AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)November 4, 2024  One More AttemptThe old pleasures were gone. They were but memories. Never could we recapture the great moments of the past. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy life as we once did and a heartbreaking obsession that some new miracle of control would enable us to do it. There was always one more attempt—and one more failure.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision for You) p. 151  Thought to Ponder . . .When all else fails, try following directions in ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)November 3, 2024~ Scroll Down for Share ~  Tradition TenAlcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. In this respect, we do not enter into public controversy, because we know that our Society will perish if it does. We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.- Twelve Step ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)November 2, 2024  Quick 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. 91  Thought to Ponder . . .Nothin ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)November 1, 2024  Character BuildingSeldom did we look at character-building as something desirable in itself, something we would like to strive for whether our instinctual needs were met or not. We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 72  Thought to Ponder . . .Character is what I am; reputation is what people think I am.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 31, 2024  HumilityHumility, as a word and as an ideal, has a very bad time of it in our world. Not only is the idea misunderstood; the word itself is often intensely disliked. Many people haven’t even a nodding acquaintance with humility as a way of life. Much of the everyday talk we hear, and a great deal of what we read, highlights man’s pride in his own achievements.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 70  Thought to Ponder . . .Humility ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 30, 2024  ResentmentsIn dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We asked ourselves why we were angry. In most cases it was found that our self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our personal relationships (including sex) were hurt or threatened. So we were sore. We were "burned up."- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) pp. 64 - 65  Thought to Ponder . . .The road t ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 29, 2024  ControlWe learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 30  Thought to Ponder . . .When we try to control ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 28, 2024  Personal RelationshipsSteps Eight and Nine are concerned with personal relationships. First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the damage we have done; and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Tradi ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)October 27, 2024~ 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 PonderNobody ever found recovery as a result of an intellectual awakening.  AA-related 'Alconym'A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 26, 2024  Spot, Admit and CorrectLearning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living. An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 95  Thought to Ponder . . .The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them.  AA-rela ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 25, 2024  Great RealityWe finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 55  Thought to Ponder . . .People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about.  AA-related 'Alconym'G I F T  = &nbs ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 24, 2024  Self-Pity"Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, which we can ill afford."- As Bill Sees It, (Maudlin Martyrdom) No. 238  Thought to Ponder . . .Self-pity is followed by isolation is followed by a drink.  AA ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 23, 2024  More Spiritual DevelopmentLike most people, we have found that we can take our big lumps as they come. But also like others, we often discover a greater challenge in the lesser and more continuous problems of life. Our answer is in still more spiritual development. Only by this means can we improve our chances for really happy and useful living.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 114  Thought to Ponder . . .Faith is like a muscle ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 22, 2024  The Old GameInwardly he would give anything to take half a dozen drinks and get away with them. He will presently try the old game again, for he isn’t happy about his sobriety. He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Vision For You) p. 152   ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 21, 2024  Firm BedrockBut upon entering A.A. we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step One) p. 21  Thought to Ponder . . .The Three A's .. Awareness, Acceptanc ...Continue Reading