Your Daily Reprieve 09.06.25

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday September 6, 2025

Hyde & Seek Men’s Retreat

Lake Junaluska, NC

"Through many dangers, toils and snares,

I have already come;

'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far

and grace will lead me home."

~John Newton

"We must make the choices that

enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities
of our real selves."
--Thomas Merton

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet

is fighting some kind of battle.

-- Ronny H

Life begins where fear ends.

~ OSHO

Big Book Quote

We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him.

P46

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Tampa, FL

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04.22.25

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SEPTEMBER 2025 Miracles

9/1 Billy K. (Vero Beach, FL)…..25

9/2 George B. (Cocoa Beach, FL)…..11

9/2 Leslie Z. (Valley Village, CA)…..44

9/3 Edward H. (Andover, MA)…..42

9/4 Bob B. (North Fort Myers, FL)…..52

9/5 Janet F. (Nantucket, MA)…..32

9/5 James O’K.(Portland, ME) …..12

9/5 Susan L. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..31

9/5 Chris L. (Bristol, RI)…..37

9/6 Jim H. (Fernandina Bech, FL)…..6

9/6 Sean N. (Solihull, UK)…..5

9/6 Karen M. (NY)…..33

9/6 Rosie M. (Madison, NJ)…..2

9/6 Neil B. (Floral Park)…..32

9/8 Billy O. (Tequesta, FL)…..45

9/9 Tony S. (Jacksonville, FL)…..3

9/9 Jeanne W. (Jacksonville, FL)…..5

9/10 Sue B. (Haiku, HI/Melbourne Beach, FL)…..14

9/11 Amelia G. (Sydney, Australia)…..1

9/11 Deck H. (Westport, CT)…..39

9/13 Jim L. (Ludlow, VT)…..13

9/13 Lisa N. (Bergen County, NJ)…..14

9/13 Mark M. (Long Island, NY)…..8

9/14 Mitchell W. …..5

9/15 Fiona H. (Hampshire, UK)…..6

9/15 Hillary M. (New Canaan, CT) …..8

9/15 Sue B. (Montpelier, VT/Gulfport, FL)…..12

9/16 Trish W. (Portsmouth, UK)…..5

9/18 George P. (London, England)…..49

9/19 Wendy H. (California)…..41

9/19 John A. (Gainesville, GA)…..14

9/20 Patricia W. (Portsmouth GB, UK)…..5

9/20 Dawn D. (New York, NY)…..16

9/20 Paul T. (Hobe Sound, FL)…..14

9/20 Ted Z. (Gibsonville, NC)…..37

9/23 Bill G.(Woodstock, VT)…..40

9/23 David A. (NYC)…..24

9/24 Katie S. (East Hampton, NY…..25

9/24 Julia O. (Westhampton Beach, NY)…..7

9/27 Karen R. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)…..3

9/28 Stephanie M. (Fern Park, FL)…..1

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Step Nine - "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."

This atmosphere of approval and praise is apt to be so exhilarating as to put us off balance by creating an insatiable appetite for more of the same. Or we may be tipped over in the other direction when, in rare cases, we get a cool and skeptical reception. This will tempt us to argue, or to press our point insistently. Or maybe it will tempt us to discouragement and pessimism. But if we have prepared ourselves well in advance, such reactions will not deflect us from our steady and even purpose.

p. 85

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Live and Let Live." This, of
course, means tolerance of people who think differently than we do,
whether they are in A.A. or outside of A.A. We cannot afford the
luxury of being intolerant or critical of other people. We do not
try to impose our wills on those who differ from us. We are not
"holier than thou." We do not have all the answers. We are not better
than other good people. We live the best way we can and we allow
others to do likewise. Am I willing to live and let live?

Meditation For The Day

"And this is life eternal, that we may know Thee, the only true
God." Learning to know God as best you can draws the eternal life
nearer to you. Freed from some of the limitations of humanity, you
can grow in the things that are eternal. You can strive for what
is real and of eternal value. The more you try to live in the
consciousness of the unseen world, the gentler will be your passing
into it when the time comes for you to go. This life on earth should
be largely a preparation for the eternal life to come.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may live each day as though it were my last. I pray
that I may live my life as though it were everlasting.

Daily Thought

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Belonging

"There 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."
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 312

Thought to Consider . . .

If I'm not comfortable within myself, I can't be comfortable with others.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

D E A D
Drinking Ends All Dreams

DAILY REFLECTIONS

REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY

. . . except when to do so would injure them or others.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

Step Nine restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to

the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the

Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal

with non-A.A. people "out there," on their terms, not mine.

It is a frightening but necessary action if I am to get back

into life. Second, Step Nine allows me to remove threats to

my sobriety by healing past relationships. Step Nine points

the way to a more serene sobriety by letting me clear away

past wreckage, lest it bring me down.

Pot Luck

When working the 4th step, its important

to focus on our Character Assets as well as our Character Defects.

Below is a list of some Character Assets to be worked towards

if we are not currently enjoying their benefits today.

Humility,

Morality,

Integrity ,

Honesty ,

Accountability,

Simplicity,

Modesty,

Tranquility,

Personality,

Reliability,

Respectability,

Flexibility,

Credibility,

Honorability,

Reciprocity,

Availability,

Acceptability,

Curiosity,

Creativity,

Stability,

Spirituality.

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Committee Consideration

from the 73rd General Service Conference

In response to a Committee Consideration from the 73rd General Service Conference

regarding any possible future changes to literature written by A.A.’s founders,

that committee agreed it would be beneficial to gather shared experience

from the Fellowship regarding this topic.

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Talk given at the 8th Annual National A.A. Archives Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sept. 27, 2003

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Loving Kindness Meditations

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