Your Daily Reprieve 12.31.17

Your Daily Reprieve for  Sunday December  31,  2017 From St Augustine, FL

“Tonight’s December thirty-first, Something is about to burst. The clock is crouching, dark and small, Like a time bomb in the hall. Hark, it's midnight, children dear. Duck! Here comes another year!” ~Ogden Nash “MOTHER TIME: Life goes by so very fast, my dears, and taking the time to reflect, even once a year, slows things down. We zoom past so many seconds, minutes, hours, killing them with the frantic way we live that it's important we take at least this one collective sigh and stop, take stock, and acknowledge our place in time before diving back into the melee. Midnight on New Year's Eve is a unique kind of magic where, just for a moment, the past and the future exist at once in the present. Whether we're aware of it or not, as we countdown together to it, we're sharing the burden of our history and committing to the promise of tomorrow.” ~Hillary DePiano “Well, The Year Is Finally Wrapped up, Looking Back, I Made Mistakes Along Just like The Next Man, As a Matter of Fact, I Have Wronged, Disappointed, Been Inpatient a Little Insecure, Been Out of Control and at Times Hard to Bear With. My Prayer Dear Family and Friend is That You Forgive Me and Continue to Bare With Me as I Look Upon Myself and Work on Myself on The Next Coming Years, I Haven't Been The Best of Friends But Sure I Will As I Continue To Seek God's Enlightenment and Wisdom. I Love You All and Bless You In God's Name.” ~William Nsubuga “The New Year is a painting not yet painted; a path not yet stepped on; a wing not yet taken off! Things haven’t happened as yet! Before the clock strikes twelve, remember that you are blessed with the ability to reshape your life!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan "I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return.  And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind!" ~Neil Gaiman

Big Book Quote "...the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than in his body." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, Page 23~

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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! DECEMBER  2017 Anniversaries 12/1 Beth S. (Albuquerque, NM).....22 12/1 Anne H. ().....24 12/2 Jose A. (NYC, NY).....6 12/2 Wendy M. (Scottsdale, AZ).....28 12/02 Michelle B. (New York, NY).....12 12/4 Ellen A. (NYC, NY).....12 12/4 Lisa B. (San Leandro, CA).....22 12/5 Sophie M-G. (Larchmont, NY).....5 12/5 Bridgette R. (Newport Beach, CA).....11 12/5 Joel N. (NYC, NY).....12 12/5 Dave F. ().....36 12/6 Ryan W. (Costa Mesa, CA).....6 12/7 Georgia O. ().....39 12/6 Dave B. (Venice, FL).....26 12/6 Rob N. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....24 12/7 Chris S. (Stockton, NJ).....10 12/8 Lynne L. (Portland, OR).....44 12/8 Ed B. (Lawrenceville, NJ).....16 12/9 Elizabeth W. (NYC).....5 12/10 Gypsy Paul K. (Nantucket, MA).....11 12/10 Kathy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....7 12/11 Kevin G. (Monmouth Beach, NJ).....6 12/12 John Mc. ().....34 12/12 Mary Beth D. (Hilton Head, SC).....19 12/12 Mitch B. (Evanston, IL/Long Beach, CA).....31 12/12 Natalie B. (Columbus, OH).....3 12/12 Dixon S. St Louis, MO).....7 12/13 Tom O. (Mequon, WI).....11 12/13 Trent H. (Amarillo, TX).....14 12/14 Rebos (Cullman, AL).....27 12/14 Linda M. (Salem, NH).....5 12/15 John M. (Paros, Greece).....15 12/15 Steve S. (Garnerville, NY/Stuart, FL).....34 12/15 Bill M. (Caguas, Puerto Rico).....32 12/15 John H. (St Louis, MO).....1 12/16 Jim J. (NYC, NY).....44 12/17 Jess B. (Mount Vernon, OH).....7 12/17 Mike S. (Raleigh, NC).....1 12/17 Joe K. (North Port, FL).....31 12/17 Chris V. (Gulf Breeze, FL).....10 12/18 Linda M. (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico).....32 12/18 Michael M.(San Miguel de Allende, Mexico).....32 12/18 Ciro G. (Phoenix, AZ).....11 12/18 Jennifer P. (Christchurch, New Zealand).....27 12/18 John K. (Stuart, FL).....5 12/20 John G. (Astoria, Queens, NY).....1 12/20 Caroline M. (Novato, CA).....33 12/21 Moira N. (New Rochelle, NY).....6 12/21 Ann M. (New York, NY).....27 12/21 Scott M. (Mooresville, NC).....6 12/22 Dick McD. (New York, NY).....40 12/23 Pete G. (Larchmont, NY)....37. 12/23 Carol V-R. (Amarillo, TX).....11 12/23 Cathy B. (Princeton, NJ).....13 12/23 Georgie S. (Nantucket., MA).....10 12/24 Eric O. (Portland, ME).....3 12/24 Louise M. (Oak Lawn, IL).....9 12/25 Michelle O. (Hilton Head, SC).....1 12/25 Eric F. (Chapel Hill, NC).....5 12/26 Mark L. (Brooklyn, NY).....1 12/26 Chick R. (Oak Forest, IL).....20 12/26 Eve F-C. (Concord, MA).....8 12/26 Henry C. (Queens, NY).....17 12/27 Holly F-C. (Asheville, NC).....5 12/27 Trisha H. (UK).....1 12/27 Tom B. (NYC, NY).....15 12/27 Doug K. (New Hyde Park, NY).....10 12/28 Melissa C. (Acton, MA).....3 12/28 Johanna T. (Cobleskill, NY).....17 12/28 Natalie D. (Jamaica).....5 12/29 Barb T. (North Port, FL).....3 12/30 Rufus W. (Coppell, TX).....44 12/31 Larry S. (Marietta, GA).....30 12/31 Tabatha K. (Denver, NC).....5 12/31 Aussie Ian (Dublin, Ireland).....23 12/31 Jake R. (Murphy, NC).....42 12/31Galia P. (Jerusalem, Israel).....10 1183 Total Years

