Your Daily Reprieve 09.30.15

Your Daily Reprieve for Wednesday  September  30, 2015 From Stuart, Florida

Today, I am reminded I cannot create what I cannot see or believe in. It's important to visualize my goals and aspirations. Even if I sometimes don't see anything at all. I can visualize blank space for a new aspiration to develop in it's place. - Silvia Christmann Any path you take involves mystery. Risk is built in. We may think we don't like taking chances, but is there anything worth experiencing in this life that doesn't involve doing just that? The only time your run out of choices and options is when you stop taking them. It is one thing to look at a path in admiration, and another entirely in taking it. - Odette Artime Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~T.S.Eliot Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins. ~Charles Stanley

Big Book Quote "We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 28~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day MIKE L. AA Beginners’ Meetings Part I http://bit.ly/1FCFNbj Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

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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 3000 people on this email list and perhaps as many as 30000 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 September 2015 Anniversaries 9/1 Julia C. (Dorset, UK).....12 9/1 Billy K. (East Hampton, NY).....15 9/1 Patrick C. (Middlesex, NJ).....29 9/1 Jennifer M. (Malverne, NY).....5 9/1 Piedad U. (Pembroke Pines, FL).....21 9/1 Arline R. (Stuart, FL).....35 9/2 Ellen D. (No. Andover, MA).....1 9/2 Leslie Z. (Valley Village, CA).....34 9/3 Margot H. (Martinsville, NJ).....5 9/3 Chris M. (Mooresville, NC).....3 9/3 Jim D. (Dennis, MA/Stuart, FL).....33 9/5 Terry V. (NYC/Nantucket).....26 9/5 Chris L. (Bristol, RI).....27 9/5 Sergio G. (Boca Raton, FL)…..4 9/6 Neil B. (Floral Park, NY).....22 9/6 Bernie L. (Floral Park).....5 9/7 George D. (Stuart, FL).....31 9/7 Bruce B. (Biarritz, France).....25 9/7 Caity T. (Mamaroneck, NY).....1 9/7 Thomas M. (Los Angeles, CA)…..6 9/8 Matt W. (Valparaiso, IN)…..11 9/8 Brad G. (Portsmouth, NH).....7 9/9 Peter F. (Winter Garden, FL).....30 9/9 Robert C. (Lake Worth, FL).....2 9/10 Kevin D. (Nantucket, MA).....26 9/10 Cameron H. (Merritt Island, FL).....7 9/10 Sue B. (Marathon, FL).....4 9/10 Brian O.( Cushendall, Ireland).....26 9/11 Deck H. (Bernardsville, NJ).....29 9/11 Steve D. (Portsmouth, NH)…..21 9/11 Katie M. (Oostende, Belgium)…..9 9/11 Kenny M. (Mineola, NY)…..6 9/11 Suzie M. (Delmar, NY)…..1 9/12 Phil C. (Austin, TX).....5 9/13  Lisa N. (N. North Jersey).....4 9/14 Mark M. (No. Andover, MA).....31 9/14 Wendy M. (Manville, NJ)…..4 9/14 Megan R. (Valhalla, NY)…..1 9/15 Andy B. (Peabody, MA).....27 9/15 Eric V. ().....6 9/16 Tom S. (Mt. Pleasant, SC).....2 9/18 Andrew S. (Margate, FL).....5 9/18 Jim H. (Houston, TX).....5 9/18 Elaina C. (NYC).....4 9/20 Matthew C. (Mt Pleasant, SC).....12 9/20 Donald P. (Rockland, ME).....20 9/20 Dawn D. (NYC, NY).....6 9/20 Paul T. (Stuart, FL).....4 9/21 Paul W. (Byfield, MA).....22 9/21 Lisa O. (Round Hill, VA).....1 9/22 Tyler L. (Exeter, NH).....32 9/23 Bill G. (Marblehead, MA).....30 9/22 Carrie F. (Corpus Christi, TX).....8 9/23 David A. (NYC, NY).....14 9/23 Rick B. (Stowe, VT)…..23 9/23 Charlyn R. (Melville, Long Island)…..12 9/24 Tim B. (Douglaston, NY).....10 9/24 Mary Elizabeth W. (Tewksbury, NJ).....2 9/26 Lance B. (Vero Beach, FL).....3 9/26 Drenda M. (Waxahachie, TX)…..9 9/26 Teryl (Beverly, MA).....6 9/26 Rik V. (Aruba, Dutch Caribbean).....3 9/27 Sheila C. (East Falmouth, MA).....1 9/28 Scott B. (Exeter, NH).....19 9/28 Kathleen S. (Norwell, MA).....19 9/28 June T. (Palm Desert, CA/Nantucket, MA)…..9 9/28 Holly D. (Jacksonville, FL)…..19 9/29 Joan F. (Westhampton, NY).....5 9/29 Judy F. (Nantucket/Marathon, FL)…..23 9/30 Anne K. (Floral Park, NY)…..7 9/30 Sheree H. (Bellevue, WA).....1 9/30 Jack M. (Plymouth, MA).....2 9/30 Andrew R. (Stowe, VT).....1 0928  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Six - "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." The moment we say, "No, never!" our minds close against the grace of God. Delay is dangerous, and rebellion may be fatal. This is the exact point at which we abandon limited objectives, and move toward God's will for us. Haunting me through each day's stupor---and there were eighteen or nineteen such days in this man's home---was the thought: Where do I go when his family comes home? When the day of their return was almost upon me, and suicide was the only answer I had been able to think of, I went inot Ralph's room one evening and told him the t p. 69

