AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 27, 2023Progress"Day by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday next. Progress is our aim, and His perfection is the beacon, light-years away, that draws us on."- As Bill Sees It, No. 15Thought to Ponder . . .Sobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey.AA-related 'Alconym'A A W O L  =   A A Way Of Life.Thank you for s ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 26, 2023PrayerThose of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support. As the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 25, 2023The Right To Be WrongThe head promoter wrote the Foundation office. He said he wished he'd paid some attention to A.A. experience. Then he did something else that was to become an A.A. classic. It all went on a little card about golf-score size. The cover read: “Middleton Group #1. Rule #62.” Once the card was unfolded, a single pungent sentence leaped to the eye: “Don't take yourself too damn seriously.” Thus it was that under Tradition Four an A.A. group had e ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)April 24, 2023Our InventoryThough a situation had not been entirely our fault, we tried to disregard the other person involved entirely. Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man’s. When we saw our faults we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to set these matters straight.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 67Thought to Ponder . . .The first step in overcoming mistakes is to ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)April 23, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~ToleranceMost 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 - 20  Thought to PonderLove and tolerance of others is our code.  AA-related 'Alco ...Continue Reading

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