AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 29, 2023Fear and CourageThe verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68Thought to Ponder . . .Fear is not an admission of weakness; fear is an opportunity for coura ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)May 28, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Time After TimeWe will be more reconciled to discussing ourselves with another person when we see good reasons why we should do so. The best reason first: If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (In ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 27, 2023A Sick ManThough we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended we said to ourselves, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done."- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 67Thought to Ponder . . .The Three &q ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 26, 2023Moments of TriumphTo conclude that others were wrong was as far as most of us ever got. The usual outcome was that people continued to wrong us and we stayed sore. Sometimes it was remorse and then we were sore at ourselves. But the more we fought and tried to have our own way, the worse matters got. As in war, the victor onlyseemed to win. Our moments of triumph were short-lived.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66Thought to Ponder . . .Without change I a ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 25, 2023Recovery BeginsIn spite of the great increase in the size and the span of this Fellowship, at its core it remains simple and personal. Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength, and hope.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Foreword to Third Edition,) p.xxiiThought to Ponder . . .Every recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour.AA-related 'Alconym'H O P E  =   Hold On, Pain ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 24, 2023What Is This Power?What is this power that A.A. possesses? This curative power? I don’t know what it is. I suppose the doctor might say, "This is psychosomatic medicine." I suppose the psychiatrist might say, "This is benevolent interpersonal relations." I suppose others would say, "This is group psychotherapy." To me it is God.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Physician, Heal Thyself!) p. 308Thought to Ponder . . .We will suddenly realize tha ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 23, 2023Quick InventoryIn all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to admit when the fault is ours, and an equal willingness to forgive when the fault is elsewhere. We need not be discouraged when we fall into the error of our old ways, for these disciplines are not easy. We shall look for progress, not for perfection.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 91Thought to Ponder . . .Forgiveness is another w ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 22, 2023Experience a Change...But A.A. has taught me I am the result of the way I reacted to what happened to me as a child. What is much more important to me, A.A. has taught me that through this simple program I may experience a change in this reaction pattern that will indeed allow me to "match calamity with serenity."- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Freedom From Bondage) p. 554Thought to Ponder . . .My serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)May 21, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~PrayerOn awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86Thought to PonderPrayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer.AA-related 'Alconym'F A I T H  =  For All I Trust Him.A Member Shares:M ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 20, 2023DisciplineIt works—it really does. We alcoholics are undisciplined. So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead."- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 88Thought to Ponder . . .Motivation may get you going, but discipline keeps you growing.AA-related 'Alconym'T R U S T  =   Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions.Thank you for sharin ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 19, 2023Remarkable and UnexpectedAlmost any experienced A.A. will tell how his affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the better as he tried to improve his conscious contact with God. He will also report that out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does "move in a ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 18, 2023Self-centered FearThe chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear—primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, no peace was to be had unless we could find a means of reducing these demands. The difference between a demand and a simple request is plain to anyone.- Twelve St ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 17, 2023InterwovenThere is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 98Thought to Ponder . . .We can't grow without giving ourselves space for silence and the voice within.AA-related 'Alconym'F R E E  =   Fortunately, R ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 16, 2023Choice"As active alcoholics, we lost our ability to choose whether we would drink. We were the victims of a compulsion which seemed to decree that we must go on with our own destruction. Yet we finally did make choices that brought about recovery. We came to believe that alone we were powerless over alcohol. This was surely a choice, and a most difficult one. We came to believe that a Higher Power could restore us to sanity when we became willing to practice ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 15, 2023Step ThreeWe found it very desirable to take this spiritual step with an understanding person, such as our wife, best friend, or spiritual adviser. But it is better to meet God alone than with one who might misunderstand. The wording was, of course, quite optional so long as we expressed the idea, voicing it without reservation. This was only a beginning, though if honestly and humbly made, an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once.- Alcoholics Anony ...Continue Reading