Your Daily Reprieve 05.30.17

Your Daily Reprieve for Tuesday  May  30,  2017 From Waynesville, NC

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." – Philo "I use notes to remind me to seek my Higher Power ... On my desk, in front of my computer is the note: 'Good morning, this is God, I will be handling all your worries and concerns for today. I will not need your help!'"  ~Grapevine: Buffalo Grove, Ill., November 2013 ‘Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better.’ ~Richard Hooker ‘Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.’ ~Franklin P. Adams ‘You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.’ ~Leymah Gbowee ‘Judge a man by his questions, rather than his answers.’ ~Voltaire

Big Book Quote   "Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God's help." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 62

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day DON NEWCOMB Peterson, IA @ Iowa Fall Conference Lake Okoboji, IA October 12-14.1990 http://bit.ly/2dAP2Qt Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! May  2017 Anniversaries 5/1 The Colonel (Stuart, FL).....14 5/1 Bryan E. (NYC, NY).....3 5/1 Stacey E. (Dothan, AL).....11 5/1 Susan C. (Bourne, MA).....8 5/2 Eddie C. (Southampton, UK).....17 5/2 Sandy M. ().....32 5/2 Steve W. (Cape Cod, MA).....2 5/2 Lindsey I. (NYC/Nantucket).....9 5/3 na54 (Mamaroneck, NY).....12 5/4 Patrick R. (Northfield, MA).....6 5/4 Craig F. (NYC, NY).....2 5/8 Cathy R. (Chicago, IL).....3 5/8 Mark C. ().....3 5/8 Rick M. (Waynesville, NC).....12 5/8 Mickey B. (Locust Valley/Southampton, NY).....29 5/9 Stuart O. (Springfield, VA).....5 5/9 Dan A. (Reading, UK).....1 5/10 Valerie G. (Devon, PA).....4 5/10 Jim P. (Carmel, CA)......6 5/10 Mary W. (Culebra, Puerto Rico).....2 5/10 Pamela R. (Plymouth, MA).....3 5/10 Sue V. (Kittery, ME).....11 5/11 Chuck E. (NJ).....2 5/11 Vaugn T. (Stuart, FL/Basking Ridge, NJ).....13 5/12 Beth N. (Orlando, FL).....20 5/13 Linda K. (Deerfield, IL).....31 5/13 Pat P. (Punta Gorda, FL).....11 5/13 Gary V. (Highland, IN).....31 5/15 Wilma R. (Plainsboro, NJ).....27 5/15 Bill O’D. (East Hampton, NY).....13 5/15 Jason T. (Boston, MA).....7 5/15 Carol K. (Higgins Lake, MI/Estero, FL).....17 5/15 Austin P. (Newport, RI).....17 5/15 Jana R. (Fernandina Beach, FL).....4 5/15 Dyane M. (Port Washington, NY).....13 5/16 Michael H. (Stamford. CT).....3 5/17 Lisa H. (Lexington, KY).....6 5/17 John C. (East Hampton, NY).....16 5/17 Heather S. (Highland Park, NJ).....8 5/17 David H. (Lewisburg, PA).....27 5/17 Shannon M. (Arkansas).....3 5/18 Tony R. (Princeton, NJ).....1 5/19 Adam B. (Tortola, BVI).....2 5/21 Peter G. (Morristown, NJ).....15 5/21 Paolo M. (N. Palm Beach/Nantucket).....16 5/21 Dennis G. (NYC, NY).....34 5/22 Jamie S. (Harbor Island, Mamaroneck NY).....15 5/23 Phyllis C. (Houston, TX).....24 5/23 Eric A. (Mequon, WI).....34 5/24 Harry K. (Normandy, FR).....24 5/26 Jerry S. (NYC, NY).....35 5/26 Lisa F. (NYC, NY).....13 5/26 Lee T. (Tortola, BVI/Connecticut).....26 5/27 Angelo N. (Brick, NJ).....25 5/28 Matt H. (Mooresville, NC).....1 5/28 Brian L. (Stamford, CT).....8 5/28 Roldan CP (Puerto Rico/Sasebo, JPN).....2 5/28 Susan L. (Westhampton, NY).....4 5/28 Irene L. (Hancock, ME).....29 5/28 Phil K. (Bristol, CT/Pt Charlotte, FL).....42 5/29 Jim C. (Brooklyn, NY).....4 5/29 Allen V. (Phoenicia/Astoria NY).....9 5/29 Kathleen S. (Bernardsville, NJ).....16 5/29 Paula M. (West Bloomfield, MI).....10 5/29 George B. (Cleveland, OH/Key Largo, FL).....4 5/29 Mary C. (Harlingen, TX).....27 5/31 Dave P. (Gulf Breeze, FL).....3 5/31 Art D. (Mequon, WI).....33 5/31 Lisa M. (Jacksonville, FL).....8 5/31 Jonathan H. (Jupiter, FL).....24 5/31 Sarah N. (Aspen, CO).....1 0902  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Tradition Six - "An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose." The minute we saw this compromising fact for what it was, we asked the prospective publicity director how he felt about it. "Great guns!" he said. "Of course I can't take the job. The ink wouldn't be dry on the first ad before an awful shriek would go up from the dry camp. They'd be out with lanterns looking for an honest A.A. to plump for their brand of education. A.A. would land exactly in the middle of the wet-dry controversy. Half the people in this country would think we'd signed up with the drys, the other half would think we'd joined the wets. What a mess!" "Nevertheless," we pointed out, "you still have a legal right to take this job." "I know that," he said. "But this is no time for legalities. Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life, and it comes first. I certainly won't be the guy to land A.A. in big-time trouble, and this would really do it!" Concerning endorsements, our friend had said it all. We saw as never before that we could not lend the A.A. name to any cause other than our own. pp. 158-159

