Daily Reprieve · December 2020

SyƐƭtoƐư of a SpiƕƌƱƲal AwaƎƈƫƦnƊ I was told that AA is a spiritual program, not a religious program. However in early sobriety, I still struggled with the idea…

My SpiƕƌƱƲal AwaƎƈƫƦnƊ Being me, I had my 1st Spiritual awakening in Rehab in all places. I was sent by my Job to Rhinebeck Rehab, Rhinebeck, NY for…

How I FoƘnƇ My HigƋƈƯ I will never forget the first time I walked into the Rainbow Meeting in Chinatown, Singapore. I was hungover, still half drunk and…

The Eveƕ UnƉoƩdƌƑƤ SpiƕƌƱƲal AwaƎƈƫƦnƊ Through the Twelve-Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous I have the opportunity to be a radically different kind of person. If I were to…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…