Your Daily Reprieve 07.05.26

Sunday July 5, 2026

Waynesville, NC

\“There is one job that we can do superlatively well, and there isn’t anything that can keep us from doing it if we are serious in wanting to. That is the job we do on ourselves, inside ourselves. It means clearing out a whole mess of false values, unrealistic ambitions, and worn-out resentments, and putting in their place the qualities we want to have – kindness, tolerance, friendliness ... We can begin to see what the real values of life are, and they are very different from the hazy, distorted dreams we had.”

New York, N.Y., August 1948

If you are seeking creative ideas go out walking.

Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.

~ Raymond Inman

“Faith is not being sure where you're going, but going anyway.”

— Frederick Buechner

“Let go of how you think things should be and accept how they are.”

— Zen Teaching

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BIG BOOK QUOTE

“For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship, and colorful imagination.”

Alcoholics Anonymous, p.151

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I always thought that posting our locations with our anniversaries was a great way to show newcomers that AA is all over the world. So I wish you would send your locations with your anniversary dates. We don't celebrate for our own benefit.

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JULY2026 Miracles

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

7/9 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

7/15 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)…..20

7/19 Louise H. …..14

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

7/27 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."

Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings. If men and women didn't exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no survival. If they didn't reproduce, the earth wouldn't be populated. If there were no social instinct, if men cared nothing for the society of one another, there would be no society. So these desires--for the sex relation, for material and emotional security, and for companionship--are perfectly necessary and right, and surely God-given.

p. 42

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

AA Thought for the Day

Until we came into AA most of us had tried desperately to stop drinking. We were filled with the delusion that we could drink like our friends. We tried time and again to take it or leave it, but we could do neither. We always lapsed into ceaseless, unhappy drinking. Families, friends, and employers threw up their hands in hurt, in bewilderment, in despair, and finally in disgust. We wanted to stop. We realized that every reason for drinking was only a crazy excuse. Have I given up every excuse for drinking?

Meditation for the Day

Many things can upset you, and you can easily get off track. But remember that God is near you all the time, ready to help you if you call on Him. You cannot forever stand against God’s will for you, nor can you forever upset God’s plan for your life, even though God’s plan may be postponed by your willfulness and deliberate choice of evil. A whole world of men and women cannot permanently change God’s laws or His purpose for the universe. The sea of life may look very rough to us, but we can believe that our Captain steers the boat on a straight course.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may try to steer a straight course. I pray that I may accept God’s direction in my life’s journey.

DAILY THOUGHT

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Intoxication

"As newcomers, many of us have indulged in spiritual intoxication. Like a prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, we saw our pick strike gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. The newcomer feels he has struck something better than gold. He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product."
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 128-129
As Bill Sees It, p. 57

Thought to Consider . . .
We give it away to keep it.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

T H I N K
The Happiness I Never Knew

DAILY REFLECTION

A NEW DIRECTION

Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. . . . Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all our activities.
— ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 45, 85

I hear talk of the “weak-willed” alcoholic, but I am one of the strongest-willed people on earth! I now know that my incredible strength of will is not enough to save my life. My problem is not one of “weakness,” but rather of direction. When I, without falsely diminishing myself, accept my honest limitations and turn to God’s guidance, my worst faults become my greatest assets. My strong will, rightly directed, keeps me working until the promises of the program become my daily reality.

POT LUCK

We know nothing about
tomorrow; our business is
to be good and happy today.

Sydney Smith

Today's Meditation:

I have plans for tomorrow, and I think I know what I'll be doing. From what I know about life, though, those plans may change-- something may happen that will make all my plans come undone. It used to be that I would worry about that, especially if my plans were really positive. I would spend quite a bit of time feeling tense and nervous in fear that my plans would be spoiled. And sometimes my plans actually didn't come through as planned, but I can never recall a time when that actually spelled disaster for me or for anyone else. Things always worked out.

Because of such experiences, I realize that there's no need to worry about tomorrow, today. At this moment, there's work to do, or there are people to talk to, or there's food to eat, or there's someone to keep company, or there's a walk to take, or there's an e-mail to write or something fun to do or somebody who needs help with something. Today calls me to do today's tasks, not to spend time being concerned with tomorrow.

"Good and happy." These are two words that complement each other very well, and if we can focus on accomplishing these two things on a day-to-day basis, then we can start to build a good and happy life. We can start to live our lives during this new day, striving to be both good and happy, and then tomorrow we can start all over again with a brand-new today.

We like to think we know something about tomorrow, simply because we've made some plans. But the truth is that tomorrow may hold its own plans for us, so let's not lose focus on this day in our lives, for this is the only day--of all the days in the history and future of the world--in which we can act. So let's do so, and let's let our actions be good, and let's cherish the happiness that comes of leading good lives on a beautiful planet that's filled with wonderful people.