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, I shall share in the responsibilities, taking it upon myself to carry my fair share of the load, not grudgingly but joyfully. To the extent that I fail in my responsibilities, A.A. fails. To the extent I succeed, A.A. succeeds. Do I accept this as my A.A. credo? Meditation For The Day "Praise the Lord." What does praising God mean? It means being grateful for all the wonderful things in the universe and for all the blessings in your life. So praise God by being grateful and humble. Praise of this kind has more power to vanquish evil than has mere resignation.  The truly grateful and humble person who is always praising God, is not tempted to do wrong. You will have a feeling of security because you know that fundamentally all is well. So look up to God and praise Him. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be grateful for all my blessings. I pray that I may humble because I know that I do not deserve them.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Attitudes "We find that our old attitudes toward our instincts need to undergo drastic revisions. Our desires for emotional security and wealth, for personal prestige and power, for romance, and for family satisfactions - all these have to be tempered and redirected. If we place instincts first, we have got the cart before the horse; we shall be pulled backward into disillusionment. But when we are willing to places spiritual growth first - then and only then do we have a real chance." Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 114  Thought to Consider . . .  I have learned that my actions are far more important than my thoughts. *~*AACRONYMS*~* EGO Easing God Out

Daily Reflection OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 109 It is with gratitude that I reflect on the early days of our Fellowship and those wise and loving "foresteppers" who proclaimed that we should not be diverted from our primary purpose, that of carrying the message to the alcoholic who still suffers. I desire to impart respect to those who labor in the field of alcoholism, being ever mindful that A.A. endorses no causes other than its own. I must remember that A.A. has no monopoly on miracle-making and I remain humbly grateful to a loving God who made A.A. possible.

Pot Luck “Improve your memory – tell the truth.” Toward the end of my drinking my memory got worse and worse.  To start with, my mind was a big blur from being constantly loaded, or from recovering from a blackout.  In addition, it got harder and harder to remember what story or excuse I had recently made up or who I had told what to.  Because my drinking had become the most important thing in my life I had begun lying to protect it, and because most of the lies and stories I made up were followed by a drinking binge, I couldn’t keep anything straight.  It’s no wonder people stopped hanging around me. When I got sober and my head began to clear, I went right on lying and telling stories.  As I worked the Steps what I realized was that I was lying to protect my ego and get my own way.  I quickly found the truth in the statement that ‘self-centeredness and self-seeking’ was my natural state as an untreated alcoholic.  It took a lot of inventories and conversations with my sponsor before I was ready to get honest.  I also had to uncover, discover and discard a lot of character defects that were keeping me sick before I could fully recover.  ​​​​​​​ Today my life is much easier now that my default is to just tell the truth.  I no longer feel the need to defend or construct a big story because today I’ve learned how to be responsible and honest.  Today I go through life looking for ways to be of service rather than to cheat or deceive.  It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to look someone in the eye again and feel a part of the human race.  And best of all, my memory has improved because today I tell the truth. http://www.thewisdomoftherooms.com

2017 Illinois State Conference Hosted by Area 19 "Supporting Our Future" When:   August 11-13, 2017 Where: The Crowne Plaza Hotel - Rosemont: 5440 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018 Conference Information Link:  https://www.chicagoaa.org/ISC2017

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The 31st Annual A.A. Netherlands Round-Up With Al-Anon Participation “The Strength Of Unity’’ August 18-20 Mennorode is easy to reach. Just take the train to Nunspeet Plan your journey http://www.9292.nl/en/ For more information visit:  http://www.aa-netherlands.org

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