*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 23, 2013* *Turning it Over* *My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. Humility is the answer. I learn to turn my will over to the care of God.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 227 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Learning is the very essence of humility; the two walk hand in hand.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G O D* = **G**ood **O**rderly **D**irection. Thanks to all of you for sharing so g ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 22, 2013* *Fellowship* *In AA, afflicted men and women have recaptured the lost art of fellowship. We came together because we were in trouble. We leave our references and credentials at the door. . . We come together in the downright simple faith that every human being has a right to health in body, mind, and soul. Together we continue to strive for these great blessings in the Fellowship of AA.* /- Thank You For Sharing,/ p. 58 *Thought to ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 21, 2013* *The Ladder* *No one who drank as I did wakes up on the edge of the abyss one morning and says:Things look pretty scary; I think I'd better stop drinking before I fall in. I was convinced I could go as far as I wanted, and then climb back out when it wasn't fun any more. What happened was, I found myself at the bottom of the canyon thinking I'd never see the sun again. AA didn't pull me out of that hole. It did give me the tools to co ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 20, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Step One* We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 59 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The distance is nothing; it is only the first step toward it that is difficult. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, **O**pen-mindedness, **W**illingness.* * *A Member Shares:* **Hi all, I'm Rick and an alcoholic. I haven't been sober long, and ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 19, 2013* *Forgiveness* *I must forgive injuries, not just in words, or as a matter of form, but in my heart. I do this not for the other persons' sake, but for my own sake. Resentment, anger, or a desire to see someone punished, are things that rot my soul. Such things fasten my troubles to me with chains.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 88 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Forgiveness of others is a gift to yourself.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 18, 2013* *Attitude* *Whatever is done is over. It cannot be changed. But my attitude about it can be changed through talking with those who have gone before and with sponsors. . . I won't have to wish the past away. I can change my feeling and attitudes, but only through my actions and the help of my fellow alcoholics.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 141 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?* *AA-related ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 17, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Self-will* So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! God makes that possible.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 62 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *If I self-forget I find. *AA-relate ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 16, 2013* *Rewards* *The simple contrast between active alcoholism and active sobriety has helped me to seek, listen and to apply the good principles of living, and I am rewarded with much more excitement and joy than was mine before AA sobriety.* /- Came To Believe . . .,/ p. 4 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *I saw, I felt, I believed.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A B C* = **A**cceptance, **B**elief, **C**hange. Thanks to all of you for shar ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 15, 2013* *Sanity* *"Sanity" is defined as "soundness of mind." Yet no alcoholic, soberly analyzing his destructive behavior, whether the destruction fell on the dining-room furniture or his own moral fiber, can claim "soundness of mind" for himself.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 33 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The Twelve Steps; a manuscript for rational living.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *S T E ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 14, 2013* *Membership* *Is living for you a tragedy or an opportunity -- or does it mean just nothing? Belonging to a group makes life an opportunity for me, life as I find it today, in "this 24." What I need is something to encourage the best in me while it helps to keep me humble about the worst in me. This I find in my membership in the local group of Alcoholics Anonymous.* /- The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA,/ p. 20 *Thought to P ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 13, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *No Regrets* 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.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 83 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Every day is a gift. That is why we call it the present. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *O D A A T* = **O**ne **D**ay *A Member Shares:* **Hi family, Paul here, a grateful recovering alcoholic. By God's grace and this Fellowsh ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 12, 2013* *Acceptance* *And acceptance is the answer to /all/ my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 41 ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 11, 2013* *Perfection* *I do not have to strive for perfection. Mistakes are permissible. I have the right to be wrong. And what a comfort that thought is to me, as I make my bemused way through life, one foot in a bucket, pushing on doors marked "Pull."* /- The Best Of The Grapevine/ [Vol.2}, p. 168 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Give me the courage to be imperfect.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *S L I P* = **S**o **L**ong! **I**'m * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 10, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Patience* Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are the watchwords.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 118 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Patience is passion tamed. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *P U T* = **P**atience, **U**nderstanding, *A Member Shares:* **Hey, y'all. I'm Sherri, an alcoholic. My date of sobriety is July 6, 1994, and for that, I am profoundly grateful. The perfect topic for me right now: " ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 9, 2013* *Rebellion* *A whole lifetime geared to self-centeredness cannot be set in reverse all at once. Rebellion dogs our every step at first. When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over! I'll never have to go through /that/ again!" Then we learn, often to our consternation, that this is only the first milestone ...Continue Reading