12&12 Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." But when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety--in other words, to all of us--this newfound peace is a priceless gift. Something new indeed has been added. Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity. p. 74

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself. The Lord's Prayer has become part of my A.A. thoughts for each day: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Have I given myself? Meditation For The Day As we look back over the year just gone, it has been a good year to the extent that we have put good thoughts, good words, and good deeds into it. None of what we have thought, said, or done need be wasted. Both the good and the bad experiences can be profited by. In a sense, the past is not entirely gone. The result of it, for good or evil, is with us at the present moment. We can only learn by experience and none of our experience is completely wasted. We can humbly thank God for the good things of the year that has gone. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may carry good things into the year ahead. I pray that I may carry on with faith, with prayer, and with hope.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Self-appraisal "I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good. Then I would greatly exaggerate whatever virtues I supposed I had attained. Next I would congratulate myself on the grand job I was doing. So my unconscious self-deception never failed to turn my few good assets into serious liabilities. This astonishing process was always a pleasant one. . . I was falling straight back into the pattern of my drinking days. . . I shall forever regret the damage I did to people around me. Indeed, I still tremble when I realize what I might have done to A.A. and to its future." Bill W., June 1961 1988 AA Grapevine, The Language of the Heart,  pp. 256-7 Thought to Consider . . . When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. *~*AACRONYMS*~* A. A. Attitude Adjustment

Daily Reflection DAILY RESOLUTIONS The idea of "twenty-four-hour living" applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284 A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes—a time to consider directions, goals, and actions. I must make some plans to live a normal life, but also I must live emotionally within a twenty-four-hour frame, for if I do, I don't have to make New Year's resolutions! I can make every day a New Year's day! I can decide, "Today I will do this . . . Today I will do that." Each day I can measure my life by trying to do a little better, by deciding to follow God's will and by making an effort to put the principles of our A.A. program into action.

Pot Luck God is our joy, not the lack of problems. We need to learn to trust. God may not deliver us from what we want to be delivered from because He may prefer to work something IN us and is actually using the circumstance as a tool. We always want everything else to change. We want our circumstances to change and we want all the people around us to change, but God wants to change US. God is ALWAYS working in our lives, but He may not be working in the area of our preference. If we trust Him, then we believe that whatever He's doing is what's best. Joyce Meyer

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