Your daily Reprieve 08.31.14

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Your Daily Reprieve for  Sunday  August  31, 2014 From Stuart, Florida

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." --Elbert Hubbard "The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are... The second greatest is being happy with what you find."  ~Anonymous It is only by risking … that we live at all. ~William James "To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul.  To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions." ~Deepak Chopra

Big Book Quote "How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 8

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day TOM BRADY - INDIANAPOLIS, IN  Tom Brady Jr from Charlotte, North Carolina recorded this Alcoholics Anonymous talk in Indianapolis, Indiana. His date of sobriety is July 20th, 1965. Near the beginning of this recording, as Tom is joking about all the self-help groups out there, he recites several very appropriate lines the Eagles song called, “Get Over It.” The one line that stands out is, “I’d like to find your inner child and kick his little ass.” Tom said he very often drank when things were going right as well as when they went wrong. He tells how he got the name, “Puddinhead.” Once in a drunken blackout, Tom actually drove under a moving tractor trailer http://goo.gl/Vv4020 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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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW HOW IT WORKS!!! If you are celebrating an anniversary this month, please send along the date and any message you would like to share with the other 2200 people on this email list and perhaps as many as 10000 others who have it forwarded. You need to remind me every year! Send your day, your location and number of years to: txm1@comcast.net August 2014 Anniversaries 8/1 Bill H. (Moody Beach, ME/Melbourne, FL)…..5 8/3 Rosemary B. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..26 8/4 Dan M. (Nantucket, MA)…..12 8/5 Eduard M. (Thailand)…..20 8/5 Andre de (Bracknell, Berkshire, UK)…..12 8/5 Linda D. (Laguna Beach, CA)…..2 8/5 Chip D. (Nantucket, MA)…..9 8/6 Terry F. ( )…..11 8/6 Harold M. (NYC, NY)…..7 8/6 Billy L. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..10 8/7 Jason S. (Montreal, Canada)…..2 8/8 Chris G. (Stuart, FL)…..10 8/8 Leslie N. (Cohasset, MA)…..26 8/8 David T. (Newmarket, NH)…..32 8/10 Caraline F. (Astoria, NY)…..2 8/10 Henry J. (Tuscany/London)…..3 8/11 Caroline O. (London, UK)…..5 8/12 Cathy W. (Wilmington, NC)…..16 8/12 Sally L. (Methuen, MA)…..7 8/13 Kelvin F. (Tortola, BVI)…..19 8/13 Celine S. (Saddle River, NJ)…..33 8/13 Lynn H. (Evanston, IL)…..24 8/13 Gerry S. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..9 8/15 Ann W. (Darien, CT)…..29 8/15 Spencer B. (Gambier, OH)…..20 8/15 Siobhan M. (Hong Kong Airport )…..15 8/15 Steve S. (NYC, NY)…..1 8/15 Mark C. (Mineola, NY)…..23 8/16 Tracy N. (Stuart, FL)…..8 8/16 Charlotte C. (NYC, NY)…..5 8/16 Rich M. (Larchmont, NY/Singer IS., FL)…..16 8/17 Diana H. (Hendersonville, NC)…..32 8/17 Jon B. (Stuart, FL)…..26 8/17 Judy D. (Carmel, CA)…..1 8/17 Brien W. ( Portsmouth, RI)…..17 8/18 Carolyn D. (Palm City, FL)…..1 8/18 Melissa K. (NYC, NY)…..7 8/18 Tim C. (Falmouth, MA)….2 8/18 Ryan L. (Stuart, FL)…..6 8/19 Carol B. (Nantucket, MA)…..6 8/20 Betsy B. (NYC, NY)…..2 8/20 Charlotte L. (Montgomery, AL)…..1 8/20 Charles F. (Lake City, CO)…..31 8/21 Monika W. (St. Jean de Valeriscle, France)…..11 8/21 Mary D. (Jacksonville, FL)…..7 8/21 Cheryl N. (Solana Beach, CA)…..2 8/22 Luke H. (NY, NY)…..4 8/22 Mike T. (NYC, NY)…..28 8/27 Stuart W. (NYC/Nantucket)…..13 8/27 Greg R. (NYC, NY)…..7 8/29 Debbie B. ( )…..8 8/29 Joey L. (NYC/Cape Cod)…..23 8/29 Dean B. (Methuen, MA)…..9 8/29 Mary O. (Maynard, MA)…..2 8/30 Jeff G. (Warren, NJ) …..1 8/30 Chris B. (Sandwich, NH)…..22 8/30 Stephanie D. (New Canaan, CT)…..5 8/30 Christine L. (Reading, MA)…..27 8/30 Kelly M. (Stuart, FL)…..19 8/30 Don K. (Martinsville, NJ)…..27 8/31 Sarah M. (Boston, MA)…..6 8/31 Bruce B. (No. Canton, OH)…..18 779  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." With great intelligence, men of science have been forcing nature to disclose her secrets. The immense resources now being harnessed promise such a quantity of material blessings that many have come to believe that a man-made millennium lies just ahead. Poverty will disappear, and there will be such abundance that everybody can have all the security and personal satisfactions he desires. The theory seems to be that once everybody's primary instincts are satisfied, there won't be much left to quarrel about. The world will then turn happy and be free to concentrate on culture and character. Solely by their own intelligence and labor, men will have shaped their own destiny. pp. 70-71

