Your Daily Reprieve 12.04.25

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday December 4, 2025

 

From Waynesville, NC

 

 

 

"You will face many defeats in life,

but never let yourself be defeated."

~Maya Angelou

 

 

 

“Good public relations are AA lifelines

reaching out to the alcoholic

 who still does not know us.”

~AA Co-Founder, Bill W., October 1948

 

 

There is great happiness in

not wanting,

in not being something,

in not going somewhere.
~J. Krishnamurti

 

 

“Now and then it's good

to pause in our pursuit of happiness

and just be happy.”

― Guillaume Apollinaire

 

Big Book Quote

 

The reader may still ask why he should believe in a Power greater than himself. We think there are good reasons. Let us have a look at some of them.

 

P48

 

Daily Share!

 

 

AA Speaker of the Day

 

Ralph W.

Los Angeles, CA

Serenity Improvement Group

09.01.2020

 

https://bit.ly/4io6CFq

 

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here

SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!

 

DECEMBER 2025 Miracles

 

 

12/1 Beth S. (Conway, NH)…..30

12/1 Arsenia R. (Coral Gables, FL)…..23

12/1 Nina S. (Bradenton, FL)…..18

12/3 Brooks F. …..1

12/3 Walter S. (Jacksonville, FL)…..32

12/3 Cindy S. (Leesburg, FL)…..12

12/4 Lisa B. (Trenton, MI)…..30

12/4 John Q. (Rochester, NY)…..44

12/5 David E. (Costa Rica)…..18

12/5 Sophie G. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..13

12/5 Barry L. (Wimauma, FL)…..37

12/6 Wylie H. …..10

12/6 Sissy V. (Kingsland, GA)…..14

12/7 Tom L. (Moorestown, NJ)…..12

12/7 Chris K. …..2

12/7 Mike B. …..40

12/7 Stephen S. (Chang Mai, Thailand)…..36

12/10Kathy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..15

12/10 Paul K. (Nantucket/Anguilla)…..19

12/10 Amanda T. (Vancouver, BC)…..6

12/10 Kim B. (Patrick Space Force Base)…..1

12/12 Shannon K. (Marshall, NC)…..27

12/12 Rich H. (Hanover, PA)…..42

12/13 Wendell M. (Bothell, WA)…..12

12/13 Lou H. (Clermont, FL)…..2

12/14 Bob P. (Carolina, RI/Cullman, AL)…..35

12/15 Carrie F. (Selinsgrove, PA)…..21

12/15 John M. (Paros, Greece)…..23

12/15 Steve S. (Garnerville, NY)…..42

12/16 Susie U. (Starkville, MS)…..6

12/17 Peter W. …..1

12/18 Chris V. (Royal Oak, MI)…..18

12/18 Jay A. …..21

12/19 Autumn M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..9

12/20 Lory W. (Winchester, UK)…..25

12/21 Deb S. (North Hampton, NH)…..35

12/21 Oakie O. (Ocean Gate, NJ)…..46

12/21 Scott G. (Waterford, CT)…..9

12/22 Dick M. (New York City)…..48

12/22 Bob O. (Stuart, FL)…..31

12/23 Pete G. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..45

12/25 Joe D. (Lawrence, MA)…..14

12/25 Sharon G. (Palos Heights, IL)…..25

12/26 Koko S. (Anderson SC)…..1

12/26 Chick R. (Oak Forest, IL)…..28

12/27 Neil R. (Queens, NY)…..11

12/28 Julie V. …..12

12/29 Diana S. …..39

12/30 Rufus W. (Coppell, TX)…..52

 

1092 Total Years of Sobriety

 

 

 

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12&12

 

Step Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

Let's here take note of our improved outlook upon the problems of personal importance, power, ambition, and leadership. These were reefs upon which many of us came to shipwreck during our drinking careers.

p. 122

 

 

 

 

Twenty-Four Hours

                                           

A.A. Thought For The Day

If we allow an alcoholic thought to lodge in our minds for
any length of time, we are in danger of having a slip.
Therefore we must dispel such thoughts at once, by refusing
their admittance and by immediately putting constructive
thoughts in their place. Remember that alcohol is poison to
you. Remember that it is impossible for you to drink
normally. Remember that one drink will lead to another and
you will eventually be drunk. Remember what happened to you
in the past as a result of your drinking. Think of every
reason you have learned in A.A. for not taking that drink.
Fill your mind with constructive thoughts. Am I keeping my
thoughts constructive?

Meditation For The Day

Always seek to set aside the valuations of the world which
seem wrong and try to judge only by those valuations which
seem right to you. Do not seek too much the praise and
notice of men. Be one of those who, though sometimes scoffed
at, have a serenity and peace of mind which the scoffers
never know. Be one of that band who feel the Divine Principle
in the universe, though He be often rejected by men because
He cannot be seen.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may not heed too much the judgment of men.
I pray that I may test things by what seems right to me.



 



 

Daily Thought

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(\    ~~    /)
(     \(AA)/     )
(_ /AA\ _)
/AA\
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Amends

"Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem so embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God."
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 60
Copyright 1952 by A.A.W.S. Inc.



Thought to Consider . . . 
I
t is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.


*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H O W
Honest, Open-minded and Willing

 



DAILY REFLECTIONS

 

INTO ACTION

A. A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of

alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we

ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the

truth may die.

