Your Daily Reprieve 08.05..26

 

September 29, 2026 Waynesville, NC Thank you for all the prayers and wishes for our Friend Tom Murphy on what would have been his 77th Birthday If you are not aware as yet, we have sad news that Tom Murphy, our dear friend, was lost to us on the 7th of August, 2026. Tom was the creator of "Your Daily Reprieve". We are linking Tom's Obituary here for all of you to read. There was a Celebration of Life, on what would have been his 77th birthday on September 26th, 2026. Here is a link to the zoom recording, for those that would like hear or see the event. Audio Only Video (Please go to 1:31:40 for the Sharing on either of these until we can edit them) Thoughts to Start Your Day ___Discipline___ Discipline is not the restraint but the use of energy. . When I forbid myself what I may have, no person is going to tempt me with what is truly forbidden. Guy Davenport ______________________________________ Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear. Bernard Law Montgomery ______________________________________ Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of people bear fruit. Nikos Kazantzakis ______________________________________ If You'd Like To Sign Up ADD A Friend , A Sponsee, A Sponsor or a Newcomer To Your Daily Reprieve Email List Use This Link https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/bJDtvfe BIG BOOK QUOTE September 29 He Sold Himself Short Needless to say, it was a year or more before they did contact me. On my trips back to Akron to get my spirits recharged and to work with other alcoholics, I would ask Dr. Bob about this delay and wonder just what was wrong with me. He would invariably reply, “When you are right and the time is right, Providence will provide. You must always be willing and continue to make contacts.” p. 264 __________________________________________________________ 12-Steps & 12-Traditions September 29 Tradition Three – “The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.” A newcomer appeared at one of these groups, knocked on the door and asked to be let in. He talked frankly with that group’s oldest member. He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well. “But,” he asked, “will you let me join your group? Since I am the victim of another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may not want me among you. Or will you?” There was the dilemma. What should the group do? The oldest member summoned two others, and in confidence laid the explosive facts in their laps. Said he, “Well, what about it? If we turn this man away, he’ll soon die. If we allow him in, only god knows what trouble he’ll brew. What shall the answer be – yes or no?” pp. 141-142 DAILY SHARE AA Speaker of the Day Katie P. Austin, Tx 2013 https://drive.google.com/file/d/16kvpFeLgRMiBMd9DMIiig4YsZKSiNFXK/view?usp=sharing ZOOM Loose Garment Group https://us02web.zoom.us/j/238977518 Saturday & Sunday…. Topic: Pot Luck…9AM EST ID: 238 977 518 PW: 004 394 Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! Send your sober date and location to : sober@yourdailyreprieve.com I always thought that posting our locations with our anniversaries was a great way to show newcomers that AA is all over the world. We don't celebrate for our own benefit. We celebrate anniversaries to show the program works. If we add our locations we get to show that AA works EVERYWHERE! -- Tom August 2026 Miracles In the meantime if you have an anniversary this month but are not seeing your name here please enail me with your name, Sobriety Date (09/01/2020), and your location (city/state - city/country) so that I can update the list and your profile. Please note at the base of this email, I've put directions to allow you to update your own profile. My hope is I will be able to use the contact infomation used for regisrtation to compile the birthdays from now on. SEPTEMBER2026 MIRACLES SOB Date Short Name City/Province State/Country Years 9/1 Bill K Vero Beach Florida 26 9/1 John R Stuart FL 46 9/1 Maria B Pacific Palisades CA 24 9/2 GeorgeB CocoaBeach FL 12 9/2 Laura P Montreal