Your Daily Reprieve 03.31.16

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday  March  31, 2016 From Stuart, Florida

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ― Pablo Picasso “Sometimes you don't realize the weight of something you've been carrying, until you feel the weight of its release.” ~UNKNOWN All the faults of our mind – our selfishness, ignorance, anger, attachment, guilt, and other disturbing thoughts – are temporary, not permanent and everlasting. And since the cause of our suffering – our disturbing thoughts and obscurations – is temporary, our suffering is also temporary. -Lama Zopa Rinpoche "People who shine from within don't need the spotlight." ~Anonymous

Big Book Quote "Our hope is that when this chip of a book is launched on the world tide of alcoholism, defeated drinkers will seize upon it, to follow its suggestions. Many, we are sure, will rise to their feet and march on. They will approach still other sick ones and fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous may spring up in each city and hamlet, havens for those who must find a way out." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, Page 153~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day FRANK V. Sacramento, CA 01.25.2003 http://bit.ly/1T7itaL 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 March 2016 Anniversaries 3/1 Mike McC. (New York, NY)…..5 3/1 Michele B. (Vermont)…..25 3/2 Liz C. (New York, NY)…..7 3/2 Ellen S. (NYC, NY)…..18 3/2 Rusty S. (Trenton, NJ)…..7 3/3 Ilene W. (Los Angeles, CA)…..41 3/3 Kelly T. (Newmarket, NH)…..25 3/3 Michael Z. (Miami Beach, FL)…..35 3/3 Evelyn T. (Troy, NY)…..1 3/4 Michelle C. (Surrey, BC)…..3 3/4 Wayne S. (Boxford, MA)…..12 3/4 K.P. (Alameda, CA)…..11 3/5 Suzanne S. (Wayne, PA)…..38 3/5 Joann T. (Princeton, NJ)…..27 3/5 Tom M. (Stuart FL/Waynesville, NC)…..22 3/5 Isabelle B. (Hayward, CA)…..4 3/6 Kristin (Connecticut)…..4 3/7 Dave G. Vancouver, Canada)…..13 3/7 Hana R. (Larchmont, NY)…..90 days 3/7 Judy L.(Hobe Sound, FL)…..29 3/7 George (Milwaukee, WI)…..8 3/7 Diane C. (Larkspur, CA)…..42 3/7 Paul B. (Marco Island, FL)…..44 3/8 Cathie S. (Stuart, FL)…..2 3/9 Peter R. (New York, NY)…..5 3/9 Phil S. (Austin, TX)…..6 3/9 Patti K. (Baiting Hollow, NY)…..32 3/9 Andy W. (City Island, NY)…..29 3/9 Nancy M. (Ft Lauderdale, FL)…..34 3/9 Tony C. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..37 3/10 Joe K. (Hull, MA)…..12 3/11 John M. (Flanders, NJ)…..7 3/12 Donna S. (Laos Park, IL)…..7 3/13 Tom V. (East Hanover, NJ)…..9 3/13 Sue S. (Naples, FL)…..4 3/14 John B. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..4 3/14 Desiree (Tortola)…..1 3/14 Anne McC. (Venice, FL)…..43 3/14 Frank G. (San Francisco, CA)…..25 3/14 Vikram R. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..28 3/15 Joyce R. (Sussex, NJ)…..1 3/15 Robin (Hanover, MA)…..10 3/15 Josh S. (Georgetown, MA)…..2 3/15 Brian G. (Harpswell, ME)…..26 3/15 Kip A. (Nantucket, MA)…..28 3/16 Bill I. (Westwood, MA)…..31 3/16 John S. (Boonton, NJ)…..3 3/17 Nard B. (Bridgewater, NJ)…..3 3/17 Judy (Carmel, CA)…..1 3/17 Dan D. (Tortola)…..37 3/17 Danny C. (Portland, TX)…..1 3/17 Mike O’M. (Falmouth, MA)…..41 3/17 Jack C. (Scituate/Truro, MA)…..42 3/17 Charley B. (Chicago, IL)…..19 3/17 Pete F. (Cohasset, MA)…..30 3/17 Carolyn W. (Nantucket, MA)…..19 3/17 Mary C. Tavernier, FL)…..20 3/17 Sanyu (Tortola, BVI)…..3 3/17 Tim D. (Rocky River, OH)…..39 3/18 Sherry P. (New York, NY)…..28 3/19 Mike B. (Purchase, NY)…..16 03/19 Laura N. (Marco Island, FL)…..05 3/20 Bill M. (Clearwater, FL)…..42 3/20 Rob A. (baton Rouge, LA)…..3 3/20 Hub (Palm City, FL)…..20 3/20 Gloria F. (Boston, MA)…..5 3/21 Pamela B. (Clinton, NJ)…..33 3/21 Jim B.  (Dennis, MA)….. 34 3/21 Marianne Z. (Westchester, NY)…..1 3/21 Norm A. (Miami/Boston)…..27 3/21 Kate A. (Nyack, NY/Stuart, FL)…..28 3/21 Dante D. (Mendham, NJ)…..90 Days 3/22 Charlie P. (Austin, TX)…..31 3/22 Sally S. (NYC/Nantucket)…..28 3/22 Christine J. (The Haag, Netherlands)…..24 3/23 David C. (Boca Raton, FL)…..3 3/23 Donna L. (Pearl River, NY)…..18 3/23  Dave B. (Millbrook, NY)…..23 3/23 Isobel A-D. ()…..35 3/25 Mike D. (Barcelona, Spain)…..12 3/25 John D. (Norwell, MA)…..27 3/25 Gerry H. (Scituate, MA)…..04 3/25 Buffy H. (Gambier, OH/Nantucket)…..24 3/25 Marilyn W. (Salem, MA)…..3 3/27 Cathy C-T. (Palm City, FL)……8 3/27 Chuck L. (Key Largo, FL)…..29 3/27 Steve H. (East Hampton, NY)…..29 3/27 Jonelle A. (Laguna Beach, CA)…..28 3/28 Nina S. (Los Angeles, CA)…..23 3/28 Mike H. (Lexington, KY)…..29 3/28 Lisa B. (Jensen Beach, FL)…..28 3/28 Steven S. (Summit, NJ)…..6 3/28 Don K. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..3 3/29 Cliff K. (Philadelphia, PA)…..11 3/29 Francis G. (Southampton, UK)…..40 3/29 Robin S. (New York, NY)…..23 3/30 Jerry K. (Norwell, MA)…..10 3/30 Terry C. (Cocoa Beach, FL)…..21 3/30 Ralph B. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..34 3/30 John McG. (Stuart, FL)…..19 3/31 Paul H. (Scituate, MA)…..4 3/31 Sally H. (NYC, NY)…..5 1864 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Tradition Five - "Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry it's message to the alcoholic who still suffers." "Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" ... better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. p. 150

