Your Daily Reprieve 02.29.16

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday February  29, 2016 From Stuart, Florida

“Sometimes our stop-doing list needs to be bigger than our to-do list.”  ― Patti Digh Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past. ~Unknown "When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable."    --Madeleine L'Eangle “Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a decision.” ― Carlos Santana "Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change.   Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you.   Love them and release them.   Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time." ~Anonymous

Big Book Quote "To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Foreword To First Edition, pg. xiii~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day SHARON S Baltimore Maryland @ 30th Maryland State Convention Hagerstown, MD 2000 http://bit.ly/1RWvGTb Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

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 February 2016 Anniversaries 2/1 Gilly L. (London, UK)…..16 2/1 Mike S. (New Provadance/Hackettstown NJ)…..6 2/1 Sean D. (Woodbury, NY)…..8 2/1 Carol S. (Norwell, MA)…..29 2/1 Diane O’D. (Buffalo, NY)…..3 2/2 Brad M. (Westfield, NY)…..33 2/2 Edie P. (Methuen, MA)…..26 2/2 Maureen B. (Oyster Bay Cove, NY)…..27 2/2 Susan B. (Hobe Sound, FL)…..15 2/2 Tom R. ()…..9 2/2 Michelle M. (Lighthouse Point, FL)…..9 2/3 Emmanuel Z. (Pensacola, FL)…..2 2/3 Meredith T. (Santa Fe, NM)…..18 2/4 Bob F. (Larchmont, NY)…..1 2/5 Jane S.  (Bristol, NH)…..7 2/6 Paul K. (S. Hadley, MA/Key Largo, FL)…..32 2/6 Dale W. (Brandon, FL)…..9 2/6 Michael N. (NYC, NY)…..7 2/6 Harry K. (NY, NY)…..2 2/7 Jayne S. (Perth, Australia)…..41 2/7 Maggie O. (Fort Worth, TX)…..4 2/7 Greg K. (Newburyport, MA)…..2 2/7 Lorin C. (East Sandwich, MA)…..19 2/8 Patti L. (Tampa, FL)…..39 2/8 Mark F. (Bristol, RI)…..19 2/8 Shane G. (NYC, NY)…..5 2/9 Darlene (Largo, FL)…..22 2/9 Jason G. (Dominical, Costa Rica)…..2 2/10 Howard S. (Colonia, NJ)…..2 2/10 Mike Mc. (pearl River, NY)…..2 2/10 Jim W. (Cohasset, MA)…..16 2/10 Chip K. (Scituate, MA)…..6 2/10 Tawney G. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)…..47 2/10 Collette C. (Nantucket, MA)…..8 2/10 Kay H. (Lake Monticello, Palmyra, VA)…..27 2/11 Stephen B. (Essex. MA)…..36 2/11 Kelly N. (Rockville, MD)…..32 2/11 Tim S. (Charlotte, NC)…..4 2/12 Betty J.P. (Valparaiso, IN)…..34 2/12 Rob J. (Rye/Harrison, NY)…..2 2/12 Paul E. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)…..36 2/13 Tom B. (La Pointe, WI)…..27 2/15 Steve Y. (Paramaribo, Suriname)…..28 2/15 John T. (Tortola/Connecticut)…..29 2/15 Zach G. (Plymouth, MI)…...6 2/16 Clarence Mc (Port Charlotte, FL)…..41 2/17 Dave H. (Rye Beach, NH)…..38 2/17 Alaxandra R. (San Diego, CA)…..9 2/17 Jamie R. (Falmouth, MA)…..1 2/17 Pete R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..5 2/17 Woody W. (Michigan City, IN)…..33 2/17 Noel S. (Harrison, NY)…..7 2/17 John D. (Staten Island, NY)…..26 2/17 Darren R. (Coventry, UK)…..10 2/18 Laura S. (Jacksonville, FL/Waynesville, NC)…..18 2/18 Mike P. (Elmont, NY)…..24 2/18 Jim P. (Jacksonville, FL)…..14 2/18 Allan C. (North Andover, MA)…..5 2/18 Patrick S. (Astoria, NY)…..3 2/20 Mark P. (Bristol, RI)…..1 2/20 Vicki M. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..1 2/20 Shabbir A. (Mumbai, India)…..33 2/20 Jackie M. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..10 2/20 Cami M. (Minden, LA)…..6 2/20 Tracey F. (Ventura, CA)…..3 2/21 Mike D. (Nantucket, MA)…..23 2/21 Ian G. (Bristol RI)…..1 2/22 Marshall T. (Nantucket, MA)…..18 2/22 Michael W. (Key West, FL)…..9 2/22 Casey Q. (Manchvegas, NH)…..23 2/23 Tom B. (La Pointe, WI)…..27 2/23 Matthew K. (Peabody, MA)…..8 2/23 Scott J. (Apple Valley, CA)…..2 2/24 Steph S. (St Thomas, USVI)…..8 2/24 Betsy W. (Osprey, FL)…..27 2/25 Christie N. (Edmonton, Alberta, CA)…..24 2/25 Howard N (New York City, NY)…..32 2/25 Kristine P. (NY, NY)…..3 2/25 Marty M. (Queens, NY)…..8 2/25 Judy S. (Los Angeles, CA)…..35 2/25 Jay S. (Stuart, FL)…..5 2/25 PJ C. (Cockeysville, MD)…..1 2/25 Aleksandra (Belgrade, Serbia)…..4 2/26 Tom H. (Hingham, MA)…..7 2/27 Neil R. (Queens, NY)…..2 2/27 Barb L. (Charlotte, NC)…..31 2/26 Brooks M. (Stuart, FL)…..11 2/26 John G. (Stuart, FL)…..31 2/28 David Z. (Nantucket, MA)…..1 2/28 Matthew M. (Pelham, NY)…..6 2/28 Brian B. (Portsmouth, NH)…..6 1362 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Tradition Two - "For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience." "Although I asked Charlie for a little time to consider it, my own mind was about made up. Racing back to Brooklyn on the subway, I had a seeming flash of divine guidance. It was only a single sentence, but most convincing. In fact, it came right out of the Bible - a voice kept saying to me, `The laborer is worthy of his hire.' Arriving home, I found Lois cooking as usual, while three drunks looked hungrily on from the kitchen door. I drew her aside and told the glorious news. She looked interested, but not as excited as I thought she should be. p. 137

