Your Daily Reprieve 12.14.25
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Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday December 14, 2025 From Waynesville,
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Healing isn't linear, it's a quiet comeback every day. "Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist." ~Eckhart Tolle "I feel utterly powerless, and that feeling is my prison.
I entered of my own free will, I locked the door, and I threw away the key." ~Haruki Murakami “Today, as I look back over 27-plus years of sobriety, I can simply thank Him for being wherever I am going before I even get there.” ~Monaco, Pennsylvania, April 2011 On the First Day of Christmas…. As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same. |
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Big Book
Quote When we
saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the
Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work.
But the God idea did. P52 |
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Daily Share! AA
Speaker of the Day RICH B. Ocean City, MD Serenity Improvement Group 06.23.20 |
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Celebrate Your Anniversary
Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT
WORKS!! DECEMBER 2025 Miracles 12/1 Beth S.
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(Coral Gables, FL)…..23 12/1 Nina S.
(Bradenton, FL)…..18 12/3 Brooks
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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.
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G. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..13 12/5 Barry L.
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(Stony Brook, NY) …..10 12/6 Sissy V.
(Kingsland, GA)…..14 12/6 Bill M.
(Gilboa, NY)…..23 12/6 Jimmie
C. (River Falls, WI)…..41 12/7 Tom L.
(Moorestown, NJ)…..12 12/7 Chris K.
(Davidson, NC)…..2 12/7 Mike B.
…..40 12/7 Nan G.
(Decent 7th Los Altos/Nantucket)…..29 12/7 Michelle
S. (Bluffton, SC)…..5 12/7 Stephen
S. (Chang Mai, Thailand)…..36 12/8 Kelli E.
(Waynesville, NC)…..2 12/9 Heidi H.
(Nantucket, MA)…..4 12/10 Mary J.
(Port St. Lucie, FL)…..25 12/10 Kathy
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 12/10 Peter
D. (Dallas, TX)…..5 12/12 Shannon
K. (Marshall, NC)…..27 12/12 Rich H.
(Hanover, PA)…..42 12/13 Wendell
M. (Bothell, WA)…..12 12/13 Tom O’.
(Milwaukee, WI)…..19 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 Jim J.
(NYC)…..52 12/16 Susie
U. (Starkville, MS)…..6 12/16 George
B. (Houston, TX)…..5 12/16 Susan
G. (Stamford, CT)…..15 12/17 Peter
W. …..1 12/18 Chris
V. (Royal Oak, MI)…..18 12/18 Jay A.
…..21 12/18 Mike H.
(Freemont, NH)…..8 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 12/21 Bridget
C. (Albany, NY)…..23 12/22 Dick M.
(New York City)…..48 12/22 Bob O.
(Stuart, FL)…..31 12/23 Ms. Lee
H. (San Francisco, CA)…..35 12/23 Pete G.
(Punta Gorda, FL)…..45 12/25 Joe D.
(Salem, NH)…..14 12/25 Sharon
G. (Palos Heights, IL)…..25 12/25 Eric F.
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(Anderson SC)…..1 12/26 Chick
R. (Oak Forest, IL)…..28 12/26 Rick J.
(Waynesville, NC)…..8 12/26 Donna
V. (Clinton, NJ)…..6 12/27 Neil R.
(Queens, NY)…..11 12/28 Julie
V. …..12 12/29 Diana
S. …..39 12/30 Rufus
W. (Coppell, TX)…..52 12/31 Larry
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12&12 Tradition One - "Our common
welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. Unity." |
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Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day
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DAILY
REFLECTIONS REACHING OUT Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral
or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of
spiritual looks for his inspection. Show him how they worked with
you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 95 When I come into contact with a newcomer, do I
have a tendency to look at him from my perceived ingle
of success in A.A.? Do I compare him with the
large number of acquaintances I have made in the Fellowship?
