Your Daily Reprieve 03.30.26

 

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday March 30, 2026

 

From Ponte Vedra, FL

 

 

“I show up early, I am involved,

and I reach my hand out to the next person coming though the door.

It’s amazing how very easy it is to make a difference

for others and for yourself just by accepting the responsibility

to pass the message on.”

~ Nelson, New Hampshire, August 1998

 

“Real happiness in life starts when you begin to cherish others.”
—Lama Zopa Rinpoche

 

"A positive attitude is like a fire –

Unless you continue to add fuel,

It goes out."

--Alexander Lockhart

 

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

--John Lubbock

 

BIG BOOK QUOTE

 

Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him.

 

P46

 

 

Daily Share!

 

 

AA Speaker of the Day

 

 

 

TOM K.

Serenity Improvement Group

05.04.21

 

 

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MARCH 2026 Miracles

 

3/1 Rich W. (Astoria, NY)…..11

3/2 Biancy M. (Fort Thomas, KY)…..38

3/3 Kelly T. (Newmarket, NH)…..35

3/3 Heather S. (Wildwood, FL)…..1

3/3 Craig K. (Boiling Springs, SC)…..5

3/4 Jennifer B. (Normandy, FR)…..11

3/4 Adam L. (NY, NY/Soma, NJ)…..12

¾ Ron H. (San Diego, CA)…..42

3/5 Suzanne S. (Wayne, PA)…..48

3/5 Eric S. (Wayne, PA)…..48

3/5 Tom M. (The Fourth Dimension)…..32

3/6 Nora M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..8

3/7 Dave G. (Vancouver, Canada)…..23

3/7 Diane C. (Larkspur, CA)…..52

3/7 Gregory S. (Fort Pierce, FL)…..41

3/7 George H. (Milwaukee, WI)…..18

3/9 Patty K. (Baiting Hollow, NY)…..42

3/9 Danny S. (Narragansett, RI)…..26

3/9 Andy W. (Long Beach, NY)…..39

3/10 Craig M. (Woodbine, GA)…..5

3/10 Rob H. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..2

3/11 Crystal H. (Richmond BC)…..8

3/11 John M. (Vero Beach, FL)…..17

3/11 Ken S. (Austin, TX)…..20

3/12 Ned W. (Melbourne, FL)…..29

3/12 Marty G. …..40

3/13 Andy G. (Flemington, NJ)…..22

3/13 Tom V. (Morris Plains, NJ)…..19

3/13 Matt H. (Huntersville, NC)…..39

3/15 Vivian R. aka Lady V. (Queens, NY)…..42

3/16 Suzan B. (Bunnell, FL)…..2

3/16 Mark B. (Bradenton, FL)…..3

3/16 Billy I, (Chatham, MA)…..41

3/16 Deborah B.(Amelia Island, FL) …..35

3/17 Dan D. (Indialantic, FL)…..47

3/19 Mike B. (Purchase, NY)…..26

3/19 Mike J. (Kingston, NH)…..18

3/20 Michelle O. (Los Angeles, CA)…..27

3/21 Johnetta W.  (Amelia Island, FL)…..18

3/21 Pamela B. (Clinton, NJ)…..43

3/21 Kate A. (Nyack, NY)…..38

3/22 Tim F. (Greenbrier, TN)…..11

3/24 Amy BS. (New York, New York) …..38

3/24 Trey B.(Austin, TX)…..20

3/25 Buffy H. (Gambier, OH/Nantucket)…..34

3/25 Drue A. (Yulee, FL)…..20

3/26 Fred H. (Amelia Island, FL)…..50

3/26 Walter O’. (Miramichi, NB, Canada)…..56

3/26 Jen S. (Seaford,DE)…..13

27 Barbara K. (Melville, NY)…..21

3/27 Sylvia A. (West Ossipee, NH)…..3

3/28 Steven S. (Summit, NJ)…..16

3/28 Terry A. (Nashville, TN)…..11

3/28 Christian B. (Wycoff, NJ)…..10

3/29 Toni Y. Austin, TX)…..21

3/30 Wendy B. (Wanaque, NJ) …..36

3/30 Soteros C. (Melbourne, FL)…..31

3/31 Beth V. (Hackettstown, NJ)…..22

3/31 Loretta H. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..18

 

1504 Total Years of Recovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12&12

 

Tradition Ten - "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."

