AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 23, 2026  Headed For TroubleIt is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee—Thy will (not mine) be done."- Alc ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 22, 2026  One High MissionFor us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. Under these compulsions of self-preservation, duty, and love, it is not strange that our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission—to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Tradition Five) p. 151  Thought to Ponder . . .In AA we carry the message ... n ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 22, 2026  One High MissionFor us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. Under these compulsions of self-preservation, duty, and love, it is not strange that our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission—to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Tradition Five) p. 151  Thought to Ponder . . .In AA we carry the message ... n ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 21, 2026  The Magic WordBy working the Steps, attending meetings, and carrying the message, I can be restored to sanity. Action is the magic word! With a positive, helpful attitude and regular A.A. action, I can stay sober and help others to achieve sobriety. My attitude now is that I am willing to go to any length to stay sober!- Daily Reflections, (June 1)  Thought to Ponder . . .When I got busy, I got better.  AA-related 'Alconym'A B C  =   ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 20, 2026  GrowthWe find the no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Spiritual Experience) p. 568  Thought to Ponder . . .I’m not what I think or feel, I am what I do.  AA-related 'Alconym'N E W  =   Nothing Else Worked.  To Unsubscribe - Click HereYou are currently subscribed to  &nb ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 19, 2026  GrowthThe essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.- As Bill Sees It, (Essence of Growth) No. 115  Thought to Ponder . . .Change is the heartbeat of growth.  AA-related 'Alconym'A G O  =   Another Growth Opportunity.  To Unsubscribe - Click HereYou are currently subscribed to   Daily Thought Using the address: & ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 18, 2026  LaughterThen I began to see the miracles that happen only in A.A. . . . But the most compelling part of A.A., the part that made me want to try this sober thing, was the laughter, the pure joy of the laughter that I heard only from sober alcoholics.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Crossing The River Of Denial) p. 333  Thought to Ponder . . .Laughter is the sound of recovery.  AA-related 'Alconym'H J F  =   Happy, Joyous, Free.  To Unsu ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 17, 2026  Any LengthIf you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps. At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 58  Thought to Ponder . . .Willingness is doing the next right thing whe ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 16, 2026  Turning PointRemember 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 - 59  Thought to Ponder . . .When we surrender to our Higher Power, the journey begins.  AA-r ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 15, 2026~ Scroll Down for Share ~  Our Own MistakesPutting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? Though 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.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 67  Thought to PonderWhen a ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 14, 2026  Character and ComfortBut whenever we had to choose between character and comfort, the character-building was lost in the dust of our chase after what we thought was happiness. Seldom 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.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 72  Thought to Ponder . . .Character is what I am; reputation ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 13, 2026  SurrenderWe SURRENDER TO WIN. On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem likewinning. But it is in A.A. Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit “bottom” in despair and surrender, can we accomplish sobriety which we could never accomplish before. We must, and we do, surrender in order to win.- Alcoholics Anonymous, 2nd Edition (The Profe ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 12, 2026  Range of Our NeedsPrayer, as commonly understood, is a petition to God. Having opened our channel as best we can, we try to ask for those right things of which we and others are in the greatest need. And we think that the whole range of our needs is well defined by that part of Step Eleven which says: ". . . knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." A request for this fits in any part of our day.- Twelve Steps and Twelve ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 11, 2026  Our Real PurposeAt the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 18  Thought to Ponder . . .Trust God. Clean house. Help others.  AA-related 'Alconym'F R E E  =   Fortunately, Recovery Enhances Everything.  To Unsubscribe - Click HereYou are current ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)February 10, 2026  The Entire ConfidenceBut the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours. Until such an understanding is reached, little or nothing can be accomplished.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 18  Thought to Ponder . . .Service is spirituality in action.  AA-related 'Alconym'A A's - R - U S  =   Alc ...Continue Reading