Your Daily Reprieve 04.30.16

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday  April  30, 2016 From Waynesville, NC

Good friends help you to find important things  when you have lost them…your smile, your hope, and your courage. -Doe Zantamata The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what to hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. ~Barbara Kingsolver Enlightenment for a wave in the ocean  is the moment the wave realizes that it is water." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Talent is God given, be humble; Fame is man given, be thankful; Conceit is self-given, be careful. ~John Wooden

Big Book Quote "We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 25~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day JEROME S. Corona CA 39th Annual Las Vegas Roundup Las Vegas, NV 11.25.2005 http://www.mediafire.com/download/n903ay65bz8vryk/Jerome_S_Corona_CA_2005-11-25_39th_Annual_Las_Vegas_Roundup_Las_Vegas_NV.mp3 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 April 2016 Anniversaries 4/1 Jack D. (Hampton, NH)…..47 4/1 David W. (Cape Cod, MA)…..29 4/1 Brian N. (Diamondhead, MS)…..3 4/1 Joyce G. (Bradford, MA)…..28 4/1 Ray B. (Peabody, MA)…..24 4/1 Cary W. (Stuart, FL)…..9 4/1 Cap’n Larry (Caribbean/Asia Tourist)…..32 4/1 Robert W. (Astoria, NYC)…..1 4/1 Dan H. (Scituate, MA)…..35 4/2 Deepak S. (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)…..6 4/3 Joe K. (King’s Park, NY)…..3 4/3 Leigh A. (Bethesda, MD)…..18 4/3 Paul F. (Tampa, FL)…..20 4/4 Matt D. (Port Washington, NY)…..2 4/5 Bob C. (New Franklin, OH)…..14 4/5 Irish John H. (Stuart, FL)…..11 4/6 Eugene R. (Barcelona, Spain)…..2 4/6 Nick E. (E. Twickenham, UK)…..17 4/6 Patrick A. (Sausalito, CA)…..14 4/7 Harold L. (St. Louis, MO)…..29 4/7 Maddie M. (Haverhill, MA)…..33 4/7 Maria C. (Lawrence, MA)…..6 4/7 Liz S. (Highland Park, NJ)…..9 4/7 Susan C. (NYC, NY)…..25 4/8 Greg M. (Clermont, FL)…..2 4/8 Ashley G. (Miami, FL)…..4 4/9 Dayton H. (NYC, NY)…..26 4/10 Chas T. (Aiken, SC)…..4 4/10 Jim L. (Indialantic, FL)…..3 4/10 Stan R. (Hingham, MA)…..31 4/11 Jerry W. (Walker, LA / RVing the USA)…..43 *4/11 Diane M. (Waynesville NC/Stuart, FL)…..8* 4/11 Jeremy S. (NYC, NY)…..4 4/11 Chris P. (Succasunna, NJ)…..7 4/12 Kathleen M. (Naples, FL/Augusta, KY)…..28 Connor N. (White Plains, NY)…..1 4/12 Susan C. (Norwell, MA)…..19 4/12 Kathy C. (Moriches, NY)…..41 4/13 Eric B. (Seal Beach, CA)…..4 4/14 Kimberly B. (Shippack, PA)…..10 4/14 Caitlin F. (Berkeley Heights, NJ)…..3 4/14  Sue B. (Waynesville, NC)…..6 4/14 Mark M. (St Petersburg, FL)…..31 4/14 Steve E. (Barrington NH)…..6 4/15 Erin S. (Wayland/Nantucket Ma)…..11 4/15 Larry R. (Westchester, NY)…..37 4/15 Rob B. (Great Barrington, MA)…..2 4/17 Vince K. (Palm City, FL)…..34 4/17 Frank T. (Rocky Point, NY)…..7 4/18 Brad G. (St Louis, MO)…..15 4/18 Sherry C. (Haverhill, MA)…..8 4/18 Steve Q. (Kauai, HI)…..8 4/19 Joanna J. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..35 4/20 John F. (Chalfont, PA).….19 4/20 Doug  (Prescott, AZ)…..19 4/21 Cheryl B. (Los Angeles, CA)…..2 4/21 Millie T. (Rocky River, OH)…..27 4/21 Phil O. (Tortola, BVI)…..3 4/21 Greg S. (Hingham, MA)…..15 4/21 Tom M. (Leesburg, FL)…..46 4/22 Jeannie C. (Nantucket, MA)…..24 4/23 Steve W. (Syracuse NY/Indialantic, FL)…..11 4/23 Brian L. (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)…..27 4/23 Tom K. (Canton, OH)…..21 4/23 Scott S. (Cleveland, OH)…..3 4/24 Fran D. (Randolph, NJ)…..41 4/24 John K. (Dallas, TX)…..12 4/24 Dorothy V. (Bennington, NH)…..12 4/24 Barton J. (Corpus Christi,TX).….1 4/25 Melissa B. (NYC, NY)…..7 4/25 Rourke H. (St. Maarten)…..17 4/26 Grainne F. (Dublin, Ireland)…..6 4/26 Scott. O’D. (Cohasset, MA)…..18 4/26 Steve S. (Davidson, NC)…..3 4/26 Jon M. (Jensen Beach, FL)…..2 4/27 Tobey Y. (New York, NY)…..3 4/27 Norma D. (Bradford, MA)…..5 4/27 Kathy C. (Princeton, NJ)…..8 4/28 Bobby S. (S. Boston)…..14 4/28 Laurie (Chatham, NJ)…..31 4/28 Josh L. (New York, NY)…..6 4/28 Sue C. (Denville, NJ)…..10 4/28 Julie T. (Morristown, NJ)…..3 4/30 Sandra M. (Airdrie, Scotland)…..27 4/30 Marketa C. (Arlington, VA)…..12 1310 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Tradition Seven - "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions." "I heard all this quite plainly, as I was piously trying to convert a newcomer who sat next to me. The hat came in my direction, and I reached into my pocket. Still working on my prospect, I fumbled and came up with a fifty-cent piece. Somehow it looked like a very big coin. Hastily, I dropped it back and fished out a dime, which clinked thinly as I dropped it in the hat. Hats never got folding money in those days. p. 163

