Your Daily Reprieve 10.31.18

Your Daily Reprieve for Wednesday October 31, 2018

From Waynesville, NC

"Provision for others

is a fundamental responsibility of human life."
– Woodrow Wilson

"One day leads to the next,

no matter how unhappy I choose to be."

~Grapevine

"Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind

and helps restore our balance.

It allows others to be responsible for themselves

and for us to take our hands-off situations

that do not belong to us.

This frees us from unnecessary stress."
~Melody Beattie

To earn respect, we must live responsibly.
To live responsibly, we must identify and clarify

our personal value system,

then act on a daily basis in accordance with that value system.
Respect is for the respectable.
~Pocket Sponsor

Big Book Quote

"Henry Ford once made a wise remark to the effect that experience is the thing of supreme value in life. That is true only if one is
willing to turn the past to good account. We grow by our willingness
to face and rectify errors and convert them into assets. The
alcoholic's past thus becomes the principal asset of the family
and frequently it is almost the only one!"

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 124

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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

October 2018 Anniversaries

10/1 Corene L. (Savannah, GA).....21

10/1 Steve W. (Danvers, MA).....26

10/1 Michael A. (Palm Beach, FL).....8

10/1 Kelly R. (Jensen Beach, FL).....8

10/1 Mary H. (Andover, MA).....30

10/1 Bret K. (Charlotte, NC).....7

10/1 Michael B. (Commack, NY).....13

10/1 Henry S. (Port Charlotte, FL).....36

10/1 Brigitte L. (Tampa, FL).....5

10/1 Jim B. (Portland, ME).....2

10/1 Gary V. (Norton, MA).....5

10/2 Ian B. (Bristol, UK).....16

10/2 David R. (Bedminster, NJ).....7

10/3 Chris H. (Punta Gorda, FL).....28

10/3 Mark R. (Parkesburg, PA).....1

10/4 Kristopher B. (Millbury, OH).....4

10/4 Charlie E. (Chicago, IL).....6

10/4 Tom H. (Elyria, OH).....18

10/4 Nora K. (North Port, FL).....29

10/5 Marty B. (Hampton, NH).....31

10/5 Scott R. (Centerville, MA).....29

10/6 Annette L. (Dothan, AL).....26

10/6 Russ W. (Milford, CT).....5

10/6 Nancy G. (Port Orchard, WA).....13

10/7 Donna C. (Punta Gorda, FL).....43

10/7 Liz C. (Boston, MA).....8

10/7 Liz S. (Hoboken, NJ).....7

10/7 Anne M. (East Hampton, N Y).....14

10/7 Frank I. (Floral Park, NY).....5

10/8 Bob K. (Vero Beach, FL).....35

10/8 Meredith R. (Brunswick, GA).....6

10/8 Betsy H. (Corpus Christi, TX).....8

10/9 Xavier F. (Stamford,CT).....5

10/10 Ingrid K. (Port Washington, NY).....1

10/10 Graham B. (Louisville, KY).....1

10 11 Ray H. (Hermitage, TN).....8

10/11 Laurie C. (Ocoee, FL).....3

10/11 Harriett B. (Hobe Sound, FL).....30

10/11 Cigar Bob (Newburyport, MA/Cocoa Beach, FL).....21

10/12 Chris M. (Clark, NJ).....31

10/12 Richard T. (Hampstead, NH).....38

10/12 Greg B. (St Augustine, FL).....2

10/13 Robert L. (Denver, NC).....17

10/13 Angie T. (Okeford Fitzpaine, UK).....14

10/13 Matthew H. (Bristol, UK).....12

10/13 Ken G. (Lacrosse, WI).....1

10/13 Don C. (Evanston, IL).....47

10/13 Sonia J. (Far Hills, NJ).....4

10/14 Simon H. (Montreasl, QC).....12

10/15 Bryan L. Groveland, MA).....4

10/15 Marianne M. (Hampton, NH).....22

10/15 Anne P. (Kittery Point, ME).....30

10/15 Polly L. (Fort Lauderdale, FL).....25

10/16 Gina M. (NY, NY).....2

10/17 Donna K. (Brockton, MA).....2

10/17 Adam S. (UK).....3

10/17 Barry W. (Stratham, NH).....41

10/18 Kevin C. (Roslyn, NY).....7

10/19 DeeDee L. (Charlotte/Key Largo, FL).....19

10/19 Ray S. (Covington, LA).....30

10/19 Kim L. (Nantucket, MA).....26

10/20 Caroline J. (Stuart, FL).....1

10/20 Liza L. (NY, NY).....4

10/21 Sue T. (Flanders, NJ).....5

10/21 Belinda R. (Mt Vernon, OH).....10

10/22 Carol R. (Stuart, FL).....15

10/22 Doug S. (Brookfield, CT).....28

10/23 Bill B. (Stratham, NH).....30

10/23 Lisa B. (Atkinson, NH).....24

10/23 James D. (New York, NY).....41

10/23 Ray D. (Portsmouth , RI).....32

10/24 Andrea O. (Warren Twp., NJ).....5

10/24 Nick M. Tucson, AZ).....18

10/24 Billy H. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....3

10/25 Fawn S. (Vero Beach, FL).....44

10/25 Robyn M. (Delray Beach, FL).....29

10/25 Keely S. (Azalea, OR).....36

10/25 Mimi G. (NY9, NY).....