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.--leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twelfth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community--all these things are done on a volunteer basis. If I don't volunteer to do something concrete for A.A., the movement is that much less effective. I must do my fair share to carry the load. A.A. depends on all its members to keep it alive and to keep it growing. Am I doing my share for A.A.? Meditation For The Day When you look to God for strength to face responsibility and are quiet before Him, His healing touch causes the Divine Quiet to flow into your very being. When in weakness you cry to God, His touch brings healing, the renewal of your courage, and the power to meet every situation and be victorious. When you faint by the way or are distracted by feelings of inferiority, then rely on the touch of God's spirit to support you on your way. Then arise and go forth with confidence. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may lay myself open today to the healing touch of God. I pray that I may not falter or faint by the wayside, but renew my courage through prayer

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Tolerance ^*^*^ "Honesty with ourselves and others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way. Experience shows that few alcoholics will long stay away from a group because they don't like the way it is run. Most return and adjust themselves to whatever conditions they must. Some go to a different group, or form a new one. In other words, once an alcoholic fully realizes that he cannot get well alone, he will somehow find a way to get well and stay well in the company of others. It has been that way from the beginning of AA and probably always will be so." Bill W., Letter, 1943 1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 312 ^*^*^*^*^* Thought to Consider . . . What does it benefit me to not like another human being? *~*AACRONYMS*~* H E A R T  =  Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering, Together

Daily Reflection THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.'s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found the explanation of our society's logo to be very appropriate. First, a circle of love and service with a wellbalanced triangle inside, the base of which represents our Recovery through the Twelve Steps. Then the other two sides, representing Unity and Service, respectively. The three sides of the triangle are equal. As I grew in A.A. I soon identified myself with this symbol. I am the circle, and the sides of the triangle represent three aspects of my personality: physical, emotional sanity, spirituality, the latter forming the symbol's base. Taken together, all three aspects of my personality translate into a sober and happy life.

Pot Luck Seeking strength from others prevents us from finding our own strength. --Georgette Vickstrom The principles of this program, the friends we have made here, sponsors, and the contact we have with an ever-available Higher Power afford us valuable strength. However, it's important that we develop our own strength to complement what we look for in others. Using the tools acquired in this program is a good beginning for cultivating personal strength. It's like growing a garden. We need to tend it daily, nurturing it, discarding the unproductive behaviors like weeds. When we do, we'll discover that the seedlings we're planting at every meeting are taking root and developing blossoms that signal positive growth. I will be painstaking in nurturing my growth today. My strength will be there when I need it. You are reading from the book: A Woman's Spirit by Karen Casey

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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