AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 22, 2023Spiritual Progress FirstThe head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame for what befell his home. He can scarcely square the account in his lifetime. But he must see the danger of over-concentration on financial success. Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being always followed spiritual progress; it never preceded.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 21, 2023Unselfishness and LoveSince the home has suffered more than anything else, it is well that a man exert himself there. He is not likely to get far in any direction if he fails to show unselfishness and love under his own roof. We know there are difficult wives and families, but the man who is getting over alcoholism must remember he did much to make them so.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 127Thought to Ponder . . .Right actions for the future ar ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 20, 2023Progressive IllnessAll of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals—usually brief—were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization. We are convinced to a man that alcoholics of our type are in the grip of a progressive illness. Over any considerable period we get worse, never better.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30Thought to Ponder . . .Within our wonde ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 19, 2023Not Running the ShowWe constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 18, 2023Complete AbandonSome of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. Remember that we deal with alcohol—cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power—that One is God. May you find Him now! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) pp. 58 - 59Thoug ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 17, 2023AcceptanceUntil I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life’s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Acceptance Was The Answer) p. 417Thought to Ponder . . .The 3 A’s -- Awareness, Acceptance, Action.AA-related 'Alconym'S T E P S  =   Solutions Through Each Powe ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)April 16, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Our TroublesThese mistaken attitudes, powered by alcohol, guaranteed our destruction, unless they were altered. Then came A.A. Here we learned that trouble was really a fact of life for everybody -- a fact that had to be understood and dealt with. Surprisingly, we found that our troubles could, under God's grace, be converted into unimagined blessings. Indeed, that was the essence of A.A. itself: trouble accepted, trouble squarely faced ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 15, 2023Our Next StepWe usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 87Thought to Ponder . . .Life is fragile, handle with prayer.AA-related 'Alconym'F R O G  =   Fully Rely On God.Thank you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA mes ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 14, 2023Self-deceivedIn 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." The love of God and man we understood not at all. Therefore we remained self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving enough grace to restore us to sanit ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 13, 2023Carry This MessageWhen he sees you know all about the drinking game, commence to describe yourself as an alcoholic. Tell him how baffled you were, how you finally learned that you were sick. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. Show him the mental twist which leads to the first drink of a spree. We suggest you do this as we have done it in the chapter on alcoholism. If he is alcoholic, he will understand you at once. He will match your mental i ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 12, 2023The Great FactOur book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. Th ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 11, 2023Tremendous FactThe tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 17Thought to Ponder . . .Together we can do what we could never do alone.AA-related 'Alconym'S T E P S  =   Soluti ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 10, 2023The AllergyThese allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit and found they cannot break it, once having lost their self-confidence, their reliance upon things human, their problems pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult to solve.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Doctor's Opinion) p. xxviiiThought to Ponder . . .It isn't the load that weighs us down .... it's the way we carry it.AA-related 'Alconym'A A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)April 9, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Step ThreeThis is the how and why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 6 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 8, 2023HonestySomehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 60Thought to Ponder . . .Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive. ...Continue Reading