CAN 2 9/2 Leslie Z ValleyVillage CA 45 9/2 Richie D NewSmyrnaBeach FL 43 9/3 Edward H Andover MA 43 9/3 Sandy F Sarasota FL 1 9/4 Bob B NorthFortMyers FL 53 9/4 Cathy LH LosAngeles CA 42 9/5 Chris L Bristol RI 38 9/5 James O’K Portland ME 13 9/5 Janet F Nantucket MA 33 9/5 Susan L BaskingRidge NJ 32 9/6 Angela PortCharlotte FL 4 9/6 Jim H FernandinaBech FL 7 9/6 Karen M Peekskill NY 34 9/6 Neil B Floral Park NY 33 9/6 Rosie M Madison NJ 3 9/7 April C River Vale NJ 14 9/8 Billy O Tequesta FL 46 9/8 CarolAnn B Bedminster NJ 30 9/8 Carolyn C Portsmouth RI 41 9/8 JulieN Port Washington NY 8 9/8 Rochelle G Toronto ONT 60 9/8 Sherlock N Washington NY 8 Date Name City/Province State/Country Years 9/9 Cary R Atlantic Highlands NJ 41 9/9 Brent L 6 9/9 Jeanne W Jacksonville FL 6 9/9 Tony S Jacksonville FL 4 9/10 Kitty G Sarasota FL 11 9/10 Steve S VeroBeach FL 25 9/10 Susan B Melbourne FL Haiku HI 15 9/11 Amelia G Sydney Australia 2 9/11 Deck H Westport CT 40 9/11 Gillian J 12 9/12 Joe C PalmCoast FL Waynesville NC 36 9/13 Jim L Ludlow,VT/ Readfield,ME Ludlow,VT/ Readfield,ME 14 9/13 Linda B Port St Lucie Fla 12 9/13 Linda L B Port St Lucie Florida 12 9/13 Lisa N Bergen County NJ 15 9/13 Mark M Long Island NY 9 9/14 Jackson R Palm Coast FL 4 9/14 Linda L Port St. Lucie FL 12 9/14 Mitchell W 6 9/15 Arlene D Sarasota FL 44 9/15 David M Harlem New York 31 9/15 Fiona H Hampshire UK 7 9/15 Hillary M New Canaan CT 9 9/15 Sue B VT FL 13 9/16 Janice R Aiken SC 7 9/16 Ron G Ashland MA 54 9/16 Sean N Solihull England UK 6 9/16 Trish W Portsmouth UK 6 9/17 Barbaree K Fernandina Beach FL 44 Date Name City/Province State/Country Years 9/17 Leslie New Brunswick 28 9/17 Rich C 24 9/18 George P London England 41 9/18 George P London England 50 9/18 Jim H Houston TX 16 9/18 Maureen K Morristown NJ 16 9/19 Gayle R Topsfield MA 2 9/19 Jim H New Rochelle NY 45 9/19 John A Gainesville GA 15 9/19 Mark S Scotland Perth AU 6 9/19 Wendy H California 42 9/20 Dawn D NewYork NY 17 9/20 Patricia W Portsmouth GB UK 6 9/20 Paul T Hobe Sound FL 15 9/20 Ted Z Gibsonville NC 38 9/21 Nelle C. Auburn AL 33 9/21 Diane F Fernandina Beach Fl 10 9/23 Bill G Woodstock VT 41 9/23 David A NYC NY 25 9/23 Diana T 50 9/23 Lori H Miami FL 11 9/23 Pat C Ruskin FL 52 9/24 Frank P Westfield NJ 3 9/24 Julia O Westhampton Beach NY 8 9/24 Katie S East Hampton NY 26 9/24 Steven S Putnam County NY 23 9/25 Barry A Ruskin FL 27 9/26 Alexander P NewYork NY 2 9/26 Rik VdV. 14 Date Name City/Province State/Country Years 9/27 Melanie M. Bradenton FL 1 9/27 Karen R Ft. Lauderdale FL 4 9/28 Kristen C Jacksonville FL 17 9/28 Holly D Jacksonville FL 30 9/28 Stephanie M FernPark FL 2 9/29 John B Miramichi NB Canada 53 9/29 Mike C Palm Coast FL 24 9/29 Sinead G West Midlands UK 16 9/30 Jim M Summerville SC 6 2082 Total Years of Sobriety __________________________________________________________________   Drop a Buck in the Basket? PayPal PayPal.com/paypalme/donationforYDR or Venmo @yourdailyreprieve The cost to mail Your Daily Reprieve just went up to $200 a month!! Thank you everyone for your generous contributions. As Bill Sees It September 29 A.A. In Two Words, p.271 All A.A. progress can be reckoned in terms of just two words: humility and responsibility. Our whole spiritual development can be accurately measured by our degree of adherence to these magnificent standards. “Ever deepening humility, accompanied by an ever greater willingness to accept and to act upon clear-cut obligations–these are truly our touchstones for all growth in the life of the spirit. They hold up to us the very essence of right being and right doing. It is by them that we are enabled to find and to do God’s will.”  