*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 5, 2014* *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 stood nursing a drink and was instantly exalted to some position of power and prestige. I lived in a dream world. AA led me gently from this fantasizing to embrace reality with open arms. And I found it beautiful!  For, at last, I was a ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 4, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Promises We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. . . We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not to for ourselves.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 83-84 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *It works -- it really does.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **H J F** = **H**appy, **J**oyous, **F**ree. **E**enter. ** *A Member Shares: Terry her ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 3, 2014* *Powerlessness* *Who cares to admit complete defeat?  Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 21 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Within our wonderful new world, we ha ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 2, 2014* *Living Sober* *Somewhat to our surprise, staying sober turns out not to be the grim, wet-blanket experience we had expected! While we were drinking, a life without alcohol seemed like no life at all. But for most members of AA, living sober is /really/ living -- a joyous experience. We much prefer it to the troubles we had with drinking. One more note: anyone can /get/ sober.  We have all done it lots of times. The trick is to stay and to /live ...Continue Reading

*~~~~ New Year's Alkathon! ~~~~* http://www.aa-alive.net/new-year-alkathon.html *January 1, 2014:* 3:00 AM. 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM (all Eastern U.S. Time) Please celebrate with us! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 1, 2014 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Hope Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic sharing experience, strength, and hope.* /- Alcoholics Anon ...Continue Reading

*~~~~ New Year's Alkathon! ~~~~* http://www.aa-alive.net/new-year-alkathon.html *December 31, 2013:* 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM *January 1, 2014:* 3:00 AM. 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM (all Eastern U.S. Time) Please celebrate with us! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 31, 2013* *Self-concern* *If we cannot or will not achieve sobriety, then we become truly lost, right in the here and n ...Continue Reading

*~~~~ New Year's Alkathon! ~~~~* http://www.aa-alive.net/new-year-alkathon.html *December 31, 2013:* 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM *January 1, 2014:* 3:00 AM. 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM (all Eastern U.S. Time) Please celebrate with us! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 30, 2013* *Surrender* *Beaten into complete defeat by alcohol, confronted by the living proof of release, and surround ...Continue Reading

*~~~~ New Year's Alkathon! ~~~~* http://www.aa-alive.net/new-year-alkathon.html *December 31, 2013:* 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM *January 1, 1014:* 3:00 AM. 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM (all Eastern U.S. Time) Please celebrate with us! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 29, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Gratitude We have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritual ...Continue Reading

*~~~~ New Year's Eve/Day Alkathon! ~~~~* http://www.aa-alive.net/new-year-alkathon.html *December 31, 2013:* 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM *January 1, 1014:* 3:00 AM. 5:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM (all Eastern U.S. Time) Please celebrate with us! *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 28, 2013* *Acceptance* *Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 27, 2013* *Serenity* *That word "serenity" looked like an impossible goal when we first saw the prayer. In fact, if serenity meant apathy, bitter resignation, or stolid endurance, then we didn't even want to aim at it. But we found that serenity meant no such thing. When it comes to us now, it is more as plain recognition -- a clear-eyed, realistic way of seeing the world, accompanied by inner peace and strength.* /- Living Sober,/ p. 19 *Thought ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 26, 2013* *"Easy Does It"* *Relax a little.  Try for inner contentment.  No one individual can carry all the burdens of the world. Everyone has problems.  Getting drunk won't solve them. "Twenty-four hours a day."  Today is the day. Doing our best, living each day to the fullest is the art of living. Yesterday is gone, and we don't know whether we will be here tomorrow. If we do a good job of living today, and if tomor ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 25, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Peace Most of us feel we need look no further for Utopia. We have it right here and now. Each day in my friend's kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 16 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Joy is in knowing there is an answer.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **A A** = **A**lways **A**live. ** *A Member Shares: Good morning!  I'm Marco, a grateful ...Continue Reading

~~~ Holiday Alkathon! ~~~ Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/christmas-alkathon.html December 25 Christmas Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 3:00am, 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 24, 2013* *Carrying the Vision* *Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee -- Thy will (not mine) be done." These are thoughts which must go with u ...Continue Reading

~~~ Holiday Alkathon! ~~~ Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/christmas-alkathon.html December 25 Christmas Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 3:00am, 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 23, 2013* *Footprints* *Stepping into the first footprint that led from the dismal swamp of alcoholism toward the sunlight of sobriety would not take me far enough. Would I muddle along on some little trail of my own in the weeds, va ...Continue Reading

~~~ Holiday Alkathon! ~~~ Come celebrate with us! http://www.aa-alive.net/christmas-alkathon.html December 25 Christmas Alkathon Meeting Times (Eastern Time) 3:00am, 5:00am, 8:00am,11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm,11:00pm. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 22, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Forgiveness I did not know that if I had just forgiven myself for some of my past deeds, God would forgive me also. I was always taught to prepare for the journey through life, never realizing unti ...Continue Reading