Your Daily Reprieve 112.31.15

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday December  31, 2015 From Stuart, Florida

Here’s a toast to the future, a toast to the past, and a toast to our friends, far and near. May the future be pleasant, the past a bright dream. May our friends remain faithful and dear. ~Anonymous I have shut the door on yesterday, Its sorrows and mistakes. I have locked within its gloomy walls Past failures and mistakes. And now I throw the key away, And seek another room. And furnish it with hope and smiles, And every spring-time bloom. No thought shall enter this abode That has a taint of pain. And envy, malice, and distrust Shall never entrance gain. I have shut the door on yesterday And thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fear for me, Since I have found today. ~ Vivian Laramore Love to one, friendship to many, and good will to all. If you are fortunate to be in the company of those most important to you on New Year’s Eve, toast the occasion with a heartfelt or witty saying, and make the night memorable. ~Anonymous Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 book. Write a good one!" ~2015

Big Book Quote "Thus was I convinced that God is concerned with us humans when we want Him enough. At long last I saw, I felt, I believed. Scales of pride and prejudice fell from my eyes. A new world came into view." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 12~

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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 December 2015 Anniversaries 12/1 Beth S. (N. Conway, NH)…..20 12/1 Bill S. (Ft Collins, CO)…..31 12/2 Nick K. (Stowe, VT)…..15 12/2 Wendy M. (Scottsdale, AZ/Nantucket, MA)…..26 12/3 Jo C. (New Forest, UK)…..11 12/3 Andy H. (Northeast Harbor, ME)…..14 12/3 Debra A. (Stuart, FL)…..33 12/4 Ellen A. (NYC, NY)…..10 12/4 John Q. (NYC, NY)…..34 12/4  Lisa B. (San Leandro, CA)…..20 12/5 Sean B. (Provincetown, MA)…..5 12/5 Debra L. (NY, NY)…..3 12/5 Matt G. (Colts Neck, NJ)…..7 12/5 Sophie M-G(Larchmont, NY)…..3 12/5 Todd P. ()…..1 12/06 Dan L. (Scituate, MA.)…..32 12/06 Bernie D. (Norwell, MA.)….. 20 12/6 Dave G. (Rockville Center, NY)…..24 12/06 Tommy C. (Duxbury, MA.)….. 12 12/6 Dave B. (Venice, FL)…..24 12/6 Teryl B. (Beverly, MA)…..7 12/6 Donna O. (Grapeview, WA)…..31 12/6 Rob N. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..22 12/6 Kent F. (Arizona)…..5 12/07 Mary C. (Norwell, MA.)…..7 12/7 Chris S. (Princeton, NJ)…..8 12/7 Melissa M. (Port Lincoln, So. Australia)…..2 12/8 Lynne L. (Portland, OR)…..42 12/8 Jill S. (Parkland, FL)…..8 12/9 Susan V. (NYC, NY)…..2 12/9 Liz W. (NY, NY)…..3 12/10 Mary Beth L. (Florida/California)…..15 12/10 Kathy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..5 12/10 Gypsy Paul K. (Nantucket, MA)…..9 12/11 Rick L. ()…..334 12/12 Mitch B. (Evanston, IL/Long Beach, CA)…..29 12/12 Natalie (Columbus, OH)…..1 12/12 Simon S. (NYC, NY)…..6 12/13 Tom O’ (Milwaukee, WI)…..9 12/13 Oliver E. (Jackson, NJ)…..19 12/13 Trent H. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..12 12/14 Mike the Greek (New Provadance, NJ)…..8 12/14 Linda M. (Methuen, MA)…..3 12/14 Jim B. (Lagrange, NY)…..22 12/14 Christine C. (Methuen, MA)…..1 12/15 Bill M. (Caguas, Puerto Rico)…..30 12/15 John M. (Paros, Greece/Claverack, NY)…..13 12/15 Big Ian L. (London, UK)…..22 12/15 Darren C. (London, UK)…..1 12/16 Jim J. (NYC, NY)…..42 12/18 Linda M. (San Miguel de Allende Mexico)…..30 12/18 Mike M. (San Miguel de Allende Mexico)…..30 12/18 John K. (Palm City, FL)…..3 12/18 Chris V. (Gulf Breeze, FL)…..8 12/19 Kathy S. (Andover, MA)…..35 12/20 Caroline M. (Novato, CA)…..31 12/21 Ann M. (NYC, NY)…..25 12/22 Dick M. (New York City)…..38 12/23 Cathy B. (Princeton, NJ)…..11 12/23 Peter G. (Larchmont, NY)…..35 12/23 Georgie S. (Nantucket, MA)…..8 12/23 Jim C. (NC/Tortola, BVI)…..18 12/23 Lee H. (San Francisco, CA)…..25 12/23 Carole  H. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..9 12/24 Patrick R. (Latham, NY)…..22 12/25 Peter M. (NYC, NY)…..18 12/25 Sharon G. (Chicagoland)…..10 12/25 Lenita N. (Barbados)…..2 12/25 Eric F. (Wilmette, IL)…..3 12/26 Kate B. (Nantucket, MA)…..13 12/26 Sheila H. (Leesburg, FL)…..24 12/26 Eve F-C (Acton, MA)…..6 12/26 Rob W. (Marlborough, MA)…..2 12/26 Harry C. (Jamaica, Queens, NY)…..15 12/26 Natalie D. (Jamaica)…..3 12/27 Tom B. (NYC, NY)…..13 12/27 Doug K. (Hyde Park, NY)…..8 12/28 Johanna T. (Cobleskill, NY)…..15 12/28 Susan L. (Vero Beach, FL)…..41 12/28 Harold W. (Winter Garden, FL)…..19 12/29 Jim H. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)…..8 12/29 Samsara S. (Golden, CO)…..8 12/31 Tabatha K. (Charlotte, NC)…..3 12/31 Ian M. (Dublin via Oz)…..21 12/31 Jake R. (Murphy, NC)…..40 12/31 Galia P.(Jerusalem)…..8 12/31 Kevin C. (Whitinsville, MA)…..14 1385 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. To new A.A.'s, this often seems like a very dubious and improbable state of affairs. "What do you mean when you talk about a `spiritual awakening'?" they ask. p. 106

