*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 6, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Surrender* On the face of it, /surrendering/ certainly doesn't sound like /winning./ But it is in AA. . . We must, and we do, surrender to win.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ pp. 155-156 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *K I S S* = **K**eep **I**t **S**imple; **S**urrender.* * *A Member Shares:* **I’m Pete, an alkie in recovery. Surrender ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 5, 2013* *Habits* *Our drinking was connected to many habits -- big and little. Some of them were thinking habits, or things we felt inside ourselves. Others were doing habits -- things we did, actions we took. In getting used to not drinking, we found that we needed new habits to take the place of the old ones.* /- Living Sober,/ p. 1 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Habits are like cork or lead -- they tend to keep you up or hold you down.* *AA-related 'Alcon ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 4, 2013* *Belief* *I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now. To acquire it, I only had to stop fighting and practice the rest of AA's program as enthusiastically as I could.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 27 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Belief is a continuing action.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A B C* = **A**cceptance, **B**elief, **C**hange. Than ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 3, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *The Gift* "Gratitude should go forward, rather than backward. In other words, if you carry the message to still others, you will be making the best possible repayment for the help given to you."* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 29 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Sobriety is a gift. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *G I F T S* = **G**etting **I**t **F**rom **T**he **S**teps.* * *A Member Shares:* **Hi, I am Jim an ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 2, 2013* *Think* *I can't afford resentments against anyone, because they are the build-up of another drunk. I must live and let live. And "think" -- that one important word means so much to me. My life was always act and react. I never stopped to think. I just didn't give a whoop about myself or anyone else.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 293 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The Seven T's -- Take Time To Think The Thing Through.* * ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *February 1, 2013* *Humility for Today* *Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction and pride aims at the destruction of others. /This is why I see humility for today as that safe and secure stance midway between these violent emotional extremes. to take my next small step up the clearly marked road that points to eternal values./* /- The Best of Bill,/ p. 47 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Many people haven't even a nodding ac ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 31, 2013* *Control* *We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic /ever/ recovers control.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 30 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *A A* = **A**bsolute **A**bstinence. Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA m ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 30, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Providence* It is truly awful to admit, 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 . . .* *When I share my story and remember the last days of my drinking, I remember the desperation of selling the last pieces of my soul. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 29, 2013* *The Lesson* *I spent most of my life worrying about myself, thinking that I was unwanted, that I was unloved. I've learned since being in AA that the more I worry about me loving you, and the less I worry about you loving me, the happier I'll be. . . I have learned that the more I give, the more I will have; the more I learn to give, the more I learn to live.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ p. 218 *Thought to Ponder . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 28, 2013* *Progress* *We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 60 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Give me the courage to be imperfect.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, **O**pen-mindedness, **W**illingness. Thanks to all of you for shar ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 27, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Housecleaning* Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 164 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Trust God. Clean house. Help others. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *F A I T H* = **F**ound **A**lways **I**n **T**rusting **H**im.* * *A Member Shares:* ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/ Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 26, 2013* *Willfulness* *My willfulness is still very much a part of me and may always be a stumbling block to progress in my ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 25, 2013* *Self-pity* *Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 24, 2013* *The First One* *If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 23, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Patience* I was like the proverbial "kid in a candy store." I couldn't wait to get to Step Twelve; it was surely only a few months' work, or so I thought! I realize now that living the Twelve Steps of AA is a lifelong undertaking.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 73 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The Three P's -- Patience, Persistence, Peace. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *P U T* = **P**atience, **U ...Continue Reading