Let us reemphasize that this reluctance to fight one another or anybody else is not counted as some special virtue which makes us feel superior to other people. Nor does it means that the members of Alcoholics Anonymous, now restored as citizens of the world, are going to back away from their individual responsibilities to act as they see the right upon issues of our time. But when it comes to A.A. as a whole, that's quite a different matter. In this respect, we do not enter into public controversy, because we know that our Society will perish if it does. We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival.

p. 177

 

 

Twenty-Four Hours

 

A.A. Thought For The Day

Before I met A.A. I was very dishonest. I lied to my wife
constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing.
I took time off from the office and pretended I'd been
sick or gave some other dishonest excuse. I was dishonest
with myself, as well as with other people. I would never
face myself as I really was or admit when I was wrong. I
pretended to myself that I was as good as the next fellow,
although I suspected I wasn't. Am I now really honest?

Meditation For The Day

I must live in the world and yet live apart with God. I can
go forth from my secret times of communion with God to the
work of the world. To get the spiritual strength I need, my
inner life must be lived apart from the world. I must wear
the world as a loose garment. Nothing in the world should
seriously upset me, as long as my inner life is lived with
God. All successful living arises from this inner life.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may live my inner life with God. I pray that
nothing shall invade or destroy that secret place of peace.

 




 

 

Daily Thought

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(     \(AA)/     )

(_ /AA\ _)

/AA\

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Surrender

 

Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. But we of A.A. do not have to understand that paradox; we have only to be grateful for it. 

Bill W.

c. 1957, 1985 AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 46

 

 

Thought to Consider . . . .

We surrender to win

 

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

 

B O G G L E
Bad Or Good, God Loves Everyone



 



DAILY REFLECTIONS

 

OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE

". . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best"

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE P- 101

 

I think these words apply to every area of A.A.'s Three

Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched

in my mind and life as I "trudge the Road of Happy

Destiny" (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164). These words,

often spoken by co-founder Bill W., were appropriately

said to him as the result of the group's conscience. It

brought home to Bill W. the essence of our Second Tradition:

"Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not

govern."

Just as Bill W. was originally urged to remember, I think

that in our group discussions we should never settle for the

"good," but always strive to attain the "best." These

common strivings are yet another example of a loving God,

as we understand Him, expressing Himself through the

group conscience. Experiences such as these help me to

stay on the proper path of recovery. I learn to combine

initiative with humility, responsibility with thankfulness,

and thus relish the joys of living my twenty-four hour

program.

 

 

 

POT LUCK

 

In the stillness of prayer, I know peace.

 

 

When the world feels chaotic and I long to return to the peace of God, I know it is time to pray.

 

 

It is a balm for my soul to leave busyness and obligations behind and relax into the tranquility of prayer. As I pray, my worldly concerns begin to fall away, along with the temptation to puzzle over problems, ruminate over regret, or worry over the future.

 

 

As I spend time in the Silence, my thoughts dissolve and my heart opens. In this place of perfect stillness, there is only God. I touch the peace and perfection of Spirit in prayer, and carry that mindful connection with me.

After a restful interlude of prayerful stillness, I return to my activities. The world may not have changed, but I have. I go forward to meet life with poise, equilibrium, and calm confidence.

 

 

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Blogs, Audio and Video Articles

 

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"AA Recovery Interviews" Podcast

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Blog

http://todaysreprieve.blogspot.com/

 

 

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Sobriety First Media

AA CD’s Literature and tapes

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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

 

 

 

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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

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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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