AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 9, 2026  Spiritual Malady Resentment is the “number one’’ offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically. - Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 64  Thought to Ponder . . . We are prisoners of our own resentments. Forgiven ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 8, 2026  Our Choice When 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. 53  Thought to Ponder . . . I saw, I felt, I believed.   AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H  =   For All I Trust Him.  Unsubsc ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 7, 2026  Change But when the broker gave him Dr. Silkworth’s description of alcoholism and its hopelessness, the physician began to pursue the spiritual remedy for his malady with a willingness he had never before been able to muster. He sobered, never to drink again up to the moment of his death in 1950. This seemed to prove that one alcoholic could affect another as no nonalcoholic could. It also indicated that strenuous work, one alcoholic with another ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 6, 2026  Change Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to sobriety, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from hate to love, from childish dependence to adult responsibility -- all this and infinitely more represent change for the better.- As Bill Sees It, (Only God is Unchanging) No. 76  Thought to Ponder . . . Change is inevitable, growth is optional.   AA-related 'Alconym' A G O  =   Another ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 5, 2026  We Were Reborn More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60  Thought to Ponder . . . Dependence on God is our chief source of strength. ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 4, 2026  A B C Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: (a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably no human power could have relieved our alcoholism. (c) That God could and would if He were sought.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 60  Thought to Ponder . . . If I can't and God can, am I willing to ask ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 3, 2026  Infinitely More Satisfying "Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. I have since been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before. My old manner of life was by no means a bad one, but I would not exchange its best moments for the worst I have now. I would not go back to it even if I could."- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 2, 2026  Acquiring Faith We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 28 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) April 1, 2026  A Spirit of Intolerance We are careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. Every new alcoholic looks for this spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he finds we are not witchburners. A spirit of intolerance might repel alcoholics whose lives could have been saved, had it not been for such stupidity.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 31, 2026  Quest for Faith This is only one man's opinion based on his own experience, of course. I must quickly assure you that A.A.'s tread innumerable paths in their quest for faith. If you don't care for the one I've suggested, you'll be sure to discover one that suits if only you look and listen.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions , (Step Two) p. 27  Thought to Ponder . . . There are many paths up the mountain; the view from the top is the s ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 30, 2026  Readiness Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Nine) p. 87  Thought to Ponder . . . An amend always includes a change in my behavior.   AA-related 'Alconym' A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 29, 2026 My deepest apologies for the late arrive of your Daily Thought. I've been quite unwell for several days and didn't set the schedule  when I got home from work last night.  Our Work This 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 ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 28, 2026 My deepest apologies for the late arrival of your Daily Thought today. I've been quite unwell for several days and I forgot to set up the schedule.  Our Work This 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 fe ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 28, 2026  Worth Knowing Better In Step Eleven we saw that if a Higher Power had restored us to sanity and had enabled us to live with some peace of mind in a sorely troubled world, then such a Higher Power was worth knowing better, by as direct contact as possible. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions , (Step Twelve) pp. 108 - 109  Thought to Ponder . . . Relationships are built with communication; so we pray.   AA-related 'Alconym' A S A ...Continue Reading

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy aa-alive.net) March 27, 2026  Reviewed Our Fears We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn’t it because self-reliance failed us? - Alcoholics Anonymous , (How It Works) p. 68  Thought to Ponder . . . We need trust to combat fear.   AA-related 'Alconym' F A I T H  =   Fear And Insecurity? Trust Him!  Unsubscribe You are current ...Continue Reading