Your Daily Reprieve 02.12.17

Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday  February  12,  2017 From Stuart. FL

At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable. ~Christopher Reeve The easiest thing in the world to be is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position." --Leo Buscaglia "Nearly all of us, when we think about it, agree that we are a long, long way from being anywhere near grown up, from almost any point of view. We can clearly see that our job as individuals and as a Fellowship is to keep right on growing by the constant use of our Twelve Steps." ~Grapevine: Bill W. ; July 1960 "Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles."  ~George Eliot Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing. ~ Oscar Wilde

Big Book Quote "Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation. We shouldn't be shy on this matter of prayer. Better men than we are using it constantly." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 85

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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! February 2017 Anniversaries 2/1 Gilly L. (West Sussex, UK).....17 2/1 Michael S. (Budd Lake, NJ).....7 2/1 Sean D. (Ithaca, NY).....9 2/2 Brad M. (Westfield, NY).....34 2/3 Meredith T. (Santa Fe, NM).....20 2/3 Emmanuel Z. (Pensacola, FL).....3 2/4 Bob F. (Larchmont, NY).....2 2/4 Pam S. (North Hollywood, CA).....30 2/5 Jane S. (Newfound Lake, NH).....8 2/5 Maureen B. (Locust Valley, NY).....28 2/6 Vanessa G. (Stuart/Celebration/Stone Harbor).....21 2/6 Dale W. ().....10 2/6 Paul K (S.H., Ma., Cape Cod, Key Largo)...33 2/6 Michael N. (NYC, NY).....8 2/7 Lorin C. (E. Sandwich, MA).....20 2/7 Greg K. (Newburyport, MA).....3 2/7 Macs S. (Scottsdale, AZ).....29 2/8 Patti L. (Tampa, FL).....40 2/8 Carrie T. (Oakville, Ontario, CA).....20 2/9 Darlene A. (Largo, FL).....23 2/9 Jason G. (Costa Rica/British Columbia).....3 2/10 Judson G. (Fort Lauderdale/NYC).....48 2/10 Kay H. (Palmyra/Lake Monticello, VA).....28 2/10 Collette C. (Nantucket, MA).....9 2/10 Howard S. (Colonia, NJ).....3 2/11 Steve B. (Kittery/Beverly).....37 2/11 Tim S. (Charlotte, NC).....5 2/11 Kelly N. (Rockville, MD)......33 2/12 Betty P. (Valparaiso, IN).....33 2/12 Bob J. (Harrison, NY).....3 2/13 Tom B. (LaPointe, WI).....28 2/15 Josh D. (Bath, UK).....12 2/15 Stephen Y. (Jakarta, Indonesia).....29 2/15 Zach G. (Plymouth, MI).....7 2/15 Nancy P. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....1 2/16 Noel S. (Harrison, NY).....8 2/17 Jamie R. (Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA).....2 2/17 David H. (Rye, NH).....39 2/17 James "Woody" W.  (Michigan City, In).....34 2/17 Pete R. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....6 2/17 Luke R. (Hilton Head, SC).....16 2/18 Laura S. (Jacksonville, FL).....19 2/18 Jim P. (Jacksonville, FL).....15 2/18 Mike P. (Elmont, NY).....25 2/18 Allan C. (N. Andover, MA).....6 2/20 Mark P. (Port Charlotte/Venice, FL).....2 2/20 Jackie M. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....11 2/20 Amanda A. (Lyme, CT).....2 2/20 Cami M. (Minden, LA).....7 2/21 Mike D. (Nantucket, MA0.....24 2/21 Fred D. (Port Washington, NY).....13 2/22 Marshall T. (Nantucket/Venice, FL).....19 2/22 Cyndi C. (Whitehouse, NJ).....34 2/24 Betsy W. (Osprey, FL).....28 2/25 Judy S. (Los Angeles, CA).....36 2/27 Neil R. (Queens, NY).....3 2/28 Matthew M. (Pelham, NY).....7 Casey Q. ManchVegas NH 24yrs 0934 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." Nor is this the only kind of Twelfth Step work. We sit in A.A. meetings and listen, not only to receive something ourselves, but to give the reassurance and support which our presence can bring. If our turn comes to speak at a meeting, we again try to carry A.A.'s message. Whether our audience is one or many, it is still Twelfth Step work. There are many opportunities even for those of us who feel unable to speak at meetings or who are so situated that we cannot do much face-to-face Twelfth Step work. We can be the ones who take on the unspectacular but important tasks that make good Twelfth Step work possible, perhaps arranging for the coffee and cake after the meetings, where so many skeptical, suspicious newcomers have found confidence and comfort in the laughter and talk. This is Twelfth Step work in the very best sense of the word. "Freely ye have received; freely give..." is the core of this part of Step Twelve. p. 110

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we're glad we're out of it. So after a few months in A.A., we find that we can honestly say that we want something else more than drinking. We've learned by experience that a sober life is really enjoyable and we wouldn't go back to the old drunken way of living for anything in the world. Do I want to keep sober a lot more than I want to get drunk? Meditation For The Day My spiritual life depends on an inner consciousness of God. I must be led in all things by my consciousness of God and I must trust Him in all things. My consciousness of God will always bring peace to me. I will have no fear, because a good future lies before me as long as I keep my consciousness of God. If in every single happening, event and plan I am conscious of God, then no matter what happens, I will be safe in God's hands. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may have this ever-consciousness of God. I pray for a new and better life through this God consciousness.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Surrender On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning. But it is in AA Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit "bottom" in despair and surrender, can we accomplish sobriety which we could never accomplish before. We must, and we do, surrender in order to win. c. 1955 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous 2nd Edition, pp. 341-2 Thought to Consider . . . Life didn't end when I got sober -- it started. *~*AACRONYMS*~* S W A T Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust

Daily Reflection "THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES" Selfishness—self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without my control and direction. And how wordlessly wonderful to come to believe that a power greater than me exists separate and apart from myself. I believe that the feeling of separation I experience between me and God will one day vanish. In the meantime, faith must serve as the pathway to the center of my life.

Pot Luck The Hares and the Frogs One day the hares were discussing how they could hardly ever relax because of their fear of other animals. Just then they felt the earth tremble and saw a herd of wild horses stampeding their way. They scampered about in a panic and soon were trapped near the edge of a lake. They decided they would rather leap into the lake and drown themselves than continue living in a state of perpetual panic. But just as they were about to leap, they startled some frogs that promptly hopped into the water. The hares scanned the lake and saw that the frogs had disappeared. "Perhaps," said one hare, "things are not as bad as they seem." The moral of the story: There is always someone worse off than you. There are many others who are facing their own set of difficulties and challenges. To think that you are the only one who has problems, what you are going through is unique, or no one could possibly understand the hardships you face minimizes the needs of others. The program is for the good of all, not for the good of one. Rather than stay locked in your own mind-set and bemoan what you are facing, reach out to others. I will remember there are others who also require attention, comfort, and care. You are reading from the book: Morning Light by Amy E. Dean

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