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward being more unselfish? Do I no longer want my own way in everything? When things go wrong and I can't have what I want, do I no longer sulk? Am I trying not to waste money on myself? And does it make me happy to see my family and my home have enough attention from me? Am I trying not to be all "get" and no "give"? Meditation For The Day Each day is a day of progress, steady progress forward, if you make it so. You may not see it, but God does. God does not judge by outward appearance. He judges by the heart. Let Him see in your heart a simple desire always to do His will. Though you may feel that your work has been spoiled or tarnished, God sees it as an offering for Him. When climbing a steep hill, people are often more conscious of the weakness of their stumbling feet than of the view, the grandeur, or even of the upward progress. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may persevere in all good things. I pray that I may advance each day in spite of my stumbling feet.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) (   \(AA)/  ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Miracles Since these things have happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come. The age of miracles is still with us. Our own recovery proves that! c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 153 ^*^*^*^*^ Thought to Consider . . . Don't give up before the miracle happens. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H O P E Happy Our Program Exists

Daily Reflection NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE On the A. A. calendar it was Year Two. . . . A newcomer appeared at one of these groups. . . . He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well . . . [He said], "Since I am the victim of another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may not want me among you." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 141-42 I came to you—a wife, mother, woman who had walked out on her husband, children, family. I was a drunk, a pill-head, a nothing. Yet no one denied me love, caring, a sense of belonging. Today, by God's grace and the love of a good sponsor and a home group, I can say that—through you in Alcoholics Anonymous—I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a woman. Sober. Free of pills. Responsible. Without a Higher Power I found in the Fellowship, my life would be meaningless. I am full of gratitude to be a member of good standing in Alcoholics Anonymous.

Pot Luck Successful Living A speaker told us one day that people who can't manage their time also have difficulty handling their money. We have even heard that "time is money." Without becoming misers or scrooges, we have a responsibility to use time wisely - other people's time as well as our own. Many people who believe they are moral and upright are so careless about keeping appointments and dates that they force others to wait. This is essentially stealing another's time. Being prompt and managing all of our time well is part of mature living. It's part of being a responsible, grown-up, caring person. If we've been guilty of poor management of our own time, we've probably been wasting other people's time as well. I'll be careful and prompt in all appointments today. I'll not waste others' time by being late. You are reading from the book: Walk in Dry Places by Mel B.

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

GIRLSTOCK A Journey Through The Steps June 3-5 Hilton , Atlanta Further info holly.dufresne@yahoo.com

Tanzania Recovery: Life Beyond Imagination Dar Es Salaam September 22-25 For More info contact Lauren 255 713 780193 Lauren.pluchino@gmail.com

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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