AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)November 2, 2023Wider MeaningBut when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 74Thought to P ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)November 1, 2023We SearchedIf the owner of the business is to be successful, he cannot fool himself about values. We did exactly the same thing with our lives. We took stock honestly. First, we searched out the flaws in our make-up which caused our failure. Being convinced that self, manifested in various ways, was what had defeated us, we considered its common manifestations.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 64Thought to Ponder . . .Each day, I can ask God to remove ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 31, 2023"Justifiable" AngerIt is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. But are there no exceptions to this rule? What about "justifiable" anger? . . . We have found that justified anger ought to be left to those better qualified to handle it.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 90Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 30, 2023Acceptance and ExpectationsI must keep my magic magnifying mind on my acceptance and off my expectations, for my serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance. When I remember this, I can see I’ve never had it so good. Thank God for A.A.!- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Acceptance Was The Answer) p. 420Thought to Ponder . . .The road to resentment is paved with expectations.AA-related 'Alconym'A B C  =   Acceptance, Belief, ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)October 29, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~A PrayerJust saying it over and over will often enable us to clear a channel choked up with anger, fear, frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to return to the surest help of all—our search for God’s will, not our own, in the moment of stress.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 103Thought to Ponder"God save me from being angry. Thy will be done."AA-related 'Alconym'C A L M  =  Cause Ange ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 28, 2023AmendsUnder no condition do we criticize such a person or argue. Simply we tell him that we will never get over drinking until we have done our utmost to straighten out the past. We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) pp. 77 - 78Thought to Ponder . . ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 27, 2023A SymbolAfter all, our problems were of our own making. Bottles were only a symbol. Besides, we have stopped fighting anybody or anything. We have to! - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 103Thought to Ponder . . .We need to share our problems to find our solutions.AA-related 'Alconym'A A  =   Altered Attitudes.To Unsubscribe - Click Here_Subscription Reminder_   You're Subscribed to:     Daily Thought Using ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 26, 2023Save the DayI was not too well at the time, and was plagued by waves of self-pity and resentment.This sometimes nearly drove me back to drink, but I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day. Many times I have gone to my old hospital in despair. On talking to a man there, I would be amazingly lifted up and set on my feet. It is a design for living that works in rough going.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Sto ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 25, 2023State of ReasonablenessFaced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions. In this respect alcohol was a great persuader. It finally beat us into a state of reasonableness. Sometimes this was a tedious process; we hope no one else will be prejudiced for as long as some of us were.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 48Thought to Ponder . . .Open your mind, your brain won't fall out ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 24, 2023One MissionFor us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. Under these compulsions of self-preservation, duty, and love, it is not strange that our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission—to carry the A.A. message to those who don’t know there’s a way out.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Tradition Five) p. 151Thought to Ponder . . .In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give wit ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 23, 2023Serenity PrayerWith each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer: God grant us the serenity to Accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can. And wisdom to know the difference.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 125Thought to Ponder . . .Serenity isn't freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm.AA-related 'Alconym'P A U S E  =   Pr ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)October 22, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~No Middle Of The Road SolutionIf you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 21, 2023Criticism or RidiculeAnother principle we observe carefully is that we do not relate intimate experiences of another person unless we are sure he would approve. We find it better, when possible, to stick to our own stories. A man may criticize or laugh at himself and it will affect others favorably, but criticism or ridicule coming from another often produces the contrary effect.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 125Thought to Ponder . . .To be ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 20, 2023MotivesThis odd trait of mind and emotion, this perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one, permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of self-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) pp. 94 - 95Thought to Ponder . . .Self-righteousness is a loud d ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 19, 2023To Be HelpfulMinisters and doctors are competent and you can learn much from them if you wish, but it happens that because of your own drinking experience you can be uniquely useful to other alcoholics. So cooperate; never criticize. To be helpful is our only aim.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 89Thought to Ponder . . .You can help when no one else can.AA-related 'Alconym'S P O N S O R  =   Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions ...Continue Reading