Your Daily Reprieve 07.08.24

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday July 8, 2024   From Waynesville, NC

There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.   J. R. R. Tolkien   The world can be harsh and negative, but if we remain generous and patient, kindness inevitably reveals itself.  Something deep in the human soul seems to depend on the presence of kindness; something instinctive in us expects it, and once we sense it we are able to trust and open ourselves. ~John O'Donohue     It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them . ~Alfred Adler     All the kindness which a person puts out into the world works on the heart and thoughts of humankind. ~Albert Schweitzer

Big Book Quote   These were revolutionary and drastic proposals, but the moment I fully accepted them, the effect was electric. There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence.   P14

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12&12     Step Six - "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." But most of our other difficulties don't fall under such a category at all. Every normal person wants, for example, to eat, to reproduce, to be somebody in the society of his fellows. And he wishes to be reasonably safe and secure as he tries to attain these things. Indeed, God made him that way. He did not design man to destroy himself by alcohol, but He did give man instincts to help him to stay alive. p. 64

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day   A.A. members will tell you that they can look back and clearly see that they were out of control long before they finally admitted it. Every one of us has gone through that stage when we wouldn’t admit that we were alcoholics. It takes a lot of punishment to convince us, but one thing is certain. We all know from actual experience that when it comes to dishing out punishment, John Barleycorn has no equal. Have I any reservations as to my status as an alcoholic?   Meditation for the Day   There is a force for good in the world and when you are cooperating with that force for good, good things happen to you. You have free-will, the choice to be on the side of right or on the side of wrong. This force for good we call God’s will. God has a purpose for the world and He has a purpose for your life. He wants you to bring all your desires into oneness with His desires. He can only work through people. If you try to make God’s will your will, you will be guided by Him. You will be in the stream of good- ness, carried along by everything that is right. You will be on God’s side.   Prayer for the Day   I pray that I may try to make God’s will my will. I pray that I may keeping the stream of goodness in the world.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \ (AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Selfishness "Selfishness - self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62 Thought to Consider . . . Spirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves. *~*AACRONYMS*~* B U T Being Unconvinced Totally

Daily Reflection   AN EVER-GROWING FREEDOM The Seventh Step is where we make the change in our attitude which permits us, with humility as our guide, to move out from ourselves toward others and toward God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76   When I finally asked God to remove those things blocking me from Him and the sunlight of the Spirit, I embarked on a journey more glorious than I ever imagined. I experienced a freedom from those characteristics that had me wrapped up in myself. Because of this humbling Step, I feel clean. I am especially aware of this Step because I'm now able to be useful to God and to my fellows. I know that He has granted me strength to do His bidding and has prepared me for anyone, and anything, that comes my way today. I am truly in His hands, and I give thanks for the joy that I can be useful today.

Pot Luck     Good morning   BEING KIND   Harmony Inconsiderate; that would be a great one word definition of how I acted toward most people especially those that were close to me. There were very few at the end of the road. How truly unkind and unloving I really was when I was out there drinking and drugging.   When I chose harmony as the word today I thought of the first four letters in the word HARM and three letters added will change the whole meaning of the word. Kindness will keep me closer to The Father and his kids that's for sure. It also helps to keep me on the beam.   Father, help to be kind to all even at my lowest point of the day.   Today I will be as kind as I can even if they are unappreciated towards me.   Peace be with you.   #EVERYDAY

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