Your Daily Reprieve 05.12.26

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Tuesday May 12 2026   Waynesville, NC

“Suffering is no longer a menace to be evaded at any cost. When it does come, no matter how grievously, we realize that it too has its purpose. It is our great teacher because it reveals our defects and so pushes us forward into the paths of progress. The pain of drinking did just this for us. And so can any other pain.” ~AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1958, Editorial, AA Grapevine   I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. —Leonardo da Vinci   If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. —Booker T. Washington   And perhaps even the smallest efforts matter more than you know.  Morgan Harper Nichols

BIG BOOK QUOTE   My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen."   P76

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12&12   Foreword Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between a well-known surgeon and a New York broker. Both were severe cases of alcoholism and were destined to become co-founders of the A.A. Fellowship. p. 16

Twenty-Four Hours  A.A. Thought For The Day When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead of running away from it. In A.A. we find these things that we need. Have I found the things that I need? Meditation For The Day Turn out all thoughts of doubt and fear and resentment. Never tolerate them if you can help it. Bar the windows and doors of your mind against them, as you would bar your home against a thief who would steal in to take away your treasures. What greater treasures can you have than faith and courage and love? All these are stolen from you by doubt and fear and resentment. Face each day with peace and hope. They are results of true faith in God. Faith gives you a feeling of protection and safety that you can get in no other way. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may feel protected and safe, but not only when I am in the harbor. I pray that I may have protection and safety even in the midst of the storms of life.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Carry the Message Taking advantage of technological advances, A.A. members with computers can participate in meetings online, sharing with fellow alcoholics across the country or around the world. Fundamentally, though, the difference between an electronic meeting and the home group around the corner is only one of format. In any meeting, anywhere, A.A.'s share experience, strength, and hope with each other, in order to stay sober and help other alcoholics. Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, A.A.'s speak the language of the heart in all its power and simplicity. c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous Foreword to Fourth Edition, p. xxiv Thought to Consider . . . We in A.A. don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H E A R T Healing, Enjoying, and Recovering, Together.

DAILY REFLECTIONS   THE PAST IS OVER A.A. experience has taught us we cannot live alone with our pressing problems and the character defects which cause or aggravate them. If. . . Step Four . . . has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather not remember . . . then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever. We have to talk to somebody about them. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55   Whatever is done is over. It cannot be changed. But my attitude about it can be changed through talking with those who have gone before and with sponsors. I can wish the past never was, but if I change my actions in regard to what I have done, my attitude will change. I won't have to wish the past away. I can change my feelings and attitudes, but only through my actions and the help of my fellow alcoholics.

POT LUCK     Forgiving Ourselves   I love the idea that when we know better, we do better. In early recovery, I found it impossibly hard to forgive myself for some of the things that I had done during my period of active addiction. But hating myself for those things took too high a toll, and I had to find a way to let go and move on.   Two things helped me with self-forgiveness. The first was believing the recovering people around me who warned me that staying in shame and self-hatred would hinder - and possibly even destroy - my recovery process. That felt true to me. The second thing was embracing the idea that I heard from others (also in recovery) that when we know better, we do better. As the great Maya Angelou said, "Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it." How liberating is that?     Forgiving ourselves is one sure way to practice radical self‑compassion. Try it?   She Recovers Every Day: Meditations for Women*

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