Daily Reprieve 07.07.26

Tuesday July 7, 2026

Waynesville, NC

Please remove what doesn't serve you and give me what I need to meet this day joyfully and gratefully. Help me to be helpful and to take the day as it comes, trusting that you've written a screenplay for my life with twists and turns, always knowing you are with me, and we got this. Help me to receive love and help as readily as I give it.

(thanks Stephanie K-R)

The best place in the world is inside a hug.
~J Quest

“I was told when I began my own journey through the Twelve Steps

that I could find God in a most unlikely place:

standing smack in the middle of the truth about myself.”

~Oceanside, NY, May 2012

Small, good decisions will lead you

to the glorious path of success.

~Zain Hashmi

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~Alcoholics Anonymous, p.164

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JULY2026 Miracles

7/1 Will S. (Shamokin, Dam, PA)…..9

7/1 Ida C. …..18

7/1 Matt S. …..8

7/2 Estelle L. (Palm Coast, FL)…..6

7/2 Rosann (Mayo, Ireland)…..32

7/4 Malcolm S. (Waynesville/Vero Beach)…..41

7/4 Walter L. (Wells, ME)…..18

7/4 Chris D. (Bristol, VT)…..38

7/4 Rob F. (Wading River, NY)…..22

7/4 Dave S. (Gulf Breeze, FL)…..41

7/6 Ron L. (Kittery, ME)…..40

7/6 John B. (Supply, NC)…..5

7/6 Murdoch G. (Nova Scotia, CA)…..14

7/6 Michael R. (Floral Park/Bethpage, NY)…..36

7/6 Don T. (Palm Coast, FL)…..31

7/6 Francis G. (Dallas, TX)…..39

7/7 Pete C. (Yulee, FL)…..18

7/7 Sam F. (Sarasota, FL)…..25

7/7 Jeanne S. (NYC)…..3

7/9 David S. (Commack, NY)…..11

7/10 Richie S. (New Palz, NY)…..51

7/10 David S. (Longboat Key, FL)…..23

7/11 Doug G. (Stamford, CT)…..12

7/11 Joanie T. (NYC)…..43

7/12 Jan K. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..28

7/13 Jill M. (Elmont, NY)…..

7/13 Rick S.(Victor, ID)…..36

7/13 Liz K. (Nantucket, MA)…..13

7/13 Linda C. (Jensen Beach, FL)…..50

7/14 Petermac (Australia)…..27

7/15 Robin G. (Edison, NJ)…..9

7/15 Michelle A. (Wading River, NY)…..22

7/15 Erika S. (Yulee, FL)…..20

7/16 Jack S. (Franklin Sq., NY)…..31

7/18 Lisa S. (Sarasota, FL)…..26

7/19 Murielle I. (Victoria, BC, Canada)…..21

7/19 Louise H. …..14

7/19 Jake M. (Tucson, AZ)…..4

7/21 Deborah C. (Corvallis, MT)…..23

7/21 Jeffrey M. (Montreal, CA)…..23

7/22 Mark H. …..6

7/22 Sandy S. (Winchester , UK)…..9

7/23 Jamie G. (WPB)…..9

7/24 Rick R. (Danbury CT)…..17

7/26 Jeff U. (Calabash, NC)…..23

7/27 Lisa C. (Liverpool, England)…..10

7/27 David M. (San Francisco, CA)…..21

7/27 Jimmy G. (Louisville, KY)…..41

7/28 Mark L. (Lamoine, ME)…..34

7/29 Linda S. (Oberlin, OH)…..42

7/29 Wynter P. (Madison, CT)…..35

7/30 Davis H. (Manitowish Waters, WI)…..28

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Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."

Step Four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are. We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us. Without a searching and fearless moral inventory, most of us have found that the faith which really works in daily living is still out of reach.

pp. 42-43

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

A.A. Thought For The Day

We had become hopelessly sick people; spiritually, emotionally,
and physically. The power that controlled us was greater than
ourselves--it was John Barleycorn. Many drinkers have said: "I
hadn't gone that far; I hadn't lost my job on account of drink; I
still had my family; I managed to keep out of jail. True, I took too
much sometimes and I guess I managed to make quite an a$$ of
myself when I did, but I still thought I could control my drinking. I
didn't really believe that I was an alcoholic." If I was one of these,
have I fully changed my mind?

Meditation For The Day

Painful as the present time may be; you will one day see the reason
for it. You will see that it was not only testing, but also a
preparation for the life-work which you are to do. Have faith that
your prayers and aspirations will someday be answered.
Answered in a way that perhaps seems painful to you but is the only
right way. Selfishness and pride often make us want things that
are not good for us. They need to be burned out of our natures.
We must be rid of the blocks which are holding us back, before we
can expect our prayers to be answered.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may be willing to go through a time of testing. I pray that
I may trust God for the outcome.

DAILY THOUGHT

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Rationalization

"We 'constructively criticized' someone who needed it, when our real motive was to win a useless argument. We were depressed and complained we felt bad, when in fact we were mainly asking for sympathy and attention. This odd trait of mind and emotion, this perverse wish to hide a bad motive underneath a good one, permeates human affairs from top to bottom. Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living."
Bill W.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 94-95

Thought to Consider . . .
A victim is a spectator in his life.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

F E A R
Face Everything And Recover!

DAILY REFLECTION

. . AND LETTING GO OF IT

. . . primarily fear that we would lose something we already

possessed or would fail to get something we demanded.

Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a

state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore,

no peace was to be had unless we could find a means of

reducing these demands The difference between a demand

and a simple request is plain to anyone.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76

Peace is possible for me only when I let go of expectations.

When I'm trapped in thoughts about what I want and what

should be coming to me, I'm in a state of fear or anxious

anticipation and this is not conducive to emotional sobriety.

I must surrender —over and over—to the reality of my

dependence on God, for then I find peace, gratitude and

spiritual security.

POT LUCK

Each Day a New Beginning

I want to get you excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now.
–Virginia Satir

Deciding to recover was our first step. That decision meant we did want to go beyond where we were. We did want something better for ourselves. And at times, in fleeting moments, we have been excited about who we are and our prospects for a better life.

The excitement and the inspiration come and go; they are seldom stationary. We can actively create the excitement and the inspiration. We need not wait for them to come to us. That’s one of the choices we have as human beings, as women.

Passively waiting for “the good life” is past behavior. Each day, this day, we can set our sights on reaching a goal–we can take a step, or two, toward that goal. Progress is there for the making–achievement is there for the taking.

Whatever our hearts’ pure desires, we can move toward that goal. We are what we need to be. We have what we need to move ahead.

Today, I will let my excitement for life’s possibilities spur me on.