Twenty Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The A.A. program is one of faith because we find that we must have faith in a Power greater than ourselves if we are going to get sober. We're helpless before alcohol, but when we turn our drink problem over to God and have faith that He can give us all the strength we need, then we have the drink problem licked. Faith in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God is the essential part of the A.A. program. Is faith still strong in me? Meditation For The Day Each one of us is a child of God, and as such, we are full of the promise of spiritual growth. A young person is like the springtime of the year. The full time of the fruit is not yet, but there is promise of the blossom. There is a spark of the Divine in every one of us. Each has some of God's spirit that can be developed by spiritual exercise. Know that your life is full of glad promise. Such blessings can be yours, such joys, such wonders, as long as you develop in the sunshine of God's love. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may develop the divine spark within me. I pray that by so doing I may fulfill the promise of a more abundant life.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) (     \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Motives "Suppose we fall short of the chosen ideal and stumble? Does this mean we are going to get drunk? Some people tell us so. But this is only a half-truth. It depends on us and our motives. If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson. If we are not sorry, and our conduct continues to harm others, we are quite sure to drink. "Alcoholics Anonymous,  p. 70 *~*AACRONYMS*~* TRUST Try Relying Upon The Steps

Daily Reflection A GREAT PARADOX These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The great paradox of A.A. is that I know I cannot keep the precious gift of sobriety unless I give it away. My primary purpose is to stay sober. In A.A. I have no other goal, and the importance of this is a matter of life or death for me. If I veer from this purpose I lose. But A.A. is not only for me; it is for the alcoholic who still suffers. The legions of recovering alcoholics stay sober by sharing with fellow alcoholics. The way to my recovery is to show others in A.A. that when I share with them, we both grow in the grace of the Higher Power, and both of us are on the road to a happy destiny.

Pot Luck As the twig is bent, the tree inclines. A positive self-image is critical to our recovery. Why? Because it is the glasses through which we look, the gloves with which we touch, the door by which we enter into a relationship with life. Self-image is not who we really are, but a combination of what we wish we were, who we're afraid we are, and who we imagine other people think we are. We act out in detail the role we've assigned ourselves in this world. That role, our self-image, works like a key that either fits or doesn't fit a world full of locked doors. Different keys open different doors. And some doors lead to bad places, as we all know. It isn't easy to change keys, but it is infinitely worth it. One reason is that we always pass our self-image on to our children; they know us too well to be fooled. If we want our children to walk tall, laugh happily, and sing joyously - we ourselves must do these things for them to see. Today, I pray for the courage to challenge my tendency to discount myself. All my strong points will be very clear to me today. You are reading from the book: Days of Healing, Days of Joy by Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty

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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

30TH ANNUAL AA NETHERLANDS ROUND-UP   During the weekend of the 19th, 20th and 21st of August  it’s time for the 30th Annual AA Netherlands Round-Up in the Mennorode Convention Centre in Elspeet. As every year it will be a weekend full of Recovery, Fellowship, Spirituality and of course a lot of Fun! A few highlights of the program will be: ·           Inspiring Speakers ·           Meetings & Fellowship ·           Recovery Film Festival ·           Guided Nature Walk Download the Flyer (PDF) http://aa-netherlands.org/convention/

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

Tanzania Tanzania Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1462827627328374/

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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