Your
Daily Reprieve for Monday February 27, 2017
From Waynesville,
NC
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"Remember the music is not in the
piano."
- Clement Mok
Gratitude is the vision to see that WE have been Gifted - Ernest Kurtz
We do not have to become heroes
overnight.
Just a step at a time,
meeting each thing that comes up ...
discovering we have the strength
to stare it down.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
To be a champion, I think you have to
see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day
hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain
that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think
people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge. - Summer Sanders
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Big
Book Quote
"When
drinking, or getting over a bout, an alcoholic, sometimes the
model of honesty when normal, will do incredible things. Afterward, his revulsion will be terrible. Nearly always, these antics indicate nothing more than temporary conditions." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, To Employers, pg. 140~ |
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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
2/2
Michelle M. (Lighthouse Point, FL).....10
2/3
Meredith T. (Santa Fe, NM).....20
2/3
Emmanuel Z. (Pensacola, FL).....3
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Bob F. (Larchmont, NY).....2
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Jane S. (Newfound Lake, NH).....8
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Maureen B. (Locust Valley, NY).....28
2/6
Vanessa G. (Stuart/Celebration/Stone Harbor).....21
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Largo)...33
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2/7
Lorin C. (E. Sandwich, MA).....20
2/7
Greg K. (Newburyport, MA).....3
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S. (Scottsdale, AZ).....29
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Shane G, (Los Angeles, CA).....6
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Howard S. (Colonia, NJ).....3
2/11
Steve B. (Kittery/Beverly).....37
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2/12
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Richard B. (Northport, FL).....7
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Dick P. (Port Char;otte, FL).....43
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Danny S. (Rumson, NJ).....24
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Josh D. (Bath, UK).....12
2/15 John T. (Tortola / Westport
CT.)......30
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Stephen Y. (Jakarta, Indonesia).....29
2/15
Zach G. (Plymouth, MI).....7
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Nancy P. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....1
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Noel S. (Harrison, NY).....8
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Nancy B. (Northport, FL).....34
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Clarence Mc (Port Charlotte, FL).....42
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
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Laura S. (Jacksonville, FL).....19
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Jim P. (Jacksonville, FL).....15
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Mike P. (Elmont, NY).....25
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Scott W. (Hopewell, NJ).....33
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Allan C. (N. Andover, MA).....6
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Mark P. (Port Charlotte/Venice, FL).....2
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Jackie M. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....11
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Cami M. (Minden, LA).....7
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Jay S. (Palm City, FL).....6
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Shabbir A. (Mumbai, India).....34
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Mike D. (Nantucket, MA0.....24
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Fred D. (Port Washington, NY).....13
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Kara R. (Jacksonville, FL).....1
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Marshall T. (Nantucket/Venice, FL).....19
2/22
Michael W. (Key West, FL).....10
2/22
Cyndi C. (Whitehouse, NJ).....34
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Casey Q. (ManchVegas NH)..... 24yrs
2/23
Scott J. (Apple Valley, CA).....3
2/24
Betsy W. (Osprey, FL).....28
2/24
Steph S. (St. Thomas, USVI).....9
2/25
Marty M. (Queens, NY).....9
2/25
Judy S. (Los Angeles, CA).....36
2/25
Kristine P. (NYC, NY).....4
2/27 Neil R. (Queens, NY).....3
2/28
Matthew M. (Pelham, NY).....7
1258 Total Years of Sobriety
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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."
When we had taken the opposite tack and had insisted, like infants ourselves, that people protect and take care of us or that the world owed us a living, then the result had been equally unfortunate. This often caused the people we had loved most to push us aside or perhaps desert us entirely. Our disillusionment had been hard to bear. We couldn't imagine people acting that way toward us. We had failed to see that though adult in years we were still behaving childishly, trying to turn everybody--friends, wives, husbands, even the world itself--into protective parents. We had refused to learn the very hard lesson that overdependence upon people is unsuccessful because all people are fallible, and even the best of them will sometimes let us down, especially when our demands for attention become unreasonable. p. 115 |
Twenty-Four
Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day
When we first came into A.A., the first thing we did was to admit that we couldn't do anything about our drinking. We admitted that alcohol had us licked and that we were helpless against it. We never could decide whether or not to take a drink. We always took the drink. And since we couldn't do anything about it ourselves, we put our whole drink problem into the hands of God. We turned the whole thing over to that Power greater than ourselves. And we have nothing more to do about it, except to trust God to take care of the problem for us. Have I done this honestly and fully? Meditation For The Day This is the time for my spirit to touch the spirit of God. I know that the feeling of the spirit-touch is more important than all the sensations of material things. I must seek a silence of spirit-touching with God. Just a moment's contact and all the fever of life leaves me. Then I am well, whole, calm and able to arise and minister to others. God's touch is a potent healer. I must feel that touch and sense God's presence. Prayer For The Day I pray that the fever of resentment, worry and fear may melt into nothingness. I pray that health, joy, peace and serenity may take its place. |
Daily
Thought
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\(AA)/ )
(_ /AA\ _)
/ AA \
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Children
of Chaos
Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are largely a band of ego-driven individuals. Children of chaos, we have definitely played with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser. These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand today. c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 146 Thought to Consider . . . Once we clear a hurdle, it doesn't seem so high
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
C H A O S
Can't Handle Another Overwhelming
Situation
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Daily
Reflection
A UNIQUE STABILITY
Where does A.A. get its direction? . . .
