*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 29, 2013* *The Lesson* *I spent most of my life worrying about myself, thinking that I was unwanted, that I was unloved. I've learned since being in AA that the more I worry about me loving you, and the less I worry about you loving me, the happier I'll be. . . I have learned that the more I give, the more I will have; the more I learn to give, the more I learn to live.* /- Experience, Strength and Hope,/ p. 218 *Thought to Ponder . . .* ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 28, 2013* *Progress* *We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 60 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Give me the courage to be imperfect.* *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *H O W* = **H**onesty, **O**pen-mindedness, **W**illingness. Thanks to all of you for shar ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 27, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Housecleaning* Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 164 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Trust God. Clean house. Help others. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *F A I T H* = **F**ound **A**lways **I**n **T**rusting **H**im.* * *A Member Shares:* ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/ Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 26, 2013* *Willfulness* *My willfulness is still very much a part of me and may always be a stumbling block to progress in my ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 25, 2013* *Self-pity* *Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 24, 2013* *The First One* *If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 23, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Patience* I was like the proverbial "kid in a candy store." I couldn't wait to get to Step Twelve; it was surely only a few months' work, or so I thought! I realize now that living the Twelve Steps of AA is a lifelong undertaking.* /- Daily Reflections,/ p. 73 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *The Three P's -- Patience, Persistence, Peace. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* *P U T* = **P**atience, **U ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 22, 2013* *Honesty* *Honesty is the easiest word for me to understand because it is the exact opposite of what I've been doing all my ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 21, 2013* *Surrender* *On the face of it, /surrendering/ certainly does not seem like /winning./ Only after we have come to the end o ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 20, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *Fellowship* Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 89 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Together we can do what we could never do alone. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . .* ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 19, 2013* *Courage* *When fear persisted, we knew it for what it was, and we became able to handle it. We began to see each adversi ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 18, 2013* *Unmanageability* *AA offers us a program of recovery from our past feelings about the unmanageability of life, a program ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 17, 2013* *Persuasion* *Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open-minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be ...Continue Reading

*AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 16, 2013 *~ Scroll Down for Share ~* *The Actor* More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor. To the outer world he presents his stage character. This is the one he wants his fellows to see. He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn't deserve it.* /- Alcoholics Anonymous,/ p. 73 *Thought to Ponder . . .* *Self-esteem doesn't need an audience. *AA-related 'Alconym' . . . ...Continue Reading

We have changed email servers so please make sure you add us to your Safe Sender List. Also the URL to change your subscription has changed. It is now http://aa-alive.org/subscribe.html. Please update your bookmarks. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this change so that we can serve you better. *AA Thought for the Day* (courtesy AA-Alive.net) *January 15, 2013* *Humility* *"Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; ...Continue Reading