Your Daily Reprieve 05.10.26

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday May 10 2026   Waynesville, NC

“Laughter is one of God’s greatest and most beneficent gifts to us. Laugh with him sometimes at yourself.” ~New York, N. Y., November 1946   "When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently." ~Eckhart Tolle   When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space.’ ~Pema Chödrön     Though uncertain about what the blessing might be or how the blessing would be delivered, I walked in trust. I trusted that something greater than myself lived in me and would see me through. —Theresa Taylor-Stinson

BIG BOOK QUOTE   Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him.   P47

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12&12   Step One - "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." But upon entering A.A. we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. p. 21

Twenty-Four Hours  A.A. Thought For The Day One thing that keeps me sober is a feeling of loyalty to the other members of the group. I know I'd be letting them down if I ever took a drink. When I was drinking, I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal to my family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my drinking. When I came into A.A., I found a group of people who were not only helping each other to stay sober, but who were loyal to each other by staying sober themselves. Am I loyal to my group? Meditation For The Day Calmness is constructive of good. Agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I should first "be still and know that He is God." Then I should act only as God directs me through my conscience. Only trust, perfect trust in God, can keep me calm when all around me are agitated. Calmness is trust in action. I should seek all things that can help me to cultivate calmness. To attain material things, the world learns to attain speed. To attain spiritual things, I have to learn to attain a state of calm. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may learn how to have inner peace. I pray that I may be calm, so that God can work through me.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Miracles Since these things have happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come. The age of miracles is still with us. Our own recovery proves that! c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 153 Thought to Consider . . . Don't give up before the miracle happens. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H O P E Happy Our Program Exists

DAILY REFLECTIONS   FREE AT LAST Another great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects to another human being is humility —a word often misunderstood. . . . it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 58   I knew deep inside that if I were ever to be joyous, happy and free, I had to share my past life with some other individual. The joy and relief I experienced after doing so were beyond description. Almost immediately after taking the Fifth Step, I felt free from the bondage of self and the bondage of alcohol. That freedom remains after 36 years, a day at a time. I found that God could do for me what I couldn't do for myself.

POT LUCK     Harmony   Harmony guides my words and actions.   Living in harmony with others, doing my part to heal and preserve my relationships helps me hind the good in this often-trou-bled world.   I may not be able to heal discord among neighbors and nations, but I can tend to my own heart. I can reach out in a spirit of care and compassion to lend a helping hand or a listening ear. Even more important, I can communicate calmly in times of disagreement, offering forgiveness and practicing acceptance of the people in my life.   My faith in the power of harmonious living remains unshakable. When I greet others with positivity and understanding, I am healing and brightening my small corner of this planet.

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