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself. The Lord's Prayer has become part of my A.A. thoughts for each day: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Have I given myself? Meditation For The Day As we look back over the year just gone, it has been a good year to the extent that we have put good thoughts, good words, and good deeds into it. None of what we have thought, said, or done need be wasted. Both the good and the bad experiences can be profited by. In a sense, the past is not entirely gone. The result of it, for good or evil, is with us at the present moment. We can only learn by experience and none of our experience is completely wasted. We can humbly thank God for the good things of the year that has gone. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may carry good things into the year ahead. I pray that I may carry on with faith, with prayer, and with hope.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Pain "Though I still find it difficult to accept today's pain and anxiety with any great degree of serenity -- as those more advanced in the spiritual life seem able to do -- I can give thanks for present pain nevertheless. I find the willingness to do this by contemplating the lessons learned from past suffering -- lessons which have led to the blessings I now enjoy. I can remember how the agonies of alcoholism, the pain of rebellion and thwarted pride, have often led me to God's grace, and so to a new freedom." Bill W., Grapevine, March 1962 c. 1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 266 ^*^*^*^*^ Thought to Consider . . . Joy isn't the absence of pain -- it's the presence of God. *~*AACRONYMS*~* A B C =  Acceptance, Belief, Change

Daily Reflection DAILY RESOLUTIONS The idea of "twenty-four-hour living" applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284 A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes—a time to consider directions, goals, and actions. I must make some plans to live a normal life, but also I must live emotionally within a twenty-four-hour frame, for if I do, I don't have to make New Year's resolutions! I can make every day a New Year's day! I can decide, "Today I will do this . . . Today I will do that." Each day I can measure my life by trying to do a little better, by deciding to follow God's will and by making an effort to put the principles of our A.A. program into action.

Pot Luck Twelve Differences Between Your Sponsor and Your Therapist 1. Your sponsor isn't all that interested in the "reasons" you drank. 2. Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem, negative self-image, and your poor self-concept. Your sponsor thinks your problem is a 3-letter word with no hyphens: YOU. 3. Your therapist wants you to pamper your "inner child". Your sponsor thinks it ought to be spanked. 4. Your sponsor thinks your inventory should be about you, not your parents. 5. Speaking of your parents, your sponsor tells you not to confront them, but to make amends to them. 6. The only time your sponsor uses the word "closure" is before the word "mouth". 7. Your sponsor thinks "boundaries" are things you need to take down, not build up. 8. Your therapist wants you to love yourself first; your sponsor wants you to love others first. 9. Your therapist prescribes caretaking and medication. Your sponsor prescribes prayer-making and meditation. 10. Your sponsor thinks "anger management skills" are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. 11. Now that you haven't had a drink in 6 months, your therapist thinks you should make a list of your goals and objectives for the next 5 years, starting with finishing up that college degree. Your sponsor thinks you should start today by cleaning the coffee pots, helping him carry a heavy box of literature to the jail, and making your bed. 12. Your sponsor won't lose his license to practice if he talks about God.

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