Your Daily Reprieve 07.23.14
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Your
Daily Reprieve for Wednesday July 23,
2014
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I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to
be responsible, to be honorable,
to be compassionate. It is, after all, to
matter: to count, to stand for
something, to have made some difference that you
lived at all.
-- Leo C. Rosten (1908-1977) American Writer
“Resentment, fear and anger are
related: Resentment is the feeling I have when I remember that I
didn’t get my way in the past. Fear is the feeling I have when I
don’t think I’ll get my way in the future. Anger is the feeling I have when I
don’t get my way right now!”
~Anonymous
Prayer cannot mend a broken bridge, rebuild a
mined city, or bring water
to parched fields. Prayer can mend a broken
heart, lift up a discouraged
soul, and strengthen a weakened will.
-- Sacred Space
"I saw that fear was a character defect, so
I modified my Seventh Step Prayer. After 'remove every single defect of
character,' I added, 'and every unreasonable fear.'" ~Grapevine: Brea, CA:
2010
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"...I humbly offered myself to God, as
I then I understood Him, to do
with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly faced my sins and became willing to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 13~ | |
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12&12
Step Five - "Admitted to God,
to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our
wrongs."
This practice of admitting one's defects to another person is, of course, very ancient. It has been validated in every century, and it characterizes the lives of all spiritually centered and truly religious people. But today religion is by no means the sole advocate of this saving principle. Psychiatrists and psychologists point out the deep need every human being has for practical insight and knowledge of his own personality flaws and for a discussion of them with an understanding and trustworthy person. So far as alcoholics are concerned, A.A. would go even further. Most of us would declare that without a fearless admission of our defects to another human being we could not stay sober. It seems plain that the grace of God will not enter to expel our destructive obsessions until we are willing to try this. pp. 56-57 | |
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Twenty
Four Hours
A.A.
Thought For The Day
We should remember that all A.A.'s have "clay feet." We should not set any member upon a pedestal and mark her or him out as a perfect A.A. Its not fair to the person to be singled out
in this fashion and if the person is wise she or he will not wish it. If the
person we single out as an ideal A.A. has a fall, we are in danger of
falling, too. Without exception, we are all only one drink away from a drunk,
no matter how long we have been in A.A. Nobody is entirely safe. A.A. itself
should be our ideal, not any particular member of it. Am I putting my trust in
A.A. principles and not in any one member of the group?
Meditation For The Day The inward peace that comes from trust in God truly passes all understanding. That peace no one can take from you. No person has the power to disturb that inner peace. But you must be careful not to let in the world's worries and distractions. You must try not to give entrance to fears and despondency. You
must refuse to open the door to distractions that disturb your inward peace.
Make
it a point to allow nothing today to disturb your inner peace, your
heart-calm.
Prayer For The Day I pray that I may not allow those about me to spoil my peace of mind. I
pray that I may keep a deep inner calm throughout the day.
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Daily
Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \ (AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Belief ^*^*^ "Despite contrary indications, I had little doubt that a mighty purpose and rhythm underlay all. How could there be so much of precise and immutable law, and no intelligence? I simply had to believe in a Spirit of the Universe, who knew neither time nor limitation." - Bill W. 1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 10 ^*^*^*^*^* Thought to Consider . . . Faith is not belief without proof; it's trust without reservation. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change | |
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Daily
Reflection
I ASK GOD TO DECIDE
"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 "
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 76
Having
admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to
turn my
will and my life over to the care of God, as I
understand
Him, I don't decide which defects get removed,
or the
order in which defects get removed, or the time
frame in
which they get removed. I ask God to decide
which
defects stand in the way of my usefulness to Him
and to
others, and then I humbly ask Him to remove them.
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Pot
Luck
We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on
earth.
--George Bernard Shaw In order to get well, we have to admit that we alone are powerless over our disease. We need other people to help us. This is hard for us to do. We aren't used to needing anyone or asking for help. We all pushed people away. We know now that our way never worked, and that we need help. There will always be someone who will help lead us along the path toward the health and serenity we want. But to ask for this help takes both courage and humility. We gain support from this risk, and also new strength, fellowship, and wisdom. Each time we take the chance to ask for help, we are exercising control over our lives. Today let me remember I am not alone by asking another for something I need. You are reading from the
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