Your Daily Reprieve 04.30.18

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday April 30, 2018 From Saint Augustine, FL

"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier." – Albert Schweitzer "When human beings stand by one another, testify to their faith, and witness each other's pain, miracles happen. If we are loved enough, we are emotionally healed and spiritually made whole." ~Marianne Williamson When the mind truly awakens.... One realizes what a false story one has been living... ~Mooji "Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for yourself the alternatives of choice. Without the possibility of choice and the exercise of choice a man is not a man but a member, an instrument, a thing ..." ~Archibald MacLeish

Big Book Quote "How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 8

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day South Africa National Convention Saturday Meeting 4 2015 https://bit.ly/2JcRWqD 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!! SOBER DATE YOUR NAME YOUR LOCATION YEARS SOBER 6/10 (mo/day) Bob S Akron, OH 83 It will look like this : 6/10 Bob S. (Akron, OH).....83 April 2018 Anniversaries 4/1 Cary W. (Stuart, FL).....11 4/1 Joyce G. (Bradford, MA).....30 4/1 James M. (Airdrie, Scotland).....27 4/1 Ron F. (Cincinnati, OH).....41 4/1 Brian N. (Diamondhead, MS).....5 4/1 Beth K. (Atlantic Highlands, NJ).....25 4/1 Ray B. (Peabody, MA).....26 4/3 Bob K. (Syracuse, NY).....29 4/4 Mark V. (Charlotte, NC).....3 4/4 Matthew D. (Port Washington, NY).....4 4/5 Bob C. (Akron, OH).....16 4/5 Glenn P. (Northport, FL).....35 4/6 Nick E. (Twickenham, UK).....19 4/6 Eugene R. (Barcelona, Spain).....4 4/6 Maryann E. (Northport, FL).....21 4/7 Maddie M. (Haverhill, MA).....35 4/7 Susie C. (New York, NY).....27 4/8 Paul K. (Akron, OH).....14 4/8 Ashley G. (Miami, FL).....6 4/8 Chris D. (Ft. Pierce, FL).....30 4/8 Greg M. (Clermont, FL).....4 4/9 Dayton H. (New York, NY).....28 4/9 Bobby M. (Long Island, NY).....3 4/10 Chas T. (Aiken, SC).....6 4/11 Diane M. (Waynesville, NC/Jacksonville, FL).....10 4/11 Jerry W. (Walker, LA).....45 4/11 Jeremy S. (Austin, TX).....6 4/11  Christine C. (Succasunna, NJ).....9 4/11 Bridget S. (New York, New York).....2 4/12 Kathleen M. (Naples, FL).....30 4/13 Eric B. (Seal Beach, CA).....6 4/14 Sue B. (Waynesville, NC).....8 4/14 Caitlin F. (Richmond, VA).....5 4/15 Erin S. (Nantucket/Wayland, MA).....13 4/15 Larry R. (Westchester, NY).....39 4/17 Vicki M. (Waynesville, NC).....37 4/17 Frank T. (Rocky Point, NY)…..9 4/17 Rich W. (Evanston, IL).....1 4/17 Cecily T. (Cambridge, MA).....9 4/18 Brad G. (St Louis, MO).....17 4/19 Jim P. (Parkville, MD).....13 4/19 Joanna J. (Port St. Lucie, FL).....37 4/19 Dennis M. (Ridgewood, NJ).....2 4/21 Elizabeth W. (Berwyn, PA).....12 4/21 Glenn P. (Northport, FL).....35 4/21 Tom Mc. (Leesburg, FL).....48 4/22 Jeannie C. (Nantucket, MA).....26 4/22 Brittany B. (New York, NY).....2 4/23 Steve W.  (Syracuse, NY/Indialantic, FL).....13 4/23 Dorothy V. (Nantucket, MA).....14 4/24 Fran D. (Randolph, NJ).....43 4/25 Melissa S. (New York, NY).....9 4/25 Terry K. (Northport, FL).....29 4/25 Katte W. (Northport, FL).....30 4/25 Rourke H. (St. Maarten, DWI/Puking Hills, CA).....19 4/26 Jessica S. (Stamford, CT).....1 4/26 Cliff M. (Newburyport, MA).....8 4/26 Gráinne F. (Dublin, IRL  / Chiang Mai., THI)..... 8 4/26 Steve S. (Davidson, NC).....5 4/26 Janet T. (Portsmouth, NH).....19 4/27 Norma D. (Bradford, MA).....7 4/27/ Toby Y. (New York, NY)  ..... 5 4/27 Kathy C. (Princeton, NJ).....10 4/28 Bobby S. (So. Boston, MA).....16 4/28 Jason F. (Queens, NY).....3 4/28 Laurie (Chatham, NJ).....33 4/30 Sam M. (Dothan, AL).....7 4/30 Sandra M. (Airdrie, Scotland) .....29 4/30 Marketa C. (Arlington, VA).....15 1107  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." These little studies of A.A. Twelve Steps now come to a close. We have been considering so many problems that it may appear that A.A. consists mainly of racking dilemmas and troubleshooting. To a certain extent, that is true. We have been talking about problems because we are problem people who have found a way up and out, and who wish to share our knowledge of that way with all who can use it. For it is only by accepting and solving our problems that we can begin to get right with ourselves and with the world about us, and with Him who presides over us all. Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. p. 125

