*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 26, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Faith To me, this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however little and haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. Before the coming of faith I had lived as an alien in a cosmos that too often seemed both hostile and cruel. In it, there could be no inner security for me.* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 51 *Thought to Ponder . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 25, 2014* *Resentments* *It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while.  But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave.  We found that it is fatal.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 66 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Resent ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 24, 2014* *Stability* *My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealthy demand. Let us, with God's help, continually surrender these hobbling demands.* /- The Best of Bill,/ p. 58 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Sobriety is a journey, not a destination.* *AA ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 23, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Humility "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." Without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 70 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Learning is the very essence of humility; the two walk hand in hand.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **A R T** = **A**lways **R**emain **T**eachable. ** *A Member Shares: My name is Hope, and I am an alcoholic.  I a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 22, 2014* *Emotional Pain* *When I am hurt or upset, I have to continually look for the cause in me, and then I have to admit and correct my mistakes. It isn't easy, but as long as I know I am progressing spiritually, I know I can mark my effort up as a job well done. I have found that pain is a friend . . ..* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 284 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Pain is what I walk through.  Misery is what I sit in.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *T R ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 21, 2014* *Progress* *Walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. When we look back, we realize that the things we put in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 100 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *When in doubt, be silent.  Grow where you are planted.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G R O W T H* = **G**od **R**eveals **O**ther **W**ays **T**o **H**eal. Th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 20, 2014* *Understanding* *Gradually, God began to clear my channels so that real understanding began to come. Then was the time when full realization and acknowledgement came to me. It was realization and acknowledgement of the fact that I had not fully given my problems to God. /I was still trying to do my own fixing./* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ p. 22 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *God seldom becomes a reality until God becomes a necessity.* *AA-relate ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 19, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Why AA? Wouldn't you rather recognize you have a health condition which can be successfully treated, than spend a lot of time miserably wondering about what's wrong with you? We have found this is a better-looking, and better-feeling picture of ourselves than the old gloomy selves we used to see.  It is truer, too.  We know. The proof of it is in the way we feel, act, and think -- now.* /- Living Sober,/ p. 10 *Tho ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 18, 2014* *Honesty* *I need to remember each day that deceiving myself about myself is setting myself up for failure or disappointment in life and in Alcoholics Anonymous. A close, /honest/ relationship with a Higher Power is the only solid foundation I've found for honesty with self and with others.* /- Daily Reflections,/ pp. 117 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Honesty isn't an event -- it's a process.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, **O**pe ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 17, 2014* *Fortunate Indeed* *We who are alcoholics can consider ourselves fortunate indeed. Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to look for something better. So it is by circumstance rather than any virtue that we have been driven to AA, have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 16, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Keep It Simple Dr. Bob stood in the doorway, tall and upright as ever. . . This was my partner, the man with whom I never had a hard word. The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, "Remember, Bill, let's not louse this thing up.  Let's keep it simple!" I turned away, unable to say a word.  This was the last time I ever saw him.* (Bill Wilson speaking of Dr. Bob Smith .. co ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 15, 2014* *Awareness* *Yes, we're alcoholics.  Yes, it was vitally important that we come to that awareness. Yes, we've got to be honest with ourselves and one another. But we're more than alcoholics.  Much more. We're alcoholics who are living sober lives! Alcoholics who have a choice whether or not to take that first drink. For the first time in our lives, we are really alive! Our message is good news, and we need to say so.* /- The Best of the Grap ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 14, 2014* *Responsibility* *In the last analysis, as a recovering alcoholic I need only have two concerns. The first is to maintain my sobriety on a daily basis and to practice the program of AA one day at a time. The second is to ensure that what was here yesterday will be here tomorrow for the next alcoholic who walks through the doors of the Fellowship. And for that I am responsible.* /- Thank You For Sharing,/ p. 181 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Every recove ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 13, 2014* *Dependency* *Plainly, I could not avail myself of God's love until I was able to offer it back to Him by loving others as He would have me. And I couldn't possibly do that as long as I was victimized by false dependencies. For my dependency meant demand -- a demand for the possession and control of the people and the conditions surrounding me.* /- The Best of Bill,/ p. 56 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *What I am is Gods gift to me.  What I make of ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 12, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Turning It Over Step Three became a cheerful acceptance of my place in the world: "I have no idea Who or What is running the show, but I know /I/'m not!" And I could also see Step Three as a good attitude, an effective approach to life: "If I am swimming in salt water and I panic and start thrashing around and fighting it, it will drown me. But if I relax and have faith in it, it will hold me afloat."* /- ...Continue Reading