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day What a load wasting money puts on your shoulders! They say that members of A.A. have paid the highest initiation fee of any club members in the world, because we've wasted so much money on liquor. We'll never be able to figure out how much it was. We not only waste our own money, but also the money we should have spent on our families. When you come into A.A., that terrible load of wasted money falls off your shoulders. We alcoholics were getting round-shouldered from carrying all those loads that drinking put on our shoulders. But when we come into A.A., we get a wonderful feeling of release and freedom. Can I throw back my shoulders and look the whole world in the face again? Meditation For The Day I believe that the future is in the hands of God. He knows better than I what the future holds for me. I am not at the mercy of fate or buffeted about by life. I am being led in a very definite way, as I try to rebuild my life. I am the builder, but God is the architect. It is mine to build as best I can, under His guidance. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may depend on God, since He has planned my life. I pray that I may live my life as I believe God wants me to live it.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) (   \(AA)/  ) (_   /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Courage I looked around me at people who seemed happy and tried to analyze their happiness, and it seemed  to me that without exception these people had something or somebody they loved very much. I didn't  have the courage to love; I was not even sure I had the capacity. Fear of rejection and its ensuing pain were not to be risked . . .  c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,  p. 546  (does not appear in 4th Edition)  ^*^*^*^*^  Thought to Consider . . .  Courage is fear that has said its prayers.  *~*AACRONYMS*~* A A  =  Altered Attitudes

Daily Reflection ONE A.A. MIRACLE Save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought of drink has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him. Seemingly he could not drink even if he would. God had restored his sanity. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 57 The word "God" was frightening to me when I first saw it associated with A.A.'s Twelve Steps. Having tried all the means I could to stop drinking, I found that it was not possible for me to sustain that desire over a period of time. Yet, how could I believe in a "God" that had allowed me to sink to the deep despair that engulfed me—whether drinking or dry? The answer was in finally admitting that it might be possible for me to know the mercy of a Power greater than myself who could grant me sobriety contingent on my willingness to "come to believe." By finally admitting that I was one among many, and by following the example of my sponsor and other A.A. members in practicing faith I did not have, my life has been given meaning, direction and purpose.

Pot Luck True expressions of love are said to come from a source which lies beneath words and thoughts. --W. Timothy Gallwey Remember when we just knew Grandmother loved us, even if she didn't say anything? Her smile or hug said it all. We can always feel another's love - when it's real. Likewise, the words of love, when they come from a heart that's cold, don't ring true to our ears. We hear them, but our hearts can't feel them. So the gulf between us widens and we remain two lonely people. Feeling true love for another may be foreign to us, and we may have to practice thinking loving thoughts and saying loving words to become familiar with the feelings love engenders. But real love lies deep within our center and only awaits our knowledge of it. You are reading from the book: Worthy of Love by Karen Casey

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46th Kanuga Lake Roundup March 17, 18, 19, 20, 2016 Five Miles South of Hendersonville, NC MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS: Dave C. - 919-847-5467 or visit our website at www.kanugalakeroundup.org

Beyond our Wildest Dreams Women's retreat in Avalon NJ Saturday April 30th From 9am-9pm Stella Maris Church Avalon NJ Contact Valerie at theposturecoach@gmail.com for more info. Speakers, workshops, meetings, fellowship and FOOD!

International AA Convention in Costa Rica ***Save The Date*** May 6,7, & 8 2016 Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Click here to join the Facebook Group For more information Email Jason G or Russell B http://www.costaricaaa.com/international-aa-convention-in-costa-rica/

LOON MOUNTAIN 12 STEP FESTIVAL May 13,14,15 2016 At Woodward’s Resort Lincoln, NH COME JOIN US FOR SPEAKERS, FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN!!   stepfestival@yahoo.com

“LIVING THE SOLUTION” Leaders:  Bill C. and Josh S. from Los Angles Parker Men’s Group Annual AA Retreat Friday May 20th thru Sunday May 22, 2016 Estes Park, Colorado Questions: Thomas W.  (956) 800.3029 Oz (303) 917.6737 Tim H. (303) 910.0843

Unity & Service Conference The Secret is U.S. (Unity + Service) September 2 - 4, 2016 Concord, CA   Join us as we foster Unity and Service by sharing our stories and experience. Our panelists from around the country will be focusing on the following topics:  Applying Spiritual Principles - Sharon C., CA  A.A. Myths and Misconceptions - Phyllis H., NY  A.A. Hot Topics and Controversies - Billy N., NJ  Successful Relationships - Debbie D., CA  The Home Group - Don L., WA   www.UnityAndServiceConference.org

Seniors in Sobriety 10th International Conference November 3-6, 2016 San Diego, CA http://seniorsinsobriety.org/sis/

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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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