AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 20, 2024Freedom From FearWhen, with God’s help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 122Thought to Ponder . . .Situations I fear are rarely as bad as the fear itself.AA-related 'Alconym'F E A R  =   Face Ever ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 19, 2024A.A.'s Simple PrayerWith each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer: God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can. And wisdom to know the difference.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Twelve) p. 125Thought to Ponder . . .Serenity isn't freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm.AA-related 'Alconym'P A U S E  =   P ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 18, 2024Our ChoiceWhen we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn’t. What was our choice to be?- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 53Thought to Ponder . . .No God, no peace --- know God, know peace.AA-related 'Alconym'W I L L I N G  =   When I Live Life, I Need God.To Unsubscribe - Click Here_Su ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 17, 2024A Common SolutionThe feeling of having shared in a common peril is one element in the powerful cement which binds us. But that in itself would never have held us together as we are now joined. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 17Thought to Ponder . . .The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.AA-related 'Alconym'F R O G  =   Fully Rely On God.To Un ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 16, 2024A Real AnswerThat the man who is making the approach has had the same difficulty, that he obviously knows what he is talking about, that his whole deportment shouts at the new prospect that he is a man with a real answer, that he has no attitude of Holier Than Thou, nothing whatever except the sincere desire to be helpful; that there are no fees to pay, no axes to grind, no people to please, no lectures to be endured—these are the conditions we have found most eff ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 15, 2024Simply Resume PrayerAll of us, without exception, pass through times when we can pray only with the greatest exertion of will. Occasionally we go even further than this. We are seized with a rebellion so sickening that we simply won't pray. When these things happen we should not think too ill of ourselves. We should simply resume prayer as soon as we can, doing what we know to be good for us.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 105Thought to Pond ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 14, 2024Thy Will Be DoneWe 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) pp. 87 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 13, 2024Great Sense of PurposeThis dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in our lives. We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 130Thought to Ponder . . .Faith is our gr ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 12, 2024The 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. 91Thought to Ponder . . .Forgiveness is anoth ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 11, 2024Came to BelieveThe minute I stopped arguing, I could begin to see and feel. Right there, Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate my life. I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now. To acquire it, I had only to stop fighting and practice the rest of A.A.'s program as enthusiastically as I could.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 27Thought to ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 10, 2024A TornadoThe alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others. Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead. Affections have been uprooted. Selfish and inconsiderate habits have kept the home in turmoil. We feel a man is unthinking when he says that sobriety is enough. He is like the farmer who came up out of his cyclone cellar to find his home ruined. To his wife, he remarked, "Don’t see anything the matter here, Ma. Ain’t it grand ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 9, 2024An Easier, Softer WayAt 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. Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 58Thought to Ponder . . .If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten.AA-re ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 8, 2024IndecisionIn 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 . . .Life is fragile, handle with prayer.AA-related 'Alconym'P A U S E  =   Pray A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 7, 2024InventoryBy discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us. Without a searching and fearless moral inventory, most of us have found that the faith which really works in daily living is still out of reach.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 43Thought to Ponder . . .In order to recover we have to uncover.AA-rela ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)May 6, 2024Holding Back NothingWe'd have to have outside help if we were surely to know and admit the truth about ourselves—the help of God and another human being. Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 59Thought to Ponder . . .We need to share our problems to find o ...Continue Reading