Your Daily Reprieve 02.01.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday February 1,  2025   Waynesville, NC

"Rock bottom just means there's nowhere to go except up" ~Unknown.     When in danger or in doubt Do not run about Do not scream and shout Get to another meeting It will straighten out Eventually Without a doubt. ~Anonymous     I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it. ~Serena Williams   Ethics is a code of values which guide our choices and actions and determine the purpose and course of our lives. -Ayn Rand     The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings. -Albert Schweitzer

Big Book Quote   We took stock honestly. First, we searched out the flaws in our make-up which caused our failure.   P64

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12&12   Tradition Seven - "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions." What a debate we had on that one! The Foundation was really hard up just then; the groups weren't sending in enough for the support of the office; we had been tossing in all the book income and even that hadn't been enough. The reserve was melting like snow in springtime. We needed that ten thousand dollars. "Maybe," some said, "the groups will never fully support the office. We can't let it shut down; it's far too vital. Yes, let's take the money. Let's take all such donations in the future. We're going to need them." p. 164

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day When we think about having a drink, we're thinking of the kick we get out of drinking, the pleasure, the escape from boredom, the feeling of self-importance and the companionship of other drinkers. What we don't think of is the letdown, the hangover, the remorse, the waste of money, and the facing of another day. In other words, when we think about that first drink, we're thinking of all the assets of drinking and none of the liabilities. What has drinking really got that we haven't got in A.A.? Do I believe that the liabilities of drinking outweigh the assets? Meditation For The Day I will start a new life each day. I will put the old mistakes away and start anew each day. God always offers me a fresh start. I will not be burdened or anxious. If God's forgiveness were only for the righteous and those who had not sinned, where would be its need? I believe that God forgives us all our sins, if we are honestly trying to live today the way He wants us to live. God forgives us much and we should be very grateful. Prayer For The Day I pray that my life may not be spoiled by worry and fear and selfishness. I pray that I may have a glad, thankful and humble heart.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Honesty "I know the biggest word for me in A.A. is 'honesty.' I don't believe this program would work for me if I didn't get honest with myself about everything. Honesty is the easiest word for me to understand because it is the exact opposite of what I've been doing all my life. Therefore, it will be the hardest to work on. But I will never be totally honest - that would make me perfect, and none of us can claim to be perfect. Only God is. If I work on it every day, it will be easier to be honest with myself. Then getting and staying honest with other people will come automatically. I know I will be grateful for a chance to make amends to everybody I have hurt in the past." c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 482 Thought to Consider . . . Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive. *~*AACRONYMS*~* A S K Ass-Saving Kit

Daily Reflection   GOAL: SANITY ". . . 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." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 27   "Came to believe!" I gave lip service to my belief when I felt like it or when I thought it would look good. I didn't really trust God. I didn't believe He cared for me. I kept trying to change things I couldn't change. Gradually, in disgust, I began to turn it all over, saying: "You're so omnipotent, you take care of it." He did. I began to receive answers to my deepest problems, sometimes at the most unusual times: driving to work, eating lunch, or when I was sound asleep. I realized that I hadn't thought of those solutions—a Power greater than myself had given them to me. I came to believe.

Pot Luck   Each Day a New Beginning   It’s astonishing in this world how things don’t turn out at all the way you expect them to! —Agatha Christie     Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what’s best for us, and everyone else as well. But such is not the case. There is a bigger picture than the one we see. The outcome of that picture is out of our hands. Our vision is limited, and again divinely so.     However, we are able to see all that we need to see, today. And more important, if we can trust our inner guidance regarding the events of today, we’ll begin to see how each day fills in a shade more of the bigger picture of our lives. In retrospect we can see how all events have contributed, in important ways, to the women we are becoming. Where today’s events are leading we can’t know, for certain, but we can trust the divine plan.     I will anticipate with faith what lies ahead today. All experiences carry me forward to fulfill my goal in life. I will be alert for the nudge.

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