I met Bill Wilson. I was a couple of months sober and so excited, so thrilled to actually meet the co-founder that I gushed all over him with what my sobriety meant to me and my undying gratitude for his starting AA. When I ran down, he took my hand in his and said simply, "Pass it on."* /- 'Pass It On' -- The Story of Bill Wilson and How the AA Message Reached the World,/ Pr ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 6, 2014* *Communication* *Because of our kinship in suffering, and because our common means of deliverance are effective for ourselves only when constantly carried to others, our channels of contact have always been charged with /the language of the heart./* /- The Language Of The Heart,/ p. 243 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, AA's speak the language of the heart.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *E S H* = **E**xperience, **S**trength an ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 5, 2014* *Anger* *It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong /with us./ If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. But are there no exceptions to this rule?  What about "justifiable" anger? If somebody cheats us, aren't we entitled to be mad? . . . For us of AA these are dangerous exceptions. We have found that justified anger ought to be left to those better qua ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 4, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Choice The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p.24 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Just for today, I choose not to drink.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **H O W** = **H**onesty, **O**pen-mindedness, **W**illingness. ** *A Member Shares: Hi, my name is Candace, and I'm an alcoholic.  I w ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 3, 2014* *Amends* *Making amends to my family, and to the families of alcoholics still suffering, will always be important. Understanding the havoc I created and trying to repair the destruction, will be a lifelong endeavor. The example of my sobriety may give others hope, and faith to help themselves.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 173 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.* *AA-related 'Alc ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 2, 2014* *Secrets* *I can neither love nor be loved if I allow my secrets to get in the way. It's the side of myself that I refuse to look at that rules me. I must be willing to look at the dark side in order to heal my mind and heart because that is the road to freedom. It's the side of me that I refuse to look at that rules me.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 130 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I must walk into darkness to find the light.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *May 1, 2014* *Willfulness* *My willfulness is still very much a part of me and may always be a stumbling block to progress in my life. So I will have to stay very close to AA, where my strength lies. I am so full of human frailty that I think it is a miracle I am here today. It's only through AA.* /- The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 2], pp. 147-148 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Don't give up before the miracle happens.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**lways ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 30, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Daily Plan On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day.  Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use. Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 29, 2014* *Appreciation* *It is strictly my opinion, based on my experience, that one becomes richer in spirit as one grows in spirit. The more I accept God, the more He gives me. As I become more appreciative of the benefits received, I try harder to show my appreciation. My capacity to be content with life as it is has greatly increased. Therefore, as time goes on, I become more able to be at peace with my fellowman, with God, and within myself.* /- Came To B ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 28, 2014* *Tornado* *The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others. Hearts are broken.  Sweet relationships are dead.  Affections have been uprooted. Selfish and inconsiderate habits have kept the home in turmoil. We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. He is like the farmer who came up out of his cyclone cellar to find his home ruined. To his wife, he remarked, "Don't see anything the matter her ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 27, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Convinced Practicing AA's Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic who is still drinking can dream of taking. The average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect -- unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself.* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p.118 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I would rather go through life sober, believing I am an alcoholic, than go th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 26, 2014* *Unity* *For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition.  We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone.* /- The Language of the Heart,/ p. 70 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *There is no strength without unity.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *U S* = **U**nited **S**pirits. Thanks to all of yo ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *April 25, 2014* *The Light* *I approached AA with fear and hesitation. Then, urged by the dread of what was behind me, I took tiny delicate steps onto this new path. When I found the footing was firm, each tentative move brought me a little nearer to trust. Confidence grew, faith in my Higher Power expanded, and I came to recognize a light I had not known existed.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 542-543 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Hold your face up to the Light, even ...Continue Reading