Your Daily Reprieve 06.30.15

Your Daily Reprieve for  Tuesday  June   30, 2015 From Waynesville, North Carolina

When I first started drinking, I had bouts of occassional drunkenness. By the end, I had moments of occasional sobriety. ~Railroad Jim: As We See It "What worries you, masters you." Haddon W. Robinson “Worrying is praying for things you don’t want” ~Unknown Leaders don’t just tell a better story; they make the story better. ~ Mark Sanborn "I continue to attend AA meetings because anything I know about recovery seems to have a shelf-life of 72 hours." ~Grapevine: Providence , RI, 2009

Big Book Quote "We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do for months or years, he reacts much like other men. We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system, something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for him to stop. The experience of any alcoholic will abundantly confirm this." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 22~

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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 2600 people on this email list and perhaps as many as 20000 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 June 2015 Anniversaries 6/1 Joanie P. (West Palm Beach, FL)…..20 6/1 Joe C. (Kauai, HI)…..8 6/1 Kristin C. (Dallas, TX)…..12 6/1 Christina I. (Union, KY)…..6 6/1 Dawn (San Antonio, TX)…..9 6/1 Kathy O. (Groveland, FL)…..2 6/2 Linda B. (Dallas, TX)…..35 6/2 Stan B. (Dallas, TX)…..35 6/2 Richard E. (London, UK)…..8 6/2 David E. (Bartlett, NH)…..15 6/2 Beth M. (Seattle, WA)…..34 6/3 Pete Q. (Astoria, NY)…..17 6/4 Alfred T (Washington, Nu)…..18 6/4 Dominic G. (Stuart, FL)…..1 6/4 Marci C. (Merritt Island, FL)…..4 6/4 Ellen S. (Bronx, NY)…..10 6/5 Mitch L. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..5 6/6 David Mc. (Murphy, NC)…..4 6/6 Elizabeth afG. (Visby, Sweden)…..29 6/6 Angie G. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..3 6/6 Joan Mary W. (Port Washington, NY)…..22 6/6 Yvonne F. ()…..6 6/6 Terri Lane S. (Destin, FL)…..30 6/7 Ian W. (Stuart, FL)…..12 6/7 Bill K. (Carle Place, NY)…..20 6/7 Jeanette P. (Gothenberg Sweden)…..16 6/8 Joanne L.(Bernardsville, NJ)…..1 6/8 Eamonn F. (Ireland)…..28 6/8 Cynthia L. (Long Hill, NJ)…..1 6/8 Jackie M. (Palm City, FL)…..1 6/8 Pierre L. (Columbus, Ohio)…..6 6/10 Clarke J. (Pepper Pike, OH)…..8 6/10 Peter B. (Cape Coral, FL)…..24 6/10 David P. (Gambier, OH)…..6 6/10 Hank G. (Tortola, BVI/Rumson, NJ)…..5 6/10 Richard O. (Grapeview, WA)…..32 6/10 Dave McD (Shirley, NY)…..38 6/10 Scott A. (Franklinton, LA)…..2 6/10 Bruce V. (Portsmouth, RI)…..24 6/10 Matthew S. (Sarasota, FL)…..9 6/11 Roma M. (Astoria, NY)…..5 6/12 Jonathan M. (Harrisburg, PA)…..5 6/12 Tom M. (NYC,NY)…..5 6/12 Mike P. (Dallas, TX)…..9 6/14 Joe A. (Cleveland, OH)…..1 6/15 Jamie (Huntington, NY)…..3 6/15 Jim C. (Flower Mound, TX).....4 6/16 Craig B. (Davidson, NC)…..25 6/16 Katie S. (Shaker Heights, OH)…..20 6/16 Eddie W. (Surprise, AZ)…..54 6/17 Lisa G. (Douglasville, GA)…..1 6/17 Roger R. (Yachats, OR)…..2 6/17 Margo H. (Rothesay, Scotland, UK)…..48 6/17 Vinnie F. (Astoria, NY)…..2 6/18 John S. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..24 6/18 Margureite C. (Pass Christian, MS)…..9 6/18 Diane T. (Boca Raton, FL)…..5 6/19 Patricia B. (Chicago, IL)….1 6/19 Rich P. (Bedminster, NJ)…..3 6/19 Christine M. (Rye Beach, NH)…..9 6/19 Joe D. (Trevose, PA)…..6 6/19 Jack D. (Larchmont, NY)…..22 6/20 Barry M. (Queensland, Australia)…..18 6/20 Casey C. (Stuart, FL)…..29 6/20 Joe R. Ridgewood, NJ)…..9 6/20 Cathy G. (Long Island, NY)…..1 6/21 Mark L. (Bellevue, WA)…..14 6/21 Bob K. (Houston, TX)…..21 6/22 Bob G. (Naples, FL)…..29 6/22 Stephanie O’K. (Larchmont, NY)…..32 6/22 Bobby Y. (NYC, NY)…..1 6/22 Donna S. (Bedminster, NJ)…..4 6/22 Robin P. (Corpus Christie, TX)…..29 6/22 Vinnie T. (Long Branch, NJ)…..11 6/23 Kirk (Al Ain, UAE)…..30 6/23 Daniel S. (Queens, NY)…..1 6/23 Reggie R. (Nantucket, MA)…..28 6/25 Bo F. (Cambridge, MA)…..18 6/25 Anne H. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..43 6/25 Tom Ma. (Stuart, FL)…..33 6/25 Carol S. (Hampton, NH)…..4 6/27 Russ H. (Prescott, AZ)…..29 6/27 Peg B. (Warren, NJ)…..20 6/28 Clark K. (Portsmouth, NH)…..23 6/28 Jim L. (E. Bridgewater, MA)…..5 6/28 David C. (Windham, NH/Stuart, FL)…..17 6/30 Lauren G. (Eastchester, NY)…..5 6/30 Peter K. (Vancouver, BC)…..19 6/30 Yvonne R. (Buxton, UK)…..11 1313  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." "When we encountered A.A., the fallacy of our defiance was revealed. At no time had we asked what God's will was for us; instead we had been telling Him what it ought to be. No man, we saw, could believe in God and defy Him, too. Belief meant reliance, not; defiance. In A.A., we saw the fruits of this belief: men and women spared from alcohol's final catastrophe. We saw them meet and transcend their other pains and trials. We saw them calmly accept impossible situations, seeking neither to run nor to recriminate. This was not only faith; it was faith that worked under all conditions. We soon concluded that whatever price in humility we must pay, we would pay." p. 31

