Your Daily Reprieve 08.28.25

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday August 28, 2025

From Waynesville, NC

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation;

it does not mean running away from the struggle.

On the contrary it means accepting it as it comes. . . .

To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety.
~Paul Tournier

A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Being honest may not get you a lot of friends

but it'll always get you the right ones."

~John Lennon

"Keep expecting and believing that your due season is coming.

Declare that the good you have harvested in your life

will manifest"

~Germany Kent

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Big Book Quote

We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness.

P84

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8/1 David G. (Salem, NH)…..34

8/1 Michael K. …..15

8/1 Janet F. (Myrtle Beach, SC)…..3

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8/7 Carrie B. (Orange Park, FL)…..6

8/7 Sherri R. (Panama City, FL)…..1

8/7 Glad H. (Atlantic Beach, FL)…..29

8/7 John D. (Natick, MA).….17

8/8/08 Donna F. (Cocoa Beach, FL)…..17

8/8 Steve R. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..1

8/8 Chris G. (Stuart, FL/Stone Harbor, NJ)…..21

8/8 Lisa L. (Canton, NC)…..10

8/8 David T. (Newmarket, NH)…..43

8/8 Leslie N. (New Providence, NJ)…..37

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8/9 Vern M. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..25

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8/10 Justin B. (Anderson, SC)…..7

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8/10 Rich M. (Rhinebeck, NY)…..11

8/11 Caroline O. (Selsey Bill, UK)…..16

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8/17 John T. (Sarasota, FL)…..9

8/17 Susan D. (Parsippany, NJ)…..1

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8/18 Billy M. (Austin, TX)…..4

8/18 Paul D. (Hampton, NH)…..5

8/18 Steve C. (Jacksonville, FL)…..7

8/19 Dave C. (Murphy, NC)…..13

8/20 Bill W. (Sarasota, FL)…..33

8/20 Kurt M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..18

8/20 Larry B. (Kansas City, Kansas)…..24

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8/28 Patrick O. (Salt Lake City, UT)…..1

8/28 John D. (Graham, NC)…..7

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8/29 Mary O’C. (Maynard, MA)…..13

8/30 Chris B. (Sandwich, NH)…..33

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8/30 Jeff G. (Morristown, NJ)…..12

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Step Eight - "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."

Though in some cases we cannot make restitution at all, and in some cases action ought to be deferred, we should nevertheless make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people. In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. At the time of these occurrences, they may actually have given our emotions violent twists which have since discolored our personalities and altered our lives for the worse.

pp. 79-80

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

"We must continue to take personal inventory and continue to set
right any new mistakes as we go along. We should grow in
understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter;
it should continue for our lifetime. Continue to watch for
selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop
up, we ask God at once to remove them. We must not rest on our
laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do. We are not cured of
alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve, contingent on
the maintenance of our spiritual condition." Am I checking my
spiritual condition daily?

Meditation For The Day

Happiness cannot be sought directly; it is a byproduct of love and
service. Service is a law of our being. With love in your heart, there
is always some service to other people. A life of power and joy
and satisfaction is built on love and service. Persons who hate or
are selfish are going against the law of their own being. They are
cutting themselves off from God and other people. Little acts of
love and encouragement, of service and help, erase the rough
places of life and help to make a path smooth. If we do these things,
we cannot help having our share of happiness.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may give my share of love and service. I pray that I may
not grow weary in my attempts to do the right thing.

Daily Thought

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Fun

"Every day, I feel a little bit more useful, more happy, and more free. Life, including some ups and downs, is a lot of fun. I am part of A.A. which is a way of life. If I had not become an active alcoholic and joined A.A., I might never have found my own identity or become a part of anything."
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417

Thought to Consider . . .
Joy is in knowing there is an answer.

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F I N E
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DAILY REFLECTIONS

LIGHTENING THE BURDEN

Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the

very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now.

. . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for

others.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 124

Since I have been sober, I have been healed of many pains:

deceiving my partner, deserting my best friend, and

spoiling my mother's hopes for my life. In each case

someone in the program told me of a similar problem, and I

was able to share what happened to me. When my story

was told, both of us got up with lighter hearts.

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ACCEPTANCE

“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.”

Big Book, pg. 417

Dissatisfaction has been part of my disease and it played a significant role in bringing me to recovery. It is the human condition to dislike where we are. Like many of us, I used to think that only some mystical, non-existent person, place, thing or situation would make me happy. If only my spouse loved me as I want to be loved; if only the boss would see and appreciate my contributions; or if only my house and children were perfect. I sat year after year speculating and fantasizing my life away.

The Serenity Prayer tells me to ask God for the wisdom to know His will for me. I lived in darkness and despair until I learned that my Higher Power is here. He is in charge. I must, through prayer and meditation, seek God’s will and do the next right thing. I need to cooperate with my Higher Power to change my attitude. To that end, I do the footwork just for today.

One day at a time …

I will seek and accept God’s will for my life.

~ Danny

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