These practical folk
then read Tradition Two, and learn that
the sole authority
in A.A. is a loving God as He may express
Himself in the
group conscience. . . . The elder
statesman is the one who
sees the wisdom of the group's decision,
who holds no
resentment over his reduced status, whose
judgment,
fortified by considerable experience, is
sound, and who is
willing to sit quietly on the sidelines
patiently awaiting
developments
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 132,
135
Into the fabric of recovery from
alcoholism are woven the
Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions.
As my recovery
progressed, I realized that the new
mantle was tailor-made
for me. The elders of the group gently
offered suggestions
when change seemed impossible. Everyone's
shared
experiences became the substance for
treasured friendships.
I know that the Fellowship is ready and
equipped to aid
each suffering alcoholic at all
crossroads in life. In a world
beset by many problems, I find this
assurance a unique
stability. I cherish the gift of
sobriety. I offer God my
gratitude for the strength I receive in a
Fellowship that
truly exists for the good of all members.
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Pot
Luck
Formula
for failure: trying to please everyone.
***** The elevator is broken; use the steps. ***** You are the problem, but you are also the solution. ***** Reason to be grateful #863: you learn to wake up instead of coming to. ***** Improve your memory -- tell the truth. ***** Numb is dumb; feel to heal.
You are reading from the
book:
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MARCH
10-12, 2017
CAME
TO BELIEVE RETREAT
Marywood
Retreat Center
323
Marywood Drive Jacksonville, FL 32259
Contact:
Thomas Page
(904) 803-8636
www.cametobelieve.org
page1950@gmail.com
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Beyond Your Wildest
Dreams
11th Annual Women’s AA
Retreat
“A Journey Through the
Steps”
When: Saturday, April 29, 2017,
9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Cost: Simple 7th Tradition Basket for Donation before each meeting
What to Bring: An Open Mind, A
Covered dish to Share, The 12/12 Step Book
Where: Tierney Auditorium
(Formerly Maris Stella) 50th and Ocean Drive, Avalon, NJ
Details: There will be speakers for the 12 Steps,
along with food and fellowship. We
will cover Steps 1 - 7 in the morning, break for lunch and a beach walk from
12:30 to 2, and then begin with Step 8 through 12 in the afternoon, early evening is for fun! AA Skit Planned and other fun
things! Bring a friend!!
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"
Nueva Libertad, Nueva Alegría "
New
Liberty, New Happiness
The
Condado Plaza Hilton
San
Juan, Puerto Rico
MAY
5, 6, 7
English Speaking Meetings Included
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LOON MOUNTAIN 12 STEP FESTIVAL
MAY 5,6,7 2017
At Woodward’s Resort
Lincoln, NH
COME JOIN US FOR SPEAKERS, FELLOWSHIP,
AND FUN!!
Whole Weekend is
only $190 per person D.O. or $265 Single
v Includes Two night’s lodging (Friday
& Saturday) at Woodward’s Inn of Lincoln or Woodward’s Resort.
v
Two
breakfasts and Two lunches (Saturday & Sunday)
v
One
dinner (Saturday).
v
NH
Room Tax & Resort Fee.
For
Flyer email Maddie
madcelia@aol.com
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Van
Devender Middle School
918 31st St, Parkersburg, WV 26104
More
Information:
Call
Corey C. 304-834-5513 or Brandi B. 304-893-4018
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Online registration for the 2017 AA Convention is now
open!
Register Here!
http://aaconvention.eventbee.com/event?eid=169348274
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“THERE
IS A SOLUTION”
3 DAYS OF BIG
BOOK EXPERIENCE
June 23rd, 24th,
25th 2017
Presented by:
Worldly
Traveled Big Book Technicians
Charlie P. and Katie P. from Austin Texas
A
weekend adventure through the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
you
won’t want to miss.
LOCATION:
Watson Homestead, 9620 Dry Run Rd. Painted Post N.Y.
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