AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 28, 2023FaithOur basic troubles are the same as everyone else's, but when an honest effort is made "to practice these principles in all our affairs," well-grounded A.A.'s seem to have the ability, by God's grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 114Thought to Ponder . . .Breathe in faith, breathe out fear.AA-related 'Alconym'F A I T H  =   Found Always ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 27, 2023Soundness of Mind"Sanity" is defined as "soundness of mind." Yet no alcoholic, soberly analyzing his destructive behavior, whether the destruction fell on the dining-room furniture or his own moral fiber, can claim "soundness of mind" for himself. Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 33Thought to Ponder . . .Today, my brain has cleared with the grace of clarity ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 26, 2023We Stand ReadyUnder the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 24Thought to Ponder . . .Learn to listen; listen to learn.AA-related 'Alconym'H O W  =   Ho ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 25, 2023We Ask GodIn thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86Thought to Ponder . . .The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed.AA-related 'Alconym'A S A P &nbs ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 24, 2023We Trust GodPerhaps there is a better way—we think so. For we are now on a different basis; the basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68Thought to Ponder . . .Serenity isn't freedom fr ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 23, 2023Justified and ReasonableWe also clutch at another wonderful excuse for avoiding an inventory. Our present anxieties and troubles, we cry, are caused by the behavior of other people—people who really need a moral inventory. We firmly believe that if only they'd treat us better, we'd be all right. Therefore we think our indignation is justified and reasonable—that our resentments are the "right kind." We aren't the guilty ones. They are!- Twelve Steps ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)January 22, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Absolute CertaintyThe central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 25  Thought to PonderI can't, God can, I'll ask Him to.  AA-related 'Alconym'W I L L I N G  =  When I Live Li ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 21, 2023SelfishnessSo our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 62Thought to Ponder . . .Avoida ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 20, 2023FaithLeaving aside the drink question, they tell why living was so unsatisfactory. They show how the change came over them. When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 51Thought to Ponder . . .Faith dares the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.AA-related 'Alconym' ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 19, 2023Our TroublesSelfishness—self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. So our troubles, we think, are basically of our o ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 18, 2023The Entire FamilyCessation of drinking is but the first step away from a highly strained, abnormal condition. A doctor said to us, "Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is, to some extent, ill." Let families realize, as they start their journey, that all will not be fair weather. Each in his turn may be footsore and may straggle.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 122Thou ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)My apologies for the error in yesterday's reading.  It should have read: "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us."January 17, 2023Meditation and PrayerWe liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles. But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove his pet theory wrong. Of course we finally did experiment, and when unexpected result ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 16, 2023Attitude and OutlookThat feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.- Alcoholics An ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)January 15, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Your Own ConceptionWhen, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 47  Thought to PonderHold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not se ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)January 14, 2023New and Wonderful WorldBoth you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God’s hands were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!- Alcoholics Anonymous, (W ...Continue Reading