Your Daily Reprieve 07.31.14

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday  July  31, 2014   From Stuart, Florida

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation.  -- Herbert Spencer   "If God is your Co-Pilot - swap seats!" ~Anonymous   *****   The man who has the greatest trouble in getting our program is frequently the man who is above the average in education. He tries to open the door to our philosophy of living with his Phi Beta Kappa key. It just won’t fit.   The man who enters our door convinced that all he/she knows hasn’t been enough to keep him/her out of difficulty, who is willing to unlearn all those things that he/she knows are not so, and who, in humility, is willing to open his/her mind and heart to the simple wisdom of those who have succeeded where he/she has failed, is almost a sure bet.   ~The Eye Opener ***** The spiritual journey involves going beyond hope and fear, Stepping into unknown territory, continually moving forward. The most important aspect of being on the spiritual path   may be just to keep moving. --Pema Chodron

Big Book Quote   "When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is or He isn't." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53

Daily Share!   AA Speaker of the Day   Ed Begley, actor.  at 24th. Southeastern Convention, Charlotte NC. 1968.  sober 15 years   http://goo.gl/eZIjEZ     Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes http://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst email: sobrietyfirst@verizon.net

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12&12   Step Five - "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." At this stage, the difficrulties of tying to deal rightly with God by ourselves are twofold. Though we may at first be startled to realize that God knows all about us, we are apt to get used to that quite quickly. Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. When we are honest with another person, it confirms that we have been honest with ourselves and with God p.59-60

Twenty Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day This leaves only one day - today. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. it is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternity's, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness for something that happened yesterday or the dread of what tomorrow may bring. Let us therefore do our best to live but one day at a time. Am I living one day at a time? Meditation For The Day Give God the gift of a thankful heart. Try to see causes of thankfulness in your everyday life. When life seems hard and troubles crowd, then look for some reasons for thankfulness. There is nearly always something you can be thankful for. The offering of thanksgiving is indeed a sweet incense going up to God throughout a busy day. Seek diligently for something to be glad and thankful about. You will acquire in time the habit of being constantly grateful to God for all His blessings. Each new day some new cause for joy and gratitude will spring to your mind and you will thank God sincerely. Prayer For The Day I pray for a truly thankful heart. I pray that I may be constantly reminded of causes for sincere gratitude.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Fear ^*^*^ "Unreasonable fear that our instincts will not be satisfied drives us to covet the possessions of others, to lust for sex and power, to become angry when our instinctive demands are threatened, to be envious when the ambitions of others seem to be realized while ours are not. We eat, drink, and grab for more of everything than we need, fearing we shall never have enough. And with genuine alarm at the prospect of work, we stay lazy. We loaf and procrastinate, or at best work grudgingly and under half steam. These fears are the termites that ceaselessly devour the foundations of whatever sort of life we try to build." 1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 49 ^*^*^*^*^* Thought to Consider . . . Fear is a darkroom for developing negatives   *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* F E A R  =  Forgetting Everything's All Right

Daily Reflection   A PRAYER FOR ALL SEASONS   God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can. And wisdom to know the difference. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125   The power of this prayer is overwhelming in that its simple beauty parallels the A.A. Fellowship. There are times when I get stuck while reciting it, but if I examine the section which is troubling me, I find the answer to my problem. The first time this happened I was scared, but now I use it as a valuable tool. By accepting life as it is, I gain serenity. By taking action, I gain courage and I thank God for the ability to distinguish between those situations I can work on, and those I must turn over. All that I have now is a gift from God: my life, my usefulness, my contentment, and this program. The serenity enables me to continue walking forward. Alcoholics Anonymous is the easier, softer way.

Pot Luck   The Bookshop has a thousand books, All colors, hues, and tinges, And every cover is a door That turns on magic hinges. --Nancy Byrd Turner When we start our day, we have a wealth of meditation books to help lead our focus to faith, strength, and hope. Throughout each day, we have pamphlets and books to enrich our minds and expand our understanding of the disease that affects our lives. We learn we are not alone in our struggles and triumphs; there are many before us, many now, and many to come who will ask the same questions, have the same struggles, find the same hope. Our literature is written by those who, through the help of their Higher Power, can communicate their feelings and thoughts. By keeping a journal to record our thoughts, dreams, feelings, goals, and daily events, we can create our personal book to use for a better understanding of ourselves. This, combined with the literature of the program, will enrich our lives with valuable and inspiring words. I can begin my record of growth and goals, plans and dreams, and all my feelings. I can be the author of the book of my life. You are reading from the book: Night Light by Amy E. Dean

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