Your Daily Reprieve 04.11.26

 

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday April 11, 2026

 

From Waynesville, NC

 

 

You should remember that though another may have more money, beauty, and brains than you, when it comes to the rarer spiritual values such as charity, self-sacrifice, honor, nobility of heart, you have an equal chance with everyone to be the most beloved and honored of all people.      

-Archibald Rutledge

 

“There are occasions for me when I am not thinking

about myself and my own reactions to events or circumstances,

but have my attention fully occupied by tasks, ideas, scenes, or another person. And when I recollect these occasions, I find that

they have been my happiest.”

~Saratoga, California, May 1973

 

"We live by admiration, hope and love."

William Wordsworth


"There is no chapter in the big book

titled when AA does not work" it's How it Works"

Will W.

 

 

 

BIG BOOK QUOTE

 

To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face.

 

P44

 

 

 

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Tradition Eleven - "Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films."

This, in brief, in the process by which A.A.'s Tradition Eleven was constructed. To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship.

p. 183

 

 

Twenty-Four Hours



A.A. Thought For The Day

In that alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another and you
can't stop till you're paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over
again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose your job. Your
home is broken up. You're always in a mess. You're on the
merry-go-round and you can't get off. You're in a squirrel cage and
you can't get out. Am I convinced that the alcoholic world is not a
pleasant place for me to live in?

Meditation For The Day

I must learn to accept self-discipline. I must try never to yield one
point that I have already won. I must not let myself go in resentments,
hates, fears, pride, lust, or gossip. Even if the discipline keeps me
separated from some people who are without discipline, nevertheless I
will carry on. I may have different ways and a different standard of
living than some others. I may be actuated by different motives than some
people. But I will try to live the way I believe God wants me to live, no
matter what others say.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may be an example to others of a better way of living. I
pray that I may carry on in spite of hindrances.




Daily Thought

^*^*^*^*^
(\    ~~    /)
(     \(AA)/     )
(_ /AA\ _)
/AA\
^*^*^*^*^

Change

 

How many of us would presume to declare, "Well, I'm sober, and I'm happy. What more can I want, or do? I'm fine the way I am." We know that the price of such self-satisfaction is an inevitable backslide, punctuated at some point by a very rude awakening. We have to grow or else deteriorate. For us, the status quo can only be for today, never for tomorrow. Change we must; we cannot stand still.

Bill W., April 1961
c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 25


Thought to Consider . . .
Backsliding begins when knee-bending stops

 

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

 

C H A N G E
Can Helping Attract New Gifts and Energy?




DAILY REFLECTIONS

 

A WORD TO DROP: "BLAME"

To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long

time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only

slowly in ourselves First of all, we had to admit that we had

many of these defects, even though such disclosures were

painful and humiliating. Where other people were

concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our

speech and thought

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 47

 

When I did my Fourth Step, following the Big Book

guidelines, I noticed that my grudge list was filled with my

prejudices and my blaming others for my not being able to

succeed and to live up to my potential. I also discovered I

felt different because I was black. As I continued to work

on the Step, I learned that I always had drunk to rid myself

of those feelings. It was only when I sobered up and

worked on my inventory, that I could no longer blame

anyone.

 

 

 

 

POT LUCK

 

Desiderata

 

GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

 

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

 

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

 

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

 

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

 

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

 

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

 

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

 

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

 

By Max Ehrmann © 1927

Original text

 

"Desiderata" is an early 1920s prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sept. 27, 2003

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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

 

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