Today, I Can Be Sober
I took pride in never needing to ask for help, alcohol was all the help I needed. Whenever I had to deal with rejection, loneliness or shame I…
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Daily Reprieve · May 2020
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Daily Reprieve · May 2020
AA & Breaking the Isolation Fear-Cycle
During the recent events I have noticed patterns in my behaviour, whenever a new measure was introduced I was triggered and reacted in exactly the same way….. In…
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Fear, Terror, or Peaceful Apprehension
An A.A. Solution for Irrational Fear! The following definitions of fear, terror and apprehension are my own; probably not to be found in a dictionary—they are simply a…
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You Talkin’ to Me?
The youngest of three boys, I was a defiant son, a precocious student and a talented athlete. I paid scant attention to the advice of well-meaning teachers, coaches,…
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Connectedness
A life with many soon became a room filled with only one. The world vast of forthcoming experiences dwindled into an endless abyss of hopelessness. King Alcohol drowned…
Without Help It Is Too Much for Us
When I first came to the program, I knew I needed to stop drinking. But i didn’t know how to do it, let alone by myself and my…
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Without Help—Not Even God Knows
“Without help, it is too much for us” has always been apparent to me. Intellectually, I have always known that I was powerless over my spiritual malady or…
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We Can’t Do This Alone
One of my favorite phrases from the program is, “Without help it is too much for us.”, found in Chapter 5; How It Works. I need to be…
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With a Little Help from My Friends
What would you say, if I asked for a drink Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I’ll share you some…
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From the Editor’s Desk
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…
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Step Four, at a Glance
My sponsor, wisely, did not allow time for fear to develop before writing my Fourth Step. He pointed out that the Big Book indicates that we are to…
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A Poem
Sometimes I fantasise How would I do it? What excuse might I give In this strangest of times? I just need some air I have to just go…
New Beginnings
The current situation and the global life changing circumstances, present a lot of challenges to everyone – but also some opportunities. I can relate to this myself, as…
Helping Me Is Helping You
I remember when I got into the rooms, just over five years ago. Defeated, is the only word I can think of. Misled by my own belief system,…
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Getting Back to Planet Earth
On April 3rd, I found myself sent home to start the working from home protocol that my company decided to self-implement. Not long after that came the government…
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12-STEPS: First an Event—Then a Process
I view the first nine steps as primarily a short-lived event that teaches how to begin the lifelong process of the living last three steps. The event: Steps…
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Without Help, It Is Too Much for Us
What I was like I thought that my intervention could save any situation. I collected histories of the world so I could learn from the past and be…
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