*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

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 8, 2013* *Online AA* *I'm thrilled that at any hour I can find someone to talk to. Twice this week, I've had tormented thoughts at three A.M. Do I have to phone and wake someone up for support? No, because other sober insomniacs are online, ready to help me through the night. . . Online meetings are like any other -- if you get there, you are welcome there.* /- Thank You For Sharing,/ p. 71 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Modem-to-modem or face-to ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 7, 2013* *Silent Revolution* *Gradually, in a manner I cannot explain, I began to re-examine the beliefs I had thought beyond criticism. Almost imperceptibly my whole attitude toward life underwent a silent revolution. I lost many worries and gained confidence. . . A belief in the basic spirituality of life has grown and with it belief in a supreme and guiding power for good.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ p. 107 *Thought to Ponder . . . ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 6, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Living in the Now* First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it works. Once the idea has become a part of out thinking, we find that living life in 24-hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle other matters as well.* /- As Bill Sees It,/ p. 169 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *If I don't drink today, I have the hope of a tomorrow. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *S I T* = **S ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 5, 2013* *Independence* *The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. Therefore, dependence, as AA practices it, is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 36 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *If faith without works is dead; then willingness without action is fantasy.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, **O**pen-mind ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 4, 2013* *Expectations* *We had approached AA expecting to be taught self-confidence. Then we had been told that so far as alcohol is concerned, self-confidence was no good whatever; in fact, it was a total liability.* /- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,/ p. 22 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *What I am is God's gift to me. What I make of myself is my gift to Him.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *W O W* = **W**illingness **O**ver **W**illpower ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 3, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Surrender* Such is the paradox of AA regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one.* /- AA Comes of Age,/ p. 46 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *We surrender to win. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *K I S S* = **K**eep **I**t *A Member Shares:* **Hello, welcome to our new online friends. I am Charlie Johnson and I have alcoholism. T ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *March 2, 2013* *Challenges* *Life is meant to be lived by facing the challenges it brings. Otherwise, I'm not living, just existing. God didn't give me this gift of sobriety to sit in a rocking chair, imagining myself as some wise old woman who has arrived somewhere. There is no easier, softer way.* /- The Best Of The Grapevine/ [Vol. 3}, p. 320 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Sobriety is a journey, not a destination.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* * ...Continue Reading