We welcome you to read this, the second edition of The Daily Reprieve.

Unprecedented times! Pandemic! The economy is crashing down! Isolation and social distancing, etc. etc. The world is hitting a tremendous rock bottom and all of us are experiencing the fear, the uncertainty and the impact…constantly.

We alcoholics though, are very familiar with hitting a few rock bottoms throughout our drinking careers, but there is always that one moment that changed it all – the moment that shook you to your core to wake up and to make a change. The turning point that allowed us to turn to another solution, the one that drove us to AA.

The theme for this edition of The Daily Reprieve is from Chapter 5, which reads: “Without help it is too much for us” (found on p.59 of the Big Book). All of us at the newsletter team believe that this was the key solution to our drinking problem, which can also be applied to what is currently happening in the world. Because let’s face it – it is a whole lot to bear on your own.

We received some fantastic reading material: stories of hope and courage; ideas on dealing with isolation and fear; and even a few humorous images to bring some levity to this situation. We hope that this edition of The Daily Reprieve will bring you exactly that – a daily reprieve.

With gratitude and a deep knowing that we are not alone, until next time.

The AA newsletter Committee