Your Daily Reprieve 07.27.25

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday July 27, 2025   From Waynesville, NC

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love. Henry Miller   “It seems to me that one of the major purposes of the last three Steps is to keep us from complacency, to keep us growing so that we don’t fall back into our old, sick ways and perhaps even into active alcoholism.” ~ West Henrietta, New York, October 2007, Emotional Sobriety II   "God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." ~Voltaire   If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. – ~ John Irving

Big Book Quote   Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness. I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all.   P14

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12&12   Step Eight - "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. Our families didn't suffer, because we always paid the bills and seldom drank at home. Our business associates didn't suffer, because we were usually on the job. Our reputations hadn't suffered, because we were certain few knew of our drinking. Those who did would sometimes assure us that, after all, a lively bender was only a good man's fault. What real harm, therefore, had we done? No more, surely, than we could easily mend with a few casual apologies. p. 79

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day To paraphrase the psalm: "We alcoholics declare the power of liquor and drunkenness showeth its handiwork. Day unto day uttereth hangovers and night unto night showeth suffering. The law of A.A. is perfect, converting the drunk. The testimony of A.A. is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of A.A. are right, rejoicing the heart. The program of A.A. is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the first drink is clean, enduring forever." Have I any doubt about the power of liquor? Meditation For The Day "Walk humbly with thy Lord." Walking with God means practicing the presence of God in your daily affairs. It means asking God for strength to face each new day. It means turning to Him often during the day in prayer for yourself and for other people. It means thanking Him at night for the blessings you have received during the day. Nothing can seriously upset you if you are "walking with God." You can believe that He is beside you in spirit, to help you and to guide you on your way. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may try to walk humbly with God. I pray that I may turn to Him often as to a close friend.

Daily Thought  ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Sponsor  "If we are fooling ourselves, a competent adviser can see this quickly. And, as he skillfully guides us away from our fantasies, we are surprised to find that we have few of the usual urges to defend ourselves against unpleasant truths. In no other way can fear, pride, and ignorance be so readily melted. After a time, we realize that we are standing firm on a brand-new foundation for integrity, and we gratefully credit our sponsors, whose advice pointed the way." Bill W., Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, August 1961. As Bill Sees It, p. 248  Thought to Consider . . .  A recovering alcoholic without a sponsor is much like leaving Dracula in charge of the blood bank. *~*AACRONYMS*~* C A R D S Call your Sponsor Ask for help from your Higher Power Read the Big Book Do the Twelve Steps Stay active in your Home Group

Daily Reflection   GIVING FREELY We will make every personal sacrifice necessary to insure the unity of Alcoholics Anonymous. We will do this because we have learned to love God and one another. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 234   To be self-supporting through my own contributions was never a strong characteristic during my days as a practicing alcoholic. The giving of time or money always demanded a price tag. As a newcomer I was told "we have to give it away in order to keep it." As I began to adopt the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous in my life, I soon found it was a privilege to give to the Fellowship as an expression of the gratitude I felt in my heart. My love of God and of others became the motivating factor in my life, with no thought of return. I realize now that giving freely is God's way of expressing Himself through me.

Pot Luck   "Half measures do avail us something—it’s just the half we don’t want." Before sobriety, I was a master of “half measuring” in my life, and what I got was the half I didn’t want. At work I arrived late, did just enough to get by, and was the first to leave. The result was that I was fired a lot. In relationships, I paid attention just enough to get what I wanted and wasn’t very interested in doing what she wanted to do. The result was that my relationships didn’t last very long. I half measured my way through school, my family, and my health, and the results I got were always the half I didn’t want. In the beginning of the program, I was half measuring it as well. I showed up late, sat in the back, didn’t help clean up, and wouldn’t go to fellowship. After complaining to my sponsor that the program wasn’t working, he quickly pointed to my half-measure attempts and the half-measure results I was getting. If I wanted to be happy, joyous, and free, he told me, then I would have to give the program everything I had. Once I became willing to do whatever it took to get and maintain sobriety, things did begin to change. When I arrived early and greeted people, I became known and felt a part of. When I started sharing what was really going on, I felt better. And when I really worked the Steps, I began to recover, and the desire to drink and use lessened and finally left me. Today, I no longer half measure my way through life, and because of that, I get to enjoy the full benefits of everything I do.

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