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day Alcoholics are unable or unwilling, during their addiction to alcohol, to live in the present. The result is that they live in a constant state of remorse and fear because of their unholy past and its morbid attraction, or the uncertain future and its vague foreboding. So the only real hope for the alcoholic is to face the present. Now is the time. Now is ours. The past is beyond recall. The future is as uncertain as life itself. Only the now belongs to us. Am I living in the now? Meditation For The Day I must forget the past as much as possible. The past is over and gone forever. Nothing can be done about the past, except to make what restitution I can. I must not carry the burden of my past failures. I must go on in faith. The clouds will clear and the way will lighten. The path will become less stony with every forward step I take. God has no reproach for anything that He has healed. I can be made whole and free, even though I have wrecked my life in the past. Remember the saying: "Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more." Prayer For The Day I pray that I may not carry the burden of the past. I pray that I may cast it off and press on in faith.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Surrender ^*^*^ "We surrender to win. On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning. But it is in AA. Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit "bottom" in despair and surrender, can we accomplish sobriety which we could never accomplish before. We must, and we do, surrender in order to win." 1955AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, 2nd Edition, p. 341 ^*^*^*^*^* Thought to Consider . . . Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation, then deciding what you're going to do about it. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H O W  =  Honest, Open, and Willing

Daily Reflection SACRIFICE = UNITY = SURVIVAL The unity, the effectiveness, and even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions and desires for the common safety and welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for the individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity and survival for the group and for A.A. 's entire Fellowship. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 220 I have learned that I must sacrifice some of my personality traits for the good of A.A. and, as a result, I have been rewarded with many gifts. False pride can be inflated through prestige but, by living Tradition Six, I receive the gift of humility instead. Cooperation without affiliation is often deceiving. If I remain unrelated to outside interests, I am free to keep A.A. autonomous. Then the Fellowship will be here, healthy and strong for generations to come.

Pot Luck There's too much confusion here, I can't get no relief. --Bob Dylan Addiction is like the maze in a carnival fun house - no matter, which way we turn; we seem to run into blank walls. We used to run from our problems. We didn't take the time to reason things through and look for solutions. We escaped and hoped our problems would take care of themselves. They didn't. What can we do when we are lost in the maze of our own pain? Ask for help. If the first person we ask doesn't hear us, we need to keep asking. We then need to take the next step, which is to accept the help we're given. Holding the hand of another human being is the way out of our maze. Today let me not be too proud to reach out when I'm hurting. You are reading from the book: Our Best Days by Nancy Hull-Mast

Fellowship of the Spirit New York A JOURNEY THROUGH THE STEPS July 24, 25, 26 2015 16th Annual fellowship of the Spirit Conference Bayside, NY http://fotsny2015-registration-flyer.weebly.com/

EURYPAA 2015 The AArt of Living Italy August 7,8 & 9 Marriott Park Hotel, Rome www.eurypaa2015.org

NETHERLANDS "One Day at a Time" The 29th Annual A.A. Netherlands Round-Up with Al-Anon participation August 21st to 23rd, 2015 http://www.aa-netherlands.org/roundup2015 Mennorode Convention Center Elspeet, The Netherlands

Head for the Med! 2015 INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH SPEAKING AA CONVENTION TOSSA de MAR – COSTA BRAVA, SPAIN Wednesday 14th-Sunday 18th October, 2015 theme - ”Love and Sevice …Amor y Servicio…” I am responsible … When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that, I am responsible. 4 Star Golden Bahia Hotel, Av. Puerto Rico 29 · Tel (34) 972-343130, Fax (34) 972-340640 E-mail: bahiadetossa@goldenhotels.com   Website: www.goldenhotels.com                                                                    Make bookings direct to the hotel from 22nd March. Arrival airports: Girona (GRO) or Barcelona (BCN). Costa Brava Convention Committee Contacts: Tom - +1 772.219.2346 (home) +1 508.221.8896 (mob) txm1@comcast.net

PROMISES IN PARADISE St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Caribbean convention, set for October 29, 30, 31, and November 1. Look forward to hearing our Saturday night speaker, Lyle P. from Georgia. http://promisesinparadise.com/

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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.bluidkiti.com/forums/ NEW! Twisted Thinking Making Sense Out of Nonsense: Change Happens by Changing Your Perception  by Georgia Hughes amazon.com/author/georgiahughes  AA Photo Archives http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm Heard at A Meeting https://twitter.com/heardinameeting Breast Cancer Site Take a minute and click to provide free mammograms http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/ 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/ The Universe https://www.facebook.com/scherie.dee Prayables http://prayables.org/ As We See It (AWSI) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsWeSeeIt/ 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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