AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)March 2, 2024Lack of PowerOur human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)March 1, 2024A Daily ReprieveWe are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee—Thy will (not mine) be done." - Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 85Thought to Ponder . . .Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober.AA-related 'Alconym'S O B E ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 29, 2024Apologies for the late arrival of your Daily Thought today. Apparently our server doesn't "understand" leap years.Casting AsideBesides a seeming inability to accept much on faith, we often found ourselves handicapped by obstinacy, sensitiveness, and unreasoning prejudice. Many of us have been so touchy that even casual reference to spiritual things made us bristle with antagonism. This sort of thinking had to be abandoned. Though some of us resisted ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 28, 2024Causes and ConditionsNext we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions.- Alcoho ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 27, 2024Step SevenWhen ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed Step Seven.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 76Thought to Ponder . . .I don’t get to choose whic ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 26, 2024Hadn't Cleaned HouseThe fact was we really hadn’t cleaned house so that the grace of God could enter us and expel the obsession. In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without any demand for reward. We had not even prayed rightly. We had always said, “Grant me my wishes” instead of “Thy will be done.”- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 32 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 25, 2024You Are ReadyOur stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 58Thought to Ponder . . .When I got busy, I got better.AA-related 'Alconym'A C T I O N  =   Any Change To Improve Our NatureTo Unsubscribe - Click Here_Subscription ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 24, 2024Futility and UnhappinessIt is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while. But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. We found that it is fatal.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66Thought to Ponder . . .We are ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 23, 2024A Free GiftHe finds himself in possession of a degree of honesty, tolerance, unselfishness, peace of mind, and love of which he had thought himself quite incapable. What he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has made himself ready to receive it. A.A.’s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 107Thought t ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 22, 2024Much KnowledgeHe had much knowledge about himself as an alcoholic. Yet all reasons for not drinking were easily pushed aside in favor of the foolish idea that he could take whiskey if only he mixed it with milk! Whatever the precise definition of the word may be, we call this plain insanity. How can such a lack of proportion, of the ability to think straight, be called anything else?- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) pp. 36 - 37Thought to Ponder ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 21, 2024Willing to BelieveStress the spiritual feature freely. If the man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception of God. He can choose any conception he likes, provided it makes sense to him. The main thing is that he be willing to believe in a Power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 93Thought to Ponder . . .I came; I came to; I came to b ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 20, 2024Somehow, SomedayThe idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30Thought to Ponder . . .When we try to control our ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 19, 2024Intensive WorkPractical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one else can. You can secure their confidence when others fail. Remember they are very ill.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 89Thought to Ponder . . .Get it - Give it - Grow in it. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)February 18, 2024~ Scroll Down for Share ~Useful to OthersMost of us sense that real tolerance of other people’s shortcomings and viewpoints and a respect for their opinions are attitudes which make us more useful to others. Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) pp. 19 - 20Thought to PonderSobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey.AA- ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 17, 2024Stand TogetherTherefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us. Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step. True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 33Thought to Ponder . . .Let go and let God.AA-related 'Alconym'F A I T H  =   For ...Continue Reading