Your Daily Reprieve 07.20.26

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday July 20, 2024   From Waynesville, NC

Embrace the sweetness life offers,  it's the soul's favorite dessert. author unknown   “Every day, hopeless, helpless alcoholics walk into AA meetings, grab onto hope, and begin a renewal of their spirit.” Cleveland, OH, April 1991, “A Candle of Hope”, Spiritual Awakenings     To have a purpose that is worthwhile, and that is steadily being accomplished, is one of the secrets of a life that is worth living.     -Herbert Casson   Even as we grieved, we grew. Even as we hurt, we hoped. Even as we tired, we tried. ~Amanda Gorman

Big Book Quote   The joy of living we really have, even under pressure and difficulty.   P15

Daily Share!   AA Speaker of the Day   WILL GRIFFEN Riverdale, MI @Midland, TX 10.01.93   https://bit.ly/4ypzpAZ

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12&12   Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." First off, they can be told that the majority of A.A. members have suffered severely from self-justification during their drinking days. For most of us, self-justification was the maker of excuses; excuses, of course, for drinking, and for all kinds of crazy and damaging conduct. We had made the invention of alibis a fine art. We had to drink because times were hard or times were good. We had to drink because at home we were smothered with love or got none at all. We had to drink because at work we were great successes or dismal failures. We had to drink because our nation had won a war or lost a peace. And so it went, ad infinitum. pp. 46-47

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It's up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we do, we're consciously or unconsciously hurting that person. We must be loyal to each other if A.A. is going to be successful. While we're on this lifeboat, trying to save ourselves and each other from alcoholism, we must be truly and sincerely helpful to each other. Am I a loyal member of my group? Meditation For The Day Carry out God's guidance as best you can. Leave the results to Him. Do this obediently and faithfully with no question that if the working out of the guidance is left in God's hands, the results will be all right. Believe that the guidance God gives you has already been worked out by God to produce the required results according to your case and in your circumstances. So follow God's guidance according to your conscience. God has knowledge of your individual life and character, your capabilities and your weaknesses. Prayer For The Day <> I pray that I may live according to the dictates of my conscience. I pray that I may leave the results to God.

Daily Thought

Daily Reflection SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 75   When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn't say, "Humbly asked Him to (fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings." For years, I filled in the imaginary blank with "Help me!" "Give me the courage to," and "Give me the strength," etc. The Step says simply that God will remove my shortcomings. The only footwork I must do is "humbly ask," which for me means asking with the knowledge that of myself I am nothing, the Father within "doeth the works."

Pot Luck     ~ A WOMAN’S SPIRIT ~ (More Meditations For Women) ~   Filling the hole in our soul with contemplation, meditation, and prayer will teach us that the God of our understanding is there.   ~ Jan Lloyd ~   We are coming to understand that our Higher Power has always been present. That’s why we survived our addiction. However, cultivating a friend-ship with this unseen presence takes willingness and discipline. It helps if we converse with this God of our understanding every day. This friendship is much like all our other friendships in that it can be strengthened by attention.   The more time we give to God, the smoother our lives will unfold. When we learn to make no decision without first consulting God, we will dramatically change the outcome of many of our experiences. Even while in the midst of a trying situation, we can seek God’s guidance and be freed from unnecessary harm.   In the past we desperately tried to fill the void with alcohol or other drugs; now we’re filling it with love for our Higher Power. How lucky we are that we have lots of living yet to do.   My experiences today will reflect my closeness to the God I trust. Remembering this assures me of a peaceful day.

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