*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 6, 2013* *Ecstatic* *I now know that what is involved in taking the AA program entire, as the early AA's gave it to us, is not the prospect of turning into some sort of repulsive goody-goody. It's the threat of being truly alive, aware, and even perhaps /ecstatic./ I'm coming to believe that if I do not accept all of what this program offers (demands?), but instead walk away from it as somehow more than I bargained for, I might get drunk.* /- Came To Believe ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 5, 2013* *Suggestions* *I remember my sponsor's answer when I told him that the Steps were "suggested." He replied that they are "suggested" in the same way that, if you were to jump out of an airplane with a parachute, it is "suggested" that you pull the ripcord to save your life. So I try to remember daily that I have a whole program of recovery based on all Twelve of the "suggested" Steps.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 4, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Turning Point Remember that we deal with alcohol -- cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help, it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power -- that One is God.  May you find Him now! Half measure availed us nothing.  We stood at the turning point. We asked His care and protection with complete abandon.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ pp. 58-59 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *We were at the jumping-off place.* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 3, 2013* *Smile!* *I smile because in my organization I am unorganized. I smile because I need not be a professional who has opinions he must cram down your throat. I smile because I can at last be myself, and if I don't attract anyone, at least I won't promote anyone. But mainly I smile because you -- all of you in AA -- have given me the opportunity to fight for your principles rather than my personality.* /-The Best of the Grapevine/ [Vol. 1], p. 104 *Th ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 2, 2013* *"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,/ Pref ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *December 1, 2013 ~ Scroll Down for Share ~ Fellowship Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends, -- this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 89 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Life will take on new meaning.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* **T L C** = **T**ears, **L**aughter ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 30, 2013* *An Unshakable Foundation* *There is a direct link among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 98 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Meditation is our step out into the sun.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**lways **A**wesome. Tha ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *November 29, 2013* *Meditating* *I've heard more silence than messages from God while praying or meditating. At this stage in my development, I think God is trying to teach me something I could not learn otherwise about patience and trust. . . Whatever I learn during meditation applies to me in my life, not necessarily to anyone else. The messages are usually what I need to hear at a particular time, whether I agree or not.* /- The Best Of The Grapevine/ [Vol. 3], p. ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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 28, 2013* *Gratitude* *I am grateful not only for sobriety, but the quality of life my sobriety has brought. God has been gracious enough to give me sober days /and/ a life blessed with peace and c ...Continue Reading

*~~~* 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

*~~~* 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

*~~~* 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

*~~~* 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

*~~~* 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

*~~~* 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