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The A.A. program is one of faith because we find that we must have faith in a Power greater than ourselves if we are going to get sober. We're helpless before alcohol, but when we turn our drink problem over to God and have faith that He can give us all the strength we need, then we have the drink problem licked. Faith in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God is the essential part of the A.A. program. Is faith still strong in me? Meditation For The Day Each one of us is a child of God, and as such, we are full of the promise of spiritual growth. A young person is like the springtime of the year. The full time of the fruit is not yet, but there is promise of the blossom. There is a spark of the Divine in every one of us. Each has some of God's spirit that can be developed by spiritual exercise. Know that your life is full of glad promise. Such blessings can be yours, such joys, such wonders, as long as you develop in the sunshine of God's love. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may develop the divine spark within me. I pray that by so doing I may fulfill the promise of a more abundant life.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~  /) (   \ (AA)/   ) (_   /AA\ _)   /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Maturity "Many oldsters who have put our AA 'booze cure' to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. To attain this, we must develop a real maturity and balance (which is to say humility) in our relations with ourselves, with our fellows, and with God." Bill W., Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, January 1958 As Bill Sees It, p. 244 Thought to Consider . . . "We must find a spiritual basis of life -- or else." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 44 *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* AA Attitude Adjustment

Daily Reflection A GREAT PARADOX These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The great paradox of A.A. is that I know I cannot keep the precious gift of sobriety unless I give it away. My primary purpose is to stay sober. In A.A. I have no other goal, and the importance of this is a matter of life or death for me. If I veer from this purpose I lose. But A.A. is not only for me; it is for the alcoholic who still suffers. The legions of recovering alcoholics stay sober by sharing with fellow alcoholics. The way to my recovery is to show others in A.A. that when I share with them, we both grow in the grace of the Higher Power, and both of us are on the road to a happy destiny.

Pot Luck It's an esteemable act to stop and smell the roses. For years I diligently and faithfully read my daily meditations. I worked them into my routine activities, just as I shower, brush my teeth, and press my clothes. After each reading, I'd stop and digest the material, allowing myself to mentally interpret each passage's meaning. It was a great way to begin my day. But over the years, I became careless in my reading and rushed through my daily meditations. As a result, I missed the essence of what keeps me grounded. Do you really take the time to understand the meaning of your daily readings? On average, I'd imagine too few of us do. When we skim through our readings, we miss the real benefit of these powerful, inspirational, mind-altering tools. There is a richness in our reading that has the power to change a day, avert a disaster, calm a nerve, or untwist a mind wrought with anger. Think of a time when you needed help in making sense of an experience and you opened your book to just the right page, seemingly by accident. When we don't process what we read, how can it help us? Yet if we invest the time, we will experience more abundance and a greater sense of serenity. We'll discover tools for living that previously eluded us. We'll feel better equipped to handle situations that used to baffle us because we're participating in our solution. We'll know a new freedom and a new happiness because we'll know we are not alone. You're invited to take time to read, understand, and really digest your daily inspirational readings. The more you practice reading for understanding, the easier it becomes and the more you will benefit. You are reading from the book: 52 Weeks of Esteemable Acts by Francine Ward

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