Talk, 1965 (Printed In Grapevine, January 1966) TWENTY-FOUR HOURS September 29 A.A. Thought For The Day Having got this far, shall we pause and ask ourselves some searching questions? We need to check up on ourselves periodically. Just how good an A.A. am I? Am I attending meetings regularly? Am I doing my share to carry the load? When there is something to be done, do I volunteer? Do I speak at meetings when asked, no matter how nervous I am? Do I accept each opportunity to do twelfth-step work as a challenge? Do I give freely of my time and money? Am I trying to spread A.A. wherever I go? Is my daily life a demonstration of A.A. principles? Am I a good A.A.? Meditation For The Day How do I get strength to be effective and to accept responsibility? By asking the Higher Power for the strength I need each day. It has been proved in countless lives that for every day I live the necessary power shall be given me. I must face each challenge that comes to me during the day, sure that God will give me the strength to face it. For every task that is given me, there is also given me all the power necessary for the performance of that task. I do not need to hold back. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may accept every task as a challenge. I know I cannot wholly fail if God is with me. A Day At A Time September 29 Reflection For The Day In our first weeks or months in The Program, our shaky emotional condition sometimes affects our feelings toward old friends and family. For many of us, these relationships heal quickly in the initial stages of our recovery. For others, a time of “touchiness” seems to persist; now that we’re no longer drinking or using other chemicals, we have to sort out our feelings about spouse, children, relatives, employer, fellow workers, and even neighbors. Experience in The Program over the years has taught that we should avoid making important decisions early in our recovery — especially emotion-charged decisions about people. Am I becoming better equipped to relate maturely to other people? Today I Pray May God help me through the edginess, the confusion of re-feeling and re-thinking my relationships, the “getting-it-all-together” stages of my recovery. May I not rush into new relationships or new situations that demand and investment of my emotions — not yet. Today I Will Remember No entangling alliances too soon. DAILY THOUGHTS ___________________________________________________________ ^*^*^*^*^ (\~AA~/) (  \(AA)/  ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Delusion "We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we were like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed." 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 17 Thought to Consider . . .  There is no such thing as being "a little bit alcoholic." *~*AACRONYMS*~* C A R E Comforting And Reassuring Each other D E N I A L Don't Even Notice I Am Lying ___________________________________________________________ DAILY REFLECTION September 29 EXACTLY ALIKE Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 A man came to the meeting drunk, interrupted the speakers, stood up and took his shirt off, staggered loudly back and forth for coffee, demanded to talk, and eventually called the group’s secretary an unquotable name and walked out. I was glad he was there–once again I saw what I still could be. I don’t have to be drunk to want to be the exception and the center of attention. I have often felt abused and responded abusively when I was simply being treated as a garden variety human being. The more the man tried to insist he was different, the more I realized that he and I were exactly alike. POT LUCK Daily TAO September 29 DETERMINATION Lady butterfly, I saw you a week ago. Now you are back, With your lover, In tandem flights And helical tangents: How many times You return gladly! In the legends there is the story of the butterfly lovers. They loved each other so much that even in death, their hearts were fixed faithfully upon one another. In honor of their devotion to each other, the gods changed them into butterflies and let them come back together in reincarnation after reincarnation. Would that all of us could manifest such determination and faith to what we loved! Excellent Resource Blogs, Audio and Video Articles (Note: I have not as yet verified the below links) https://takethe12.org/   ***************************   "AA Recovery Interviews" Podcast https://aarecoveryinterviews.com   Blog