Your Daily Reprieve 02.16.26

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday February 16, 2026

From Ponte Vedra, FL

We act as though comfort and luxury

were the chief requirements of life,

when all that we need to make us really happy

is something to be enthusiastic about.

~Charles Kingsley

"A fear faced is a fear erased."
—unknown

"Adventure is not outside a man. It is within."
—David Grayson

"And once the storm is over,

you won't remember how you made it through,

how you managed to survive.

You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over.

But one thing is certain.

When you come out of the storm,

you won't be the same person who walked in.

That's what this storm's all about."

- Haruki Murakami.

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BIG BOOK QUOTE

Abandon yourself to God as you understand God.

P164

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Tradition Six - "An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose."

In one of their trade associations, the question arose of just how this campaign should be handled. Of course, they would use the resources of radio, press, and films to make their point. But what kind of person should head the job? They immediately thought of Alcoholics Anonymous. If they could find a good public relations man in our ranks, why wouldn't he be ideal? He'd certainly know the problem. His connection with A.A. would be valuable, because the Fellowship stood high in public favor and hadn't an enemy in the world.

p. 157

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

One drink started a train of thought that became an obsession, and
from then on, we couldn't stop drinking. We developed a mental
compulsion to keep drinking until we got good and drunk. People
generally make two mistakes about alcoholism. One mistake is that
it can be cured by physical treatment only. The other mistake is that
it can be cured by willpower only. Most alcoholics have tried both of
these and have found that they don't work. But we members of A.A.
have found a way to arrest alcoholism. Have I got over my obsession
by following the A.A. program?

Meditation For The Day

I will try to be unruffled, no matter what happens. I will keep my
emotions in check, although others about me are letting theirs go. I
will keep calm in the face of disturbance, keep that deep, inner calm
through all the experiences of the day. In the rush of work and
worry, the deep, inner silence is necessary to keep me on an even
keel. I must learn to take the calm with me into the most hurried
days.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may be still and commune with God.
I pray that I may learn patience, humility, and peace.

Daily Thought

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Pride

We scarcely need to be reminded that excessive guilt or rebellion leads to spiritual poverty. But it was a very long time before we knew we could go even more broke on spiritual pride. When we early A.A.'s got our first glimmer of how spiritually prideful we could be, we coined this expression: "Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!" That old-time admonition may look like another of those handy alibis that can excuse us from trying our best. Yet a closer view reveals just the contrary. This is our A.A. way of warning against pride-blindness, and the imaginary perfection's that we do not possess.
Bill W., June 1961
c. 1988 AA Grapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 255

Thought to Consider . . .

Pride without gratitude is arrogance.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

L E T G O
Leave Everything To God, Okay?

DAILY REFLECTIONS

COMMITMENT

Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes,

and right action is the key to good living.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125

There came a time in my program of recovery when the

third stanza of the Serenity Prayer—"The wisdom to know

the difference"—became indelibly imprinted in my mind.

From that time on, I had to face the ever-present

knowledge that my every action, word and thought was

within, or outside, the principles of the program. I could no

longer hide behind self-rationalization, nor behind the

insanity of my disease. The only course open to me, if I

was to attain a joyous life for myself (and subsequently for

those I love), was one in which I imposed on myself an

effort of commitment, discipline, and responsibility.

POT LUCK

Karl Reiland once said, “In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy.”

The service we’re called to do in Step Twelve is a result of our spiritual awakening. When most of us thought of service, we thought of restaurant help, chores around the house, washing windows. The thought of service was burdensome if not downright irritating.

We probably schemed throughout our lives to do as little service as possible. Every moment we gave to someone else was one less moment we could spend on ourselves. This stands to reason, for we were totally self-centered. Even those of us who “act as if” we cared normally received much more than we ever gave.

The Twelve Step way of life produces “other centeredness.” We, by the grace of God, care less about ourselves and more about our fellows.

When I pass on my recovery, I keep it. This spiritual paradox becomes an all-determining reality for me, that to keep what I found, I must give it away. Service becomes a way of life.

“Don’t Give Up” …..Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men

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