Your Daily Reprieve 01.31.24

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Wednesday January 31, 2024   From Stuart, FL

Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that the very tradition to which they are so loyal—the "eternal" tradition introduced to them in their youth—is in fact the evolved product of many adjustments firmly but delicately made by earlier lovers of the same tradition. ~Daniel C. Dennett     Tradition is a guide and not a jailer. ~W. Somerset Maugham     I'd rather be at the end of a dying tradition which I admire than at the beginning of a tradition which I deplore. -Margaret Drabble     When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted.  If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we will avoid the kind of alienation that is destroying society, and we will become whole again. . . . Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Big Book Quote   "When drinking, or getting over a bout, an alcoholic, sometimes the model of honesty when normal, will do incredible things. Afterward, his revulsion will be terrible. Nearly always, these antics indicate nothing more than temporary conditions."   ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, To Employers, pg. 140~

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12&12   Tradition Eight - "Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers." At last, however, a plain line of cleavage could be seen between professionalism and non-professionalism. When we had agreed that the Twelfth Step couldn't be sold for money, we had been wise. But when we had declared that our Fellowship couldn't hire service workers nor could any A.A. member carry our knowledge into other fields, we were taking the counsel of fear, fear which today has been largely dispelled in the light of experience. p. 167

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day Drinking cuts you off from God. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religion is, no matter if you say you believe in God, nevertheless you build up a wall between you and God by your drinking. You know you're not living the way God wants you to. As a result, you have that terrible remorse. When you come into A.A., you begin to get right with other people and with God. A sober life is a happy life, because by giving up drinking we've got rid of our loneliness and remorse. Do I have real fellowship with other people and with God? Meditation For The Day I believe that all sacrifice and all suffering is of value to me. When I am in pain, I am being tested. Can I trust God, no matter how I feel? Can I say Thy will be done, no matter how much I am defeated? If I can, my faith is real and practical. It works in bad times as well as in good times. The Divine Will is working in a way that is beyond my finite mind to understand, but I can still trust in it. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may take my suffering in my stride. I pray that I may accept pain and defeat as part of God's plan for my spiritual growth.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Selfishness "So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us!" c. 2001 AAWS Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62 Thought to Consider . . . The smallest package in the world is an alcoholic wrapped up in just themselves. *~*AACRONYMS*~* P A C E Positive Attitudes Change Everything

Daily Reflection   OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has . . . We stay whole, or A. A. dies TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 129   Our Traditions are key elements in the ego deflation process necessary to achieve and maintain sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. The First Tradition reminds me not to take credit, or authority, for my recovery. Placing our common welfare first reminds me not to become a healer in this program; I am still one of the patients. Selfeffacing elders built the ward. Without it, I doubt I would be alive. Without the group, few alcoholics would recover. The active role in renewed surrender of will enables me to step aside from the need to dominate, the desire for recognition, both of which played so great a part in my active alcoholism. Deferring my personal desires for the greater good of group growth contributes toward A.A. unity that is central to all recovery. It helps me to remember that the whole is greater than the sum of all its parts.

Pot Luck     We can become anybody… nothing forces us to remain what we are. ~~ John Berger     How often during the day do we take a moment of quiet and access our actions, taking a measure of how close we've come to attaining the standard of behavior we would prefer from ourselves? And if we didn't live up to the standard? It's easy to blame others for how we responded to different circumstances; however, we're learning from this program and from one another that full responsibility for who we are and how we act rests at our doorstep.     We may be thrilled when we first realize the power and breadth of our own personal responsibility, or we may be fearful. No matter how hesitant we are initially, in time we can go to the freedom God has given us and become grateful that we're in charge of our own development.     God offers us all of us guidance for a life of purpose that can bring us comfort and joy.     &&&     I will accept God's guidance as I take on the exciting challenge of being in charge of my attitudes and behavior today.     Casey, Carey and Pyle, Homer In God’s Care

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