http://todaysreprieve.blogspot.com/   Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst   ***************************   AA Membership Survey 2022 Alcoholics Anonymous 2022 Membership Survey | Alcoholics Anonymous     Committee Consideration from the 73rd General Service Conference In response to a Committee Consideration from the 73rd General Service Conference regarding any possible future changes to literature written by A.A.’s founders,  that committee agreed it would be beneficial to gather shared experience from the Fellowship regarding this topic. Questionaire   How Should We Treat A.A. Founders' Writings?  https://bit.ly/3uhEPBK    ***************************   DR. PAUL O. There is More to Quitting Drinking Than Quitting Drinking (Audio Book) Introduction http://bit.ly/1IlFBbp Part I http://bit.ly/1MPV5Za Part II http://bit.ly/1Ksd9eA Part III http://bit.ly/1GQCGGE Part IV http://bit.ly/1Ip0hn8 ** AA CDs Literature and tapes** https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst      *************************** **ZOOM MEETINGS**   Loose Garment Group https://us02web.zoom.us/j/238977518 Saturday & Sunday….Pot Luck…0900 ID: 238 977 518 PW: 004 394   ***************************   **ARCHIVES** AA World Service Board Meeting Highlights October 2023  https://bit.ly/3GlcOvE A New Pair of Glasses in PDF (download) is available at: https://bit.ly/4bUr0Js   Bill Schaberg Writing The Big Book Video Readings https://www.youtube.com/@billschaberg8911/videos   BIG BOOK for DUMMIES Big Book for Dummies - YouTube   https://bit.ly/4xHU0QA *Angel Force USA www.AngelForceUSA.com Angel Force USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. OUR MISSION STOP SUISILENCE The avoidance of discussion about suicide Our goal is to raise awareness of the military suicide epidemic.  RICHMOND WALKER & THE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR BOOK Glenn C. (South Bend, Indiana) Talk given at the 8th Annual National A.A. Archives Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sept. 27, 2003 https://www.prestongroup.org/aa_docs/24_hours_a_day.txt *************************** **MEDITATIONS** Loving Kindness Meditations  With Music http://www.11thstepmeditation.org/   http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindnessmusic.mp3     Voice only http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindness.mp3   ***** Free Guided Meditations http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22 Resources MOOJI GUIDED Meditation http://bit.ly/2Ogwe9v   ***************************   **PODCASTS** https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcast ***************************    12 Step Meditations  www.stepmeditation.com   These are 12 meditations, each about 12 minutes long and the content (other than the meditation instructions) are straight from the text of the big book and 12 & 12 (created by Matt H.)   ***************************  Speaker Recordings   Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst   The Lights are On http://xa-speakers.org/     Recovery Speakers http://recoveryspeakers.com/   Miscellaneous Sources Note from the Editor Thanks for all the reply emails. Due to my schedule I am sadly lacking time to respond to each one. I would still love to hear from all of you and to get your Sobriety Anniversary and if possible your City/State/Country so that I can be sure to add you to the Birthday's List each month. I will do my best to find times on the weekend to review and respond to as many as possible. Also, I respect that some of you may not see a value in the 'Your Daily Reprieve' email since our friend Tom passes on to the BIG MEETING, so I encourage you to let me know how you feel I might be able to better reach you with the daily email. Update 2: Responding to a few comments, I have done by best to reduce the lengthliness of the email, by returning to the original format Tom had been using last year. I do hope that this will be a good change for everyone. SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email

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