Your Daily Reprieve 05.31.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday May 31,  2025

 

From Tiverton, RI

 

 

People who keep their feelings to themselves tend not to know,

after a while, what their feelings are.

-Paul Berman

 

 

Feelings are not supposed to be logical.

Dangerous is the person who has rationalized his or her emotions.

-David Borenstein

 

The potter makes the rules, not the clay. 
~Benjamin Watson

 

I don't have to be perfect.

All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy,

imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.

It’s a trip more wonderful than I could have imagined.

~Kerry Washington

 

 

Big Book Quote

 

While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be glad to have what had been so freely given me. Perhaps I could help some of them. They in turn might work with others.

 

P14

 

 

Daily Share!

 

 

AA Speaker of the Day

 

 

MARTY C. & BRIAN K.

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MAY 2025 Miracles

 

5/1 Jan O. (West Highlands, Scotland)…..15

5/1 Alan E. …..33

5/1 Bryan E. (NYC)…..11

5/2 Eddie C. (Southampton , UK)…..25

5/1 Rhonda B. (Tucson, AZ)…..24

5/2 Steve W. (Cape Cod, MA)…..10

5/2 Sam B. (Norwood, NJ)…..24

5/2 Marcia U. (Calabash, NC)….. …..29

5/4 David V. (Sterling, IL)…..4

5/5 Denny M. (The Villages, FL)…..43

5/5 Ricky Mc. (Tampa, FL)…..11

5/6 Cathy S. (Waynesville, NC)…..29

5/6 Joseph T. …..19

5/7 Anthony A. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..29

5/7 Sallie C. (Peaks Island, ME)…..7

5/8 Annie L. (Kent, UK)…..9

5/8 Rossana G. …..31

5/8 Mickey B. (Southampton/NYC/Hobe Sound)…..37

5/9 Stuart O. (Springfield, VA)…..13

5/9 Peter D. (NY, NY)…..13

5/10 John H. (Coral Gables Group, FL)…..43

5/10 Sue V. (Kittery, ME)…..19

5/10 Kattie B. (Anderson, SC)…..7

5/10 Rick P. (Seabrook, NH)…..18

5/10 Jeffrey A. (New Milford, NJ)…..32

5/11 Cindy M. (Palm Bay, FL)…..21

5/12 Joshua B. (Nashville, TN)…..1

5/12 Pat P. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..19

5/12 Theresa S. (Aberystwyth,Wales)…..19

5/12 Fernando C. (Puerta Vallarta, Jal, MX)…..2

5/13 Gary V. (Portage, IN)…..39

5/13 Kevin C. (Bowling Green, KY)…..3

5/14 Marine Tom S. (Sarasota, FL)…..34

5/15 Bill O. (East Hampton, NY)…..21

5/15 Chris W. (São Pedro Da Aldeia, RJ. Brasil)…..36

5/15 Jana R. (Fernandina Beach, FL)…..12

5/16 Katy L. (Park City, UT)…..9

5/17 Alan T. (Sarasota, FL)…..33

5/17 David “Livin My Dream” H. (Alaska Bound)…..35

5/17 Lisa B. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..14

5/17 John C. (Easthampton, NY)…..24

5/17 Rebekah R. (St Augustine, FL)…..6

5/19 Ben H. (Wellsley/Nantucket, MA)…..2

5/19 Chuck B. (Beachwood, NJ)…..14

5/20 Ruth D. (Deerfield Beach, FL)…..38

5/20 Daniel D. (Palm Coast, FL)…..5

5/20 Tom G. (Nashville, TN) …..2

5/20 Leo L. (Miramichi, NB, CA)…..45

5/20 Myra  M (Gainesville, GA)…..1

5/21 Frank S. (NYC)…..7

5/21 Eric W. (Foster, KY)…..1

5/22 Dawn H. (Seaford, DE)…..30

5/22 Kevin A.  …..6

5/23 Jess F. (Northport, NY)…..5

5/23 Phyllis C. …..32

5/23 Erik A. (Mequon, WI)…..42

5/25 Irene L. (Lamoine, ME)…..37

5/25 Brian H. (Rhode Island)…..1

5/26 Lindsay J. (Indianapolis, IN)…..2

5/26 Kate W. (Cape Cod, MA)…..10

5/26 Monica F. (Los Angeles, CA)…..8

5/26 Lisa F. (Siracusa, IT)…..21

5/26 Mark D. (Charlotte, NC)…..22

5/26 Jerry S. …..43

5/27 John F. (Haverhill, MA)…..26

5/27 Ruben B. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)…..2

5/27 Eddie V. (Otsego, MI)…..17

5/28 Phil K. (Bristol, CT/Port Charlotte, FL)…..50

5/28 Bob L. (Stuart, FL)…..40

5/28 Larry S. (Methuen, MA)…..34

5/28 Moira S. (Methuen, MA)…..34

5/28 Bren M. (Nantucket, MA)…..2

5/28 Susan L. (Westhampton, NY)…..12

5/29 Rick C. (Cape Cod, MA)…..27

5/29 Allen V. (Phoenicia, NY)…..17

5/29 Kathleen S. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..24

5/29 Pat S. (Memphis, TN)…..29

5/29 George B. (FL/OH)…..12

5/31 Red L. …..47

5/31 Rhoda M. (Easthampton, NY)…..19

5/31 Art D. …..41

 

1513 Total Years of Sobriety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

I shall not wait to be drafted for service to A.A. I Shall volunteer. I
shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my
criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give
to A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all,
myself. Do I also accept this as my AA. credo?

Meditation For The Day

Prayer is of many kinds, but of whatever kind, prayer is the linking up
of the soul and mind to God. So, if prayer is only a glance of faith, a
look or a word of love, or just a feeling of confidence in the goodness
and purpose in the universe, still the result of that prayer is added
strength to meet all temptations and to overcome them. Even if no
supplication is expressed, all the supply of strength that is necessary is
secured, because the soul, being linked and united to God, receives
from Him all spiritual help needed. The soul, when in its human body,
still needs the things belonging to its heavenly habitation.

Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may be taught how to pray. I pray that I may be linked
through prayer to the mind and will of God.

 

 



 

 

Daily Thought

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(    \(AA)/    )

(_ /AA\ _)

/ AA \

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Release

"Who can render an account of all the miseries that have once been ours, and who can estimate the release and joy that the later years have brought to us? Who could possibly tell the vast consequences of what God's work through A.A. had already set in motion?"
Bill W., Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pp. 44-45
As Bill Sees It, p. 163


Thought to Consider . . .
"I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine."
Bill W., Box 1980:  The A.A. Grapevine, Jan. 1958.
The Language of the Heart, p. 238



*~*AACRONYMS*~*

P E A C E
Principles Experienced Activate Change Every day





 

Daily Reflection

 

READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS

. . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high

mission—to carry the A.A. message to those who don't

know there's a way out

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151

 

The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow

alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow.

The "Steps" to self-improvement have small beginnings,

but each Step builds the "ladder" out of the pit of despair to

new hope. Honesty becomes my "tool" to unfurl the

"chains" which bound me. A sponsor, who is a caring

listener, can help me to truly hear the message guiding me

to freedom.

I ask God for the courage to live in such a way that the

Fellowship may be a testimony to His favor. This mission

frees me to share my gifts of wellness through a spirit of

readiness to serve others.

 

 

 

Pot Luck

 

Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.

~~ Karl Barth

 

Our conscience swiftly informs us when we’ve made a rash judgment or responded too harshly to someone. We can trust this as a reminder from God that we are veering off our spiritual path.

 

How lucky we are that within all of us there's a source of spiritual guidance where we can turn for direction in our life, and it's always available to us. Of course, we may refuse to listen, particularly when we're in an ego struggle with someone. We sometimes choose to obsessively focus our mind on our efforts to control another person, and this effectively prevents us from receiving the guidance authored by our Higher Power. If we open ourselves to God's guidance, our behavior could immediately and dramatically change.

 

It's comforting to know that we always have directions available to take the right action, respond the best way, and make the right choices. Our loving Guide awaits within to help us every step of our way.

 

&&&

 

If I get quiet for just a moment before speaking or acting, I’ll not be sorry today.

 

Casey, Carey and Pyle, Homer,

In God’s Care

 

 

 

 

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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?

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DR. PAUL O.
There is More to Quitting Drinking Than Quitting Drinking
(Audio Book)

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AA World Service Board Meeting Highlights

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A New Pair of Glasses in PDF (download) is available at:

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Writing The Big Book

Video Readings

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BIG BOOK for DUMMIES

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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

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Loving Kindness Meditations

 

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Resources

 

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12 Step Meditations

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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.)

 

 

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The Lights are On

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Recovery Speakers

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Miscellaneous Sources

Living Life Fully

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Twenty Four Hours a Day

Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics

throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised),

this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.

A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives.

Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation

 

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Heard at A Meeting

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Prayables

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Daily Thought

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Speaker Recordings

Stories of Recovery - A 12-Step Collection

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