Your Daily Reprieve 03.20.26

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday March 20, 2026   From Ponte Vedra, FL

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind ~C.S. Lewis   "Some people say, 'when things change, that's when I will be happy, but when I choose to be happy, that's when things will change.'" From the book "Wisdom, Magic, and Miracles".     “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” “Distilled Spirits,” Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1982       Comparison will either make you feel superior or inferior. Neither honors God. ~Craig Groeschel

BIG BOOK QUOTE   Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.   P98

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12&12   Tradition Nine - "A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." Well, let's see. Did anyone ever hear of a nation, a church, a political party, even a benevolent association that had no membership rules? Did anyone ever hear of a society which couldn't somehow discipline its members and enforce obedience to necessary rules and regulations? Doesn't nearly every society on earth give authority to some of its members to impose obedience upon the rest and to punish or expel offenders? Therefore, every nation, in fact every form of society, has to be a government administered by human beings. Power to direct or govern is the essence of organization everywhere. p. 172

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Sometimes we get so discouraged in thinking about the future that we toy with the idea of suicide. In A.A. have I stopped worrying about the future? Meditation For The Day Functioning on a material plane alone takes me away from God. I must also try to function on a spiritual plane. Functioning on a spiritual plane as well as on a material plane will make life what it should be. All material activities are valueless in themselves alone. But all activities, seemingly trivial or of seemingly great moment, are all alike if directed by God's guidance. I must try to obey God as I would expect a faithful, willing servant to carry out directions. Prayer For The Day I pray that the flow of God's spirit may come to me through many channels. I pray that I may function on a spiritual plane as well as on a material plane.

Daily Thought   ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Insecurity   The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other conditions of serious insecurity, we shall all react, well or badly, as the case may be. Only the vainglorious claim perfect freedom from fear, though their very grandiosity is really rooted in the fears they have temporarily forgotten. Bill W., January 1962 c. 1988 AA Grapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 265    Thought to Consider . . . Once we clear a hurdle, it doesn't seem so high.   *~*AACRONYMS*~* T R U S T Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions

DAILY REFLECTIONS   LOVE AND TOLERANCE Love and tolerance of others is our code. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84   I have found that I have to forgive others in all situations to maintain any real spiritual progress. The vital importance of forgiving may not be obvious to me at first sight, but my studies tell me that every great spiritual teacher has insisted strongly upon it. I must forgive injuries, not just in words, or as a matter of form, but in my heart. I do this not for the other persons' sake, but for my own sake. Resentment, anger, or a desire to see someone punished, are things that rot my soul. Such things fasten my troubles to me with chains. They tie me to other problems that have nothing to do with my original problem.

POT LUCK   "My definition of balance is being able to obsess equally in all areas of my life!"     As an alcoholic, I completely understand all-or-nothing thinking. When I was in my disease, I used to obsessively plan out my drinking and using, always making sure I had the right amount available to me, and I would even drink before meeting friends at the bar so that I could pretend to drink like them. In the end, my obsession consumed me and drove me into the rooms.     Once I started working the Steps, I began obsessing on other things. For a while I was consumed with dying, sure I had done irreparable damage to myself during my years of abuse. Next I became obsessed with the fear of financial insecurity, this time convinced I had ruined my professional future. And then I got into a relationship, and that obsession nearly drove me to drink. During my Sixth Step, I realized that I had to surrender my obsessive thinking if I wanted to stay sober.   For me, turning over my obsessive thinking and other character defects came down to a question of faith: Did I or didn’t I trust that my Higher Power would take care of me? As I began to obsess on that, my sponsor told me that faith wasn’t a thought but rather an action. He suggested I begin letting go and letting God, and each time I did, my life got a little better. Today, I know that obsessing isn’t the answer. Turning it over is.

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