Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members

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AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)October 22, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~No Middle Of The Road SolutionIf you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept

Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 31, 2023Self-seekerAdmitting he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people are more to blame. He becomes angry, indignant, self-pitying. What is his basic trouble? Is he not really a self-seeker even when trying to be kind? Is he not a victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisfaction and happiness out of this world if he only manages well?- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 61Thought to Ponder . . .When I choose the behavior, I choose the consequ AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)July 27, 2023Trials and Low SpotsFaith without works was dead, he said. And how appallingly true for the alcoholic! For if an alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, he could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead. If he did not work, he would surely drink again, and if he drank, he would surely die. Then faith would be dead indeed. With us it is just like that.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) pp AA Thought for the Day(courtesy AA-Alive.net)September 3, 2023~ Scroll Down for Share ~Higher PowerThey flatly declare that since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves, to take a certain attitude toward that Power, and to do certain simple things, there has been a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking. In the face of collapse and despair, in the face of the total failure of their human resources, they found that a new power, peace, happiness, and sense of direction flowed into t

Addiction Resource does not offer medical diagnosis, treatment, or advice. Only trained and licensed medical professionals can provide such services. If you or anyone you know is undergoing a severe health crisis, call a doctor or 911 immediately. AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)October 20, 2023MotivesThis odd trait of mind and emotion, this perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one, permeates human affairs from top to bottom. This subtle and elusive kind of self-righteousness can underlie the smallest act or thought. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) pp. 94 - 95Thought to Ponder . . .Self-righteousness is a loud d AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)August 17, 2023Prepare OurselvesThis feeling of being at one with God and man, this emerging from isolation through the open and honest sharing of our terrible burden of guilt, brings us to a resting place where we may prepare ourselves for the following Steps toward a full and meaningful sobriety.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 62Thought to Ponder . . .Once we clear a hurdle, it doesn't seem so high.AA-related 'Alconym'C H A N G E D = Choosi

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Whether AA daily reflections are practical also goes to the question of whether the overall 12-step program is effective in treating alcohol abuse. This is a question that many have posed over the years, as more evidence-based treatments for alcohol abuse have been discovered. We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . .

AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 30, 2023No More AlonenessThere is no more aloneness, with that awful ache, so deep in the heart of every alcoholic that nothing, before, could ever reach it. That ache is gone and never need return again. Now there is a sense of belonging, of being wanted and needed and loved. In return for a bottle and a hangover, we have been given the Keys of the Kingdom.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Keys Of The Kingdom) p. 276Thought to Ponder . . .Together we can do what we coul AA Thought for the Day(courtesy aa-alive.net)September 22, 2023Personal ExperienceContinue to speak of alcoholism as an illness, a fatal malady. Talk about the conditions of body and mind which accompany it. Keep his attention focussed mainly on your personal experience. Explain that many are doomed who never realize their predicament.- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 92Thought to Ponder . . .Trust God. Clean house. Help others.AA-related 'Alconym'H E A L = Helping Every Alcoholic Live.To Uns