10/26 Niall H. (Dublin, Ireland).....26

10/27 Jessica A. (Queens, NY).....1

10/27 Renee P. (Port Charlotte, FL).....32

10/28 Craig B. (Memphis, TN).....7

10/28 Catherine C. (Stuart, FL).....9

10/29 LauraLea K. (leesburg, FL).....7

10/30 Estelle R. (NYC, NY).....42

10/30 Pat D. (Bernardsville, NJ).....6

10/30 Summer McG. (Tampa. FL).....2

10/31 Clint H. (Pittsburgh. PA).....19

10/31 Rick W. (Santa Monica, CA).....7

10/31 Sharon R. (Nantucket, MA).....13

1356 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."

The most common symptoms of emotional insecurity are worry, anger, self-pity, and depression. These stem from causes which sometimes seem to be within us, and at other times to come from without. To take inventory in this respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble. It should be remembered that this kind of insecurity may arise in any area where instincts are threatened. Questioning directed to this end might run like this: Looking at both past and present, what sex situations have caused me anxiety, bitterness, frustration, or depression? Appraising each situation fairly, can I see where I have been at fault? Did these perplexities beset me because of selfishness or unreasonable demands? Or, if my disturbance was seemingly caused by the behavior of others, why do I lack the ability to accept conditions I cannot change? These are the sort of fundamental inquiries that can disclose the source of my discomfort and indicate whether I may be able to alter my own conduct and so adjust myself serenely to self-discipline.

p. 52

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

I have more peace and contentment. Life has fallen into place.

The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have found their correct position.

Life is whole, all of one piece. I am not cast
hither and yon on every wind of circumstance or fancy.

I am no longer a dry leaf cast up and away by the breeze.

I have found my place of rest, my place where I belong.

I am content. I do not vainly wish for things I cannot have.

I have "the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."

Have I found contentment in A.A.?

Meditation For The Day

In all of us there is an inner consciousness that tells of God,

an inner voice that speaks to our hearts.

It is a voice that speaks to us intimately, personally, in a time of quiet
meditation. It is like a lamp unto our feet and a light unto your path.

We can reach out into the darkness and figuratively touch the hand of God.

As the Big Book puts it: "Deep down in every man, woman and child is the fundamental idea of God. We can find the Great Reality deep down within us.

And when we find it, it changes our whole attitude
toward life."

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may follow the leading of the inner voice.

I pray that I may not turn a deaf
ear to the urging of my conscience.

Daily Thought

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Great Reality

"Deep down in every man, woman, and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself. We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found. It was so with us."
c.1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55

Thought to Consider . . .

God seldom becomes a reality until God becomes a necessity.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

P R O G R A M
People Relying On God Relay A Message

Daily Reflection

AVOIDING CONTROVERSY

All history affords us the spectacle of striving nations and

groups finally torn asunder because they were designed for,

or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart because of

sheer self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon the

rest of mankind some millennium of their own specification.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 176

As an A.A. member and sponsor, I know I can cause real

damage if I yield to temptation and give opinions and

advice on another's medical, marital, or religious problems.

I am not a doctor, counselor, or lawyer. I cannot tell anyone

how he or she should live; however, I can share how I came

through similar situations without drinking, and how A.A.'s

Steps and Traditions help me in dealing with my life

Pot Luck

That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life. --Garrison Keillor

Our problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some of us have held back our anger, which led to resentment of our loved ones. Some of us have indulged our anger and become abusive. Some of us have been so frightened of anger that we closed off the dialogue in our relationships when angry feelings came out.

Some of us have wasted our energy by focusing anger on people who weren't really important to us. Do we truly want them to become so important? Yet, perhaps the important relationships got frozen because we weren't open and respectful with our anger. It isn't possible to be close to someone without being angry at times. We let our loved ones be part of our lives by feeling our anger when it is there and expressing it openly, directly, and respectfully to them - or by hearing them when they are angry. Then, with dialogue, we can let it go.

I will be aware of those people I am making important in my life and will grow in dealing with my anger.

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