Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Reprieve, This has been quite an intense year for every one of us, and a lot of folks had to…
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December 2020
Bill W’s Christmas Present
BilƏ W’s ChƕiưtƐƄư PreƖƈƫt On a bleak November day of 1934, Bill W. was in the process of receiving—albeit unknowingly—a Christmas present beyond his belief. A visit from…
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Spiritual Awakening in the Rooms
SpiƕƌƱƲal awƄƎƢƫinƊ When I came to the rooms, I was 47. Was there any hope left? I didn’t know but I knew I had nowhere to go with…
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Further Reflection on Step One
Further reflection on Step One brought about a different understanding of its context. The first two parts of this step are separated by a dash—not a hyphen. A…
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I Don’t Want This to Be About God
I doƑ’t waƑƱ tƋiư to be abƒƲƗ God God I don’t want this to be about God God I’m embarrassed about the last time I believed in him…
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That’s How the Light Gets In
I had my first spiritual awakening when I took my very first drink…and I remember how I fucking loved it! Because now, I knew what it felt like…
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Happiness vs Joy
HapƓƌƫƢsƖ veƕưƘs Joy The Big Book tells us that God wants us to be happy, Joyous, and free (p. 133). At first reading I thought this statement was…
Spiritual Awakening in the Big Book
SpiƕƌƱƲal AwaƎƈƫƦnƊ The term “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many Ɵmes in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring…
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Cosmic Landlord, Fix My Plumbing!
CosƐƌƠ LanƇƩƒrƇ, fix mƜ pƏuƪbƌƑƤ! Cosmic maker of this earth; absent landlord taking rent; Pipes are leaking; weeds are growing; Make yourself known! I am spent Absent landlord,…
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A Vital Change in Perspective
A VitƄƏ ChaƑƤƈ in PerƖƭƈcƗƦƳe A favourite thing about AA for me is that in As a depressed alcoholic, I used to sit in pain one meeting of…
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