*~~~* 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 11, 2013* *Only One Reason* *I believe we are all sober and alive for only one reason.  God has a job for us to do. I have also come to believe that I must please God first, myself second, and everybody else third. Whe ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 11, 2013* *Listening* *Sometimes, the body can speak an eloquent language all its own. I see and feel that in meetings. So coming to regular meetings of AA is a priceless gift on a great many levels -- mental, spiritual, s ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 10, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Half Measures Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 59 *Thought to ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 10, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Half Measures Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 59 *Thought to ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 9, 2013* *Experiments* *We liked AA all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles. But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 8, 2013* *Faith* *I am grateful for whatever faith I have now, even though it is little more than a seedling -- far, so very far, from the kind of faith that moves mountains. There is so much more to know, and no limit to ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *~~~* Holiday Alkathons! *~~~* 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. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *November 7, 2013* *Making Plans* *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 ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *~~~* Holiday Alkathons! *~~~* 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. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *November 6, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Adventure Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women of whatever description is a moving and fascinating adventure.* /- Twelve S ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *~~~* Holiday Alkathons! *~~~* 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. *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *November 5, 2013* *The First One* *If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying to limit the number of drinks or the amount of alcohol, we have learned to conce ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 4, 2013* *Prayer* *In AA, we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 105 *Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 3, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Acceptance Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and my attitudes.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 417 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Ask yourself, "What would an adult do in this situation?"* *AA-rel ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 2, 2013* *Hope* *Hope is the priceless ingredient for recovery. This, AA gives, most frequently not in mere words. Upon the alcoholic's first contact with AA, as he looks around the room and sees men and women respectively clothed and in their right minds, enjoying themselves, that flicker of hope begins to burn.  And he says to himself, "If these jokers can do it, I can." The first need, beyond any other, is hope.  Without i ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 1, 2013* *Crosstalk* *There are no qualified advisers in an AA meeting. Any member may share his or her own experience with a particular circumstance or topic. Telling another member what to do puts him on the spot, puts personality before principles, and artificially bolsters the alcoholic ego of the self-appointed adviser. Even if you are an AA who holds a therapist’s or a doctor’s license or degree, you are just another drunk at the meeting.* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 31, 2013* *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 . . .* *Situ ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *October 30, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Suggestions If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it -- then you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way.  But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 58 *Thought to Ponder . . . ...Continue Reading