Your Daily Reprieve 07.02.26

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday July 2, 2026   From Waynesvillke, NC

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and oftentimes we call a man cold when he is only sad.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   “One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth,  is that of Not Going.” —English novelist J.B. Priestley     “We cannot wholly rely on friends to solve all our difficulties. A good adviser will never do all our thinking for us. He knows that each final choice must be ours.” ~AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961   Keep something beautiful in your heart to survive difficult times and enjoy good times." - John O'Donohue

BIG BOOK QUOTE   Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities.   P85

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12&12   Step Three - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." It is when we try to make our will conform with God's that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was a most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with God's intention for us. To make this increasingly possible is the purpose of A.A.'s Twelve Steps, and Step Three opens the door. p. 40

Twenty-Four Hours  A.A. Thought For The Day In the association with members of the A.A. group to which we belong, we have the advantage of sincere friendship and understanding of the other members who, through social and personal contact, take us away from our old haunts and environments and help to remove in large measure the occasions of alcoholic suggestion. We find in this association a sympathy and a willingness on the part of most members to do everything in their power to help us. Do I appreciate the wonderful fellowship of A.A.? Meditation For The Day "Except ye become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." In this saying it is urged that all who seek heaven on earth or in the hereafter' should become like little children. In seeking things of the spirit and in our faith, we should try to become childlike. Even as we grow older, the years of seeking can give us the attitude of the trusting child. Not only for its simple trust should we have the childlike spirit, but also for its joy in life, its ready laughter, its lack of criticism, and its desire to share. In Charles Dickens's story, A Christmas Carol, even old Scrooge changed when he got the child-spirit. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may become like a child in faith and hope. I pray that I may, like a child, be friendly and trusting.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^* Vigilance "Now that we're in A.A. and sober, winning back the esteem of our friends and business associates, we find that we still need to exercise special vigilance. As an insurance against the dangers of big-shot-ism, we can often check ourselves by remembering that we are today sober only by the grace of God and that any success we may be having is far more His success than ours." Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 92 As Bill Sees It, p. 19 Thought to Consider . . . "Vigilance will always be the price of survival." Bill W., Box 1980: The A.A. Grapevine, November 1960. The Language of the Heart, p. 317    *~*AACRONYMS*~* B U T Being Unconvinced Totally

DAILY REFLECTIONS   THE HEART OF TRUE SOBRIETY We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 570   Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am and let this be the "me" that I let others see? Do I have the willingness to go to any length, to do whatever is necessary to stay sober? Do I have the open-mindedness to hear what I have to hear, to think what I have to think, and to feel what I have to feel? If my answer to these questions is "Yes," I know enough about the spirituality of the program to stay sober. As I continue to work the Twelve Steps, I move on to the heart of true sobriety: serenity with myself, with others, and with God as I understand Him.

POT LUCK     Let Go, Let God I let go, let God, and know deep, lasting peace.     When I feel overwhelmed by worry, can't see the way forward.   If I try to overcome these mental and emotional obstacles from my human perspective, my confusion and anxiety will likely increase. When it seems there's no way, I remind myself that God is the way. In this awareness, I free myself from whatever disturbs me. Little by little, by letting go of worry, I regain my serenity. By spiritually surrendering, troubling circumstances become orderly and harmonious, and the greatest good manifests without struggle.   Letting go and letting God is an act of faith and the most empowering thing I can do. For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. -Jeremiah 29-11

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