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13

 

I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to

become active in our God-given program. I joined what

became my group, where I opened the hall, made coffee,

and cleaned up. I had been sober about three months when

an oldtimer told me I was doing Twelfth-Step work. What a

satisfying realization that was! I felt I was really

accomplishing something. God had given me a second

chance, A.A. had shown me the way, and these gifts were

not only free—they were also priceless! Now the joy of

seeing newcomers grow reminds me of where I have come

from, where I am now, and the limitless possibilities that he

ahead. I need to attend meetings because they recharge my

batteries so that I have light when it's needed. I'm still a

beginner in service work, but already I am receiving more

than I'm giving. I can't keep it unless I give it away. I am

responsible when another reaches out for help. I want to be

there—sober.

 

 

 

 

 

POT LUCK

 

"To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all of our lives-the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections-that requires hard spiritual work. Still we are only truly grateful people when we say thank you to all that has brought us to the present moment. As long as we keep dividing our lives between events and people we would like to remember and those we would rather forget, we cannot claim the fullness of our beings as a gift of God to be grateful for. Let us not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God." Don't tell me where your priorities are.  Show me where you spend your money and I'll tell you what they are.

James W. Frick

 

 

 

**NEW**

Excellent Resource

Blogs, Audio and Video Articles

 

https://takethe12.org/

 

*****

 

"AA Recovery Interviews" Podcast

https://aarecoveryinterviews.com

 

Blog

http://todaysreprieve.blogspot.com/

 

 

Wee Willie’s

Sobriety First Media

AA CD’s Literature and tapes

https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

 

 

AA Membership Survey 2022

Alcoholics Anonymous 2022 Membership Survey | Alcoholics Anonymous

 

 

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.

Questionaire

 

How Should We Treat A.A. Founders' Writings?

 https://bit.ly/3uhEPBK

 

 

 

DR. PAUL O.
There is More to Quitting Drinking Than Quitting Drinking
(Audio Book)

Introduction
http://bit.ly/1IlFBbp

Part I
http://bit.ly/1MPV5Za

Part II
http://bit.ly/1Ksd9eA

Part III
http://bit.ly/1GQCGGE

Part IV
http://bit.ly/1Ip0hn8

AA CDs Literature and tapes
https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

 

 

 

ZOOM MEETINGS

 

Loose Garment Group

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/238977518

Saturday & Sunday….Pot Luck…0900

ID: 238 977 518

PW: 004 394

 

 

 

ARCHIVES

 

 

AA World Service Board Meeting Highlights

October 2023

 https://bit.ly/3GlcOvE

 

 

 

A New Pair of Glasses in PDF (download) is available at:

https://bit.ly/4bUr0Js

 

 

Bill Schaberg

Writing The Big Book

Video Readings

https://www.youtube.com/@billschaberg8911/videos

 

BIG BOOK for DUMMIES

https://bigbookfordummies.com/

 

 

 

*Angel Force USA

www.AngelForceUSA.com

 

Angel Force USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

OUR MISSION

STOP SUISILENCE

The avoidance of discussion about suicide

Our goal is to raise awareness of the military suicide epidemic.

 

 

 

RICHMOND WALKER & THE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR BOOK
Glenn C. (South Bend, Indiana)
Talk given at the 8th Annual National A.A. Archives Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sept. 27, 2003

https://www.prestongroup.org/aa_docs/24_hours_a_day.txt

 

 

 

MEDITATIONS

http://www.11thstepmeditation.org/

 

Loving Kindness Meditations

 

With Music

 

http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindnessmusic.mp3

 

 

Voice only

http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindness.mp3

 

*****

Free Guided Meditations

http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22

Resources

 

Great Minds Quotes

https://twitter.com/GreatestQuotes

 

 

 

MOOJI GUIDED Meditation

http://bit.ly/2Ogwe9v

 

 

**Podcasts**

https://boiledowlaa.org/

https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcast

 

 

12 Step Meditations

 www.stepmeditation.com

 

These are 12 meditations,

each about 12 minutes long and the content

(other than the meditation instructions)

are straight from the text of the big book and 12 & 12

(created by Matt H.)

 

 

Speaker Recordings

 

Wee Willie’s

Sobriety First Media

AA CD’s Literature and tapes

https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

*****

 

The Lights are On

http://xa-speakers.org/

 

 

Recovery Speakers

http://recoveryspeakers.com/

 

Miscellaneous Sources

Living Life Fully

http://www.livinglifefully.com/

 

 

Twenty Four Hours a Day

Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics

throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised),

this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.

A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives.

Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation

 

Tammy’s recovery links

http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/

 

AA Photo Archives

http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm

 

Heard at A Meeting

https://twitter.com/heardinameeting

 

Breast Cancer Site

Take a minute and click to provide free mammograms

https://thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/bcs/home

 

MEN FIGHTING CANCER TOGETHER

America’s largest volunteer men’s cancer support group

and advocacy national nonprofit organization.

http://malecare.org/

 

 

Prayables

http://prayables.org/

 

 

Daily Thought

http://groups.google.com/group/TransitionsDaily

 

Speaker Recordings

Stories of Recovery - A 12-Step Collection

https://storiesofrecovery.org/index.html

 

 


 

 

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