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day "Call on new prospects while they are still jittery. They may be more receptive when depressed. See them alone if possible. Tell them enough about your drinking habits and experiences to encourage them to speak of themselves. If they wish to talk, let them do so. If they are not communicative, talk about the troubles liquor has caused you, being careful not to moralize or lecture. When they see you know all about the drinking game, commence to describe yourself as an alcoholic and tell them how you learned you were sick." Am I ready to talk about myself to new prospects? Meditation For The Day Try not to give way to criticism, blame, scorn, or judgment of others, when you are trying to help them. Effectiveness in helping others depends on controlling yourself. You may be swept away by a temporary natural urge to criticize or blame, unless you keep a tight rein on your emotions. You should have a firm foundation of spiritual living which makes you truly humble, if you are going to really help other people. Go easy on them and be hard on yourself. That is the way you can be used most to uplift a despairing spirit. And seek no personal recognition for what you are used by God to accomplish. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may try to avoid judgment and criticism. I pray that I may always try to build up others instead of tearing them down.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Vision ^*^*^ "Vision is, I think, the ability to make good estimates, both for the immediate and for the more distant future. Some might feel this sort of striving to be a sort of heresy, because we AA's are constantly telling ourselves, 'One day at a time.' But that valuable principle really refers to our mental and emotional lives and means chiefly that we are not foolishly to repine over the past nor wishfully to day-dream about the future. . . Vision is therefore the very essence of prudence, an essential virtue if ever there was one." Bill W., 1962 1962AAWS, Twelve Concepts for World Service, 26th Printing, p. 40 ^*^*^*^*^* Thought to Consider . . . The road to recovery is always under construction. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* O D A A T  =  One Day At A Time

Daily Reflection A UNIQUE PROGRAM Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 166 I believe that Alcoholics Anonymous stands alone in the treatment of alcoholism because it is based solely on the principle of one alcoholic sharing with another alcoholic. This is what makes the program unique. When I decided that I wanted to stay sober, I called a woman who I knew was a sober member of A.A., and she carried the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to me. She received no monetary compensation, but rather was paid by staying sober another day herself. Today I could ask for no payment other than another day free from alcohol, so in that respect, I am generously paid for my labor.

Pot Luck In three words, I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on. -- Robert Frost If we've ever dug in a garden and unearthed an ants' nest, we can recall their first reaction to our unintended destruction: they do everything possible to save their lives and supplies. The ants scurry around, moving the larvae to an underground room. Exposed contents are then relocated to unseen passages. In a matter of minutes, the ants are again safely underground and ready to resume their daily routines. How do we react when some catastrophe or unplanned event occurs? Do we want to crawl under a rock or are we as resilient as the ants? Instead of moaning over postponed plans or the loss of something in our lives, we can try to be like the ants and learn how to best work with circumstances that come our way. Life doesn't stop for us to lick wounds or add fuel to grievances. Hours pass, we grow older, nature continues. Every event is part of life's cycle. We can't run away from anything. We must meet life head-on and adjust to its ebb and flow. I can look at an unplanned event in my life as part of life's cycle. I need to trust that life will go on. You are reading from the book: Night Light by Amy E. Dean

Head for the Med! 2014 INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH SPEAKING AA CONVENTION TOSSA de MAR – COSTA BRAVA, SPAIN Wednesday 15th-Sunday 19th October, 2014 http://aaspain.org/convention/convention_1.html

Oct. 2nd — 5th, 2014 Phoenix Arizona 9th ANNUAL SENIORS IN SOBRIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Come join us for a weekend of A.A. Fun and Fellowship with Al-Anon participation and Spanish translations at: *NEW VENUE!!! Embassy Suites by Hilton http://www.seniorsinsobriety.org/SISConfReg-2014-3-3.pdf

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Resources Great Minds Quotes https://twitter.com/GreatestQuotes BIG BOOK SEARCH ENGINE:  http://www.whytehou se.com/big_ book_search/ Twenty Four Hours a Day Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised),  this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives. Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation Tammy’s recovery links http://www.cyberrecovery.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4 NEW!!! AA Photo Archives http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm Breast Cancer Site Take a minute and click to provide free mammograms http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ *NEW* MEN FIGHTING CANCER TOGETHER America’s largest volunteer men’s cancer support group and advocacy national nonprofit organization. http://malecare.org/ Big Book Quotes http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BigBookQuotes/ As We See It (AWSI) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsWeSeeIt/ The Universe https://www.facebook.com/scherie.dee Keep It Simple Hazelden Meditations ePrayer http://www.eprayer.com/dailyinspiration.htm Daily Thought http://groups.google.com/group/TransitionsDaily  Speaker Recordings http://storiesofrecovery.org/Workshops.htm Wisdom of the Room http://www.theWisdomoftheRooms.com

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