Your Daily Reprieve 07.21.26

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Tuesday  July 21, 2024   From Waynesville, NC

“It’s true that the only requirement for membership in AA is a desire to stop drinking. But if you absolutely want a better life, well, hmmm ... How’s this? Working the Steps with a sponsor  is a really good idea.” “A Really Good Idea,” Spring City, Utah   “Sharing what you have is more important than what you have.” –Albert M. Wells, Jr.   “The best things in life are free. The second-best things are very, very expensive.” –Coco Chanel   Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.   -unattributed

Big Book Quote   We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness.   P84

Daily Share!   AA Speaker of the Day     WINO JOE L. Spring, TX @Cornhusker Roundup Lincoln, NE 2007     https://bit.ly/4vC7TNS

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12&12   Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." We thought "conditions" drove us to drink, and when we tried to correct these conditions and found that we couldn't to our entire satisfaction, our drinking went out of hand and we became alcoholics. It never occurred to us that we needed to change ourselves to meet conditions, whatever they were. p. 47

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day If we feel the need of saying something to put another member on the right track, we should try to say it with understanding and sympathy, not with a critical attitude. We should keep everything out in the open and aboveboard. The A.A. program is wonderful, but we must really follow it. We must all pull together or we'll all be sunk. We enjoy the privilege of being associated with A.A. and we are entitled to all its benefits. But gossip and criticism are not tolerance, and tolerance is an A.A. principle that is absolutely necessary to group unity. Am I truly tolerant of all my group's members? Meditation For The Day "Faith can move mountains." That expression means that faith can change any situation in the field of personal relationships. If you trust Him, God shows you the way to "move mountains." If you are humble enough to know that you can really do little by yourself to change a situation, if you have enough faith to ask God to give you the power you need, and if you are grateful enough for the grace He gives you, you can "move mountains." Situations will be changed for the better by your presence. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may have enough faith to make me really effective. I pray that I may learn to depend less on myself and more on God.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Language of the Heart "As we better use the 'language of the heart', our communications grow apace: already we find ourselves in a safe passage through all those barriers of distance and language, of social distinctions, nationality and creed, that so divide the world of our time." Bill W., A.A. Today Published on the occasion of A.A.'s twenty-fifth anniversary. The Language of the Heart, pp. 309-310 Thought to Consider . . . I am responsible for carrying the message. I am not responsible for anyone receiving the message. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H E A R T Healing Enjoying And Recovering Together

Daily Reflection   A PRICELESS GIFT By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety—in other words, to all of us—this newfound peace is a priceless gift. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 74   I am learning to let go and let God, to have a mind that is open and a heart that is willing to receive God's grace in all my affairs; in this way I can experience the peace and freedom that come as a result of surrender. It has been proven that an act of surrender, originating in desperation and defeat, can grow into an ongoing act of faith, and that faith means freedom and victory.

Pot Luck   "I learn to stop trying hard, and learn to try different."   We alcoholics are a stubborn lot. When I entered the program, I was a big ball of self-will run riot, and there was only one way to do something—my way. And if that didn’t work, I would just try harder: I would manipulate, lie, convince, or cajole until I got what I wanted. My ego convinced me I could get anything I demanded, and even though it was exhausting for me and many others, much of the time I succeeded. Unfortunately, the things my self-will got me didn’t make me happy. In fact, they generally made me miserable and got me into trouble. And that’s when my sponsor said that instead of trying hard to get what I wanted, I might want to try different. He suggested that I pray for the knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out. While I was unconvinced this would make me happy, I was beaten down just enough to be willing to try. Recovery, like life, is a process. Sometimes it’s one step forward and two steps back. But I’ve found that as I kept praying and taking right actions, my life did get better. I also found that the new things God gave me made me happier and more fulfilled than the other things I thought I wanted. As I worked the Steps and got a few years of recovery, I realized that the easier and softer way was to try different. And because of this, I now know what the “road to happy destiny” means.   My experiences today will reflect my closeness to the God I trust. Remembering this assures me of a peaceful day.

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