Your Daily Reprieve 03.31.17
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Your
Daily Reprieve for Friday March 31, 2017
From Waynesville,
NC
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"I will love the light for it
shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the
stars."
- Og Mandino
We are losing all fear of those violent
emotional storms which sometimes cross our alcoholic world; perhaps it
bespeaks our confidence that every storm will be followed by a calm; a calm
which is more understanding, more compassionate, more tolerant than any we
ever knew before."
~Grapevine: Bill W., August 1946
"The greatest happiness of life is
the conviction that we are loved -
loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." --Victor Hugo
Depend on your rabbit’s foot if you
will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit. May you be blessed to
depend on God for good fortune. Luck will only take you so far, but faith
will take you all the way. ~Prayables
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Big
Book Quote
"Above
everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We
must, or it kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 62~ |
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SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT
WORKS!!
MARCH 2017
Anniversaries
3/1
Erich O. (Honolulu, HI).....5
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Mike B. (Purchase, NY).....17
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Charlie P. (Austin, TX).....32
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3/31 Sally H. (NYC, NY).....6
1068 Total Years of Sobriety
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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."
What are these facts of A.A. life which brought us to this apparently impractical principle? John Doe, a good A.A. moves - let us say - to Middletown, U.S.A. Alone now, he reflects that he may not be able to stay sober, or even alive, unless he passes on to other alcoholics what was so freely given him. He feels a spiritual and ethical compulsion, because hundreds may be suffering within reach of his help. Then, too, he misses his home group. He needs other alcoholics as much as they need him. He visits preachers, doctors, editors, policemen , and bartenders ... with the result that
p.132
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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. |
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Daily
Thought
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(\ ~~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Change "Let us never fear needed change. Certainly we have to discriminate between changes for worse and changes for better. But once a need becomes clearly apparent in an individual, in a group, or in AA as a whole, it has long since been found out that we cannot stand still and look the other way." Bill W., Box 1980 The AA Grapevine, July 1965 As Bill Sees It, p. 115 Thought to Consider . . . There is no progress without change. *~*AACRONYMS*~* CHANGE Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Everyday |
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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.
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Pot
Luck
An honest man's the noblest work of God.--Alexander Pope Step Five says, "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." When we did this Step, the person we admitted our wrongs to didn't run away or reject us. That person stuck with us. Chances are, we were told that we are quite human. And working Step Five helped us to see that we can change, now that we're sober. The most important part of Step Five is the act of being totally honest about ourselves. Then we know that relationships - with our Higher Power, ourselves, and others - can be built. We have faced the truth. Now we know we never have to lie. Prayer for the Day Higher Power, I know no Fifth Step is perfect. Please help me be as honest as I can in doing my Fifth Step and at other times. Action for the Day If I've avoided doing a Fifth Step, I'll talk to my sponsor about it today.
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One
Day Step Series
Saturday
April 1st 2017
Peter
M. From Fort Lauderdale and Stevie B. Deerfield
9 a.m. to 5
p.m. includes a potluck lunch
Passing the
basket between each meeting
Location: Jensen Beach
Community Church
3900 Skyline
Drive Jensen Beach Florida
For more
information email:
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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!!
Like and
Follow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondYourWildestDreams/
Contact for Questions or to Get involved: Valerie or Suzanne beyondmywildestdreamsavalon@gmail.com
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" Nueva Libertad, Nueva Alegría "
New Freedom, 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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