Your Daily Reprieve 12.31.25

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Wednesday December 30, 2025   From Jacksonville, FL

"New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately, we write it. The choice is ours." —Alex Morritt   What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet." —Anne Frank"   For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning." —T.S. Eliot   "New Year's Day is every man's birthday." —Charles Lamb"   Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." —Benjamin Franklin   "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." —C.S. Lewis"   Celebrate endings— for they precede new beginnings." — Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Big Book Quote   So we clean house with the family, asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness and love.   P83

Daily Share!     AA Speaker of the Day   CHARLIE H. Serenity Improvement Group 05.11.2021     https://bit.ly/49bBHYp

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 12/3 Lorine M. (Indian Harbour Beach, FL)…..6 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. (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 Ed M. (Cinnaminson, NJ)…..17 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 Jorge 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 12/21 Ty K. (Pelham, NY)…..5 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)…..20 12/25 Eric F. (Kansas City)…..13 12/25 Jeremy B.(Croton-on-Hudson, NY) …..9 12/25 Josh A. (Homestead, FL)…..41 12/26 Koko S. (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 Char P. (Leesburg, FL)…..4 12/28 Julie V. …..12 12/28 Johanna T. (Cobleskill, NY)…..25 12/28 Pat A. (Michigan)…..30 12/29 Diana S. …..39 12/30 Rufus W. (Coppell, TX)…..52 12/31 Larry S. (Marietta, GA)…..38   1508 Total Years of Sobriety       Drop a Buck in the Basket? PayPal paypal.me/TomMurphy Venmo @Tom-Murphy-160

12&12   Tradition Two - "For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience." "Almost timidly, one of my friends began to speak. `We know how hard up you are, Bill. It bothers us a lot. We've often wondered what we might do about it. But I think I speak for everyone here when I say that what you now propose bothers us an awful lot more.' The speaker's voice grew more confident. `Don't you realize,' he went on, `that you can never become a professional? As generous as Charlie has been to us, don't you see that we can't tie this thing up with his hospital or any other? You tell us that Charlie's proposal is ethical. Sure, it's ethical, but what we've got won't run on ethics only; it has to be better. Sure, Charlie's idea is good, but it isn't good enough. This is a matter of life and death, Bill, and nothing but the very best will do!' Challengingly, my friends looked at me as their spokesman continued. `Bill, haven't you often said right here in this meeting that sometimes the good is the enemy of the best? Well, this is a plain case of it. You can't do this thing to us!' pp. 137-138

Twenty-Four Hours                                              A.A. Thought For The Day I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself. The Lord's Prayer has become part of my A.A. thoughts for each day: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." Have I given myself? Meditation For The Day As we look back over the year just gone, it has been a good year to the extent that we have put good thoughts, good words, and good deeds into it. None of what we have thought, said, or done need be wasted. Both the good and the bad experiences can be profited by. In a sense, the past is not entirely gone. The result of it, for good or evil, is with us at the present moment. We can only learn by experience and none of our experience is completely wasted. We can humbly thank God for the good things of the year that has gone. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may carry good things into the year ahead. I pray that I may carry on with faith, with prayer, and with hope.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Humility "Moved by the spirit of anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction as A.A. members both among fellow alcoholics and before the general public. As we lay aside these very human aspirations, we believe that each of us takes part in the weaving of a protective mantle which covers our whole Society and under which we may grow and work in unity. We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have." c.1952 AAWS Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 187   Thought to Consider . . . Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.     *~*AACRONYMS*~* R I D Restless, Irritable and Discontented

DAILY REFLECTIONS   DAILY RESOLUTIONS The idea of "twenty-four-hour living" applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284   A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes—a time to consider directions, goals, and actions. I must make some plans to live a normal life, but also I must live emotionally within a twenty-four-hour frame, for if I do, I don't have to make New Year's resolutions! I can make every day a New Year's day! I can decide, "Today I will do this . . . Today I will do that." Each day I can measure my life by trying to do a little better, by deciding to follow God's will and by making an effort to put the principles of our A.A. program into action.

POT LUCK       When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. ~Lillian Smith   Today's Meditation: May I never, ever stop learning.  May I never stop discovering new things, new ways of looking at old things, new perspectives on beliefs that have become entrenched in my mind and heart.  I want to constantly renew myself until the day I die, for only if I do so will I be able to help others with problems and issues that they're going through.  If I stop learning, then I'll have to stop teaching, as otherwise all that I teach will be old and irrelevant to the people who need to learn what I have to teach. If I do stop learning, I'm telling the world "Enough!  I don't want any more of what you have to give me.  I don't want any more of your gifts, and I don't want to grow any more."  And while Lillian's last six words may seem to be harsh, aren't we committing a form of suicide when we stop learning?  Aren't we just passing time and using up oxygen if we stop learning from these wonderful lives of ours? I have a choice about learning over the next year:  I can keep my eyes and my mind and my heart open and get as much as I can from the other people with whom I'm sharing this planet, or I can shut down, watch TV all the time for entertainment and to pass time, and just kind of exist. This year is over, except for today's learning.  And today can serve as a good time to reflect on just what we have learned over the last year, just how we've changed as people.  Have we learned more compassion and love, and how to show that love and compassion, or have we learned more anger and hatred, and how to express those things?  If we know what we've learned so far and how we feel about that, we can find a direction or three to focus our inquiry over the next twelve months. This coming year can be your best ever.  You can learn more in the next twelve months than you ever have before.  You just have to choose to do so.

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