Do I point out to him in a magisterial way the voice
of A.A.? What is my real attitude toward him? I
must examine myself whenever I meet a newcomer to make sure
that I am carrying the message with simplicity,
humility and generosity. The one who still suffers from the
terrible disease of alcoholism must find in me a friend who will
allow him to get to know the A.A. way, because I had
such a friend when I arrived in A.A. Today it is my
turn to hold out my hand, with love, to my sister or brother
alcoholic, and to show her or him the way to happiness. |
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POT LUCK Drop the Rock: Recovery Aerobics Some of the Twelve Steps are taken in
sequence and must be completed before moving on to the next ones. But the
last three steps are "ongoing and timeless." Those of us who've
been in recovery for a little while might wonder if we could use a check-up
for our recovery. Fred H. looks to Step Ten to give us these
spot checks--these recovery aerobics--in Drop the Rock: The Ripple Effect.
Here, he offers an array of practices and activities that can help as you
work Step Ten day by day and moment after moment. Like aerobics, they
strengthen our emotional and spiritual muscles, and their regular practice
tends to bring continued, positive results. This excerpt is from Drop the Rock: The
Ripple Effect by Fred H. and has been edited for brevity. These Spot Checks will help you better
handle the things that pop up suddenly during the day--impulses, emotions,
conflicts, misunderstandings, and so on. • You
can Observe your own actions. If you realize you've just done something unwise, stop yourself immediately.
If necessary, work Step Ten on the spot--apologize; make amends; retrace your
steps; begin again. • You can Observe your thoughts. If
you have a potentially harmful thought, catch it before it turns into a
decision to act. If a thought is about the future, ask yourself if it's
practical and helpful. If a thought is about the past, ask yourself if it's compassionate.
As the old-timers say, "If you've got one foot in tomorrow and one foot
in yesterday, you're pissing all over today." • You can Observe your impulses.
Recognize that they're not internal mandates that need to be followed. They're
just momentary urges that may involve money, sex, food, or safety--or, in
some cases, power, praise, status, or acceptance. Evaluate each impulse
carefully. Then consciously choose how--and whether--to act on it. • You can Observe your emotions.
Often these will be generated by your thoughts, actions, or impulses. In
particular, watch for resentment, fear, anger, and shame. These are the
emotions most commonly associated with unsustainable behavior. Remember that
you always have a choice: you can act on the emotion in a sustainable way;
you can act on it in an unsustainable way; or you can simply feel the emotion
without acting on it at all. You can simply let it go, and observe it as it
moves through you and blows away like clouds after a storm. • You can Observe any hopes for the
future as they arise. Is the hope associated with sustainable thoughts,
feelings, or actions? If so, feel free to make the hope a goal. If not,
consider amending it or letting go of it. • Watch for shoulds and shouldn'ts.
Any time you tell yourself I should _______ or I must not ________ or I have to
_________, examine that thought carefully. Most shoulds and shouldn'ts create
shame, disappointment, and failure rather than better results. Try reframing
them as likes, preferences, goals, or more positive outcomes. For example, I
shouldn't procrastinate can become I'll be happier and more productive if (or
It would be better if) I didn't put things off. • Try to Notice your discomfort.
Your discomfort is a sign that something significant is happening--or about
to happen. Don't reflexively try to end the discomfort ASAP. Instead,
investigate its source. Then ask yourself what you can learn from that discomfort.
Is there something you need to do differently? If so, do it. Or would it be
best to simply accept the discomfort for now, and let yourself feel it fully
and relax into it? • Try to Notice if you're too
comfortable. Let yourself briefly enjoy the good feelings that come with compliments and
accolades. Then let go of those feelings. If you cling to them, they can lead
to arrogance or laziness--or otherwise get you into trouble. • Try to Notice any spiritual
lapses. These lapses are normal and can take many forms. Essentially, they're
periods when you have lost your connection with your design for living,
either by what you're doing (such as acting out of self-will) or not doing (such
as neglecting practice of Steps Ten through Twelve). If you're honest with
yourself, when a lapse occurs--or threatens to occur--you'll quickly notice
it and catch yourself. You can then return your focus to the Steps, and to
the here and now. • Finally, Give your full attention
to what you're doing. Are you unfocused or scattered? Are you holding
something back for no good reason? Bring all of yourself back to this moment. You can find more recovery aerobics like
these in Drop the Rock: The Ripple Effect by Fred H. About the Author: Fred H. has worked in the field of addiction and recovery for
thirty-seven years and is the director of the retreat center for a leading
addiction treatment program. He is a popular international speaker on the Big
Book and the principles of the Twelve Steps |
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