Your Daily Reprieve 02.01.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday February 1, 2019

From Jacksonville, FL

'The 12 Steps of our A.A. program are not crammed down anybody's throat.

They are not sustained by any human authority.

Yet we powerfully unite around them because the truth they contain

has saved our lives, has opened the doors to a new world.

Our experience tells us these universal truths work.

The anarchy of the individual yields to their persuasion.

He sobers up and is led, little by little,

to complete agreement with our simple fundamentals.

Ultimately, these truths govern his life and he comes to live under their authority,

the most powerful authority known, the authority of his full consent, willingly given.

He is ruled, not by people, but by principles, by truths and,

as most of us would say, he is ruled by God.'

~Language of the Heart : Rules Dangerous, Unity Vital pg. 8

"Fearless people embrace the flow of life with perseverance and determination.

They view life as an adventure, not an ordeal."
~Barbara M. Perkins

"Sponsorship is a bridge to trusting the human race,

the very race we once resigned from.

In learning to trust, we are strengthening our sobriety."

~Grapevine: Grand Island, Nebraska, February 1984,

"The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself."
--Mark Twain

Big Book Quote

"It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to
futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit
these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 66

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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

February 2019 Miracles

2/1 Gilly L. (Brighton, UK).....19

2/1 Trish S. (Stuart, FL).....6

2/1 Rick J. (Rye, NY).....27

2/1 Joe H. (Middle Village, NY).....2

2/1 Mike P. (Floral Park, NY).....31

2/1 Maureen B. (Manhattan, NY).....1

2/1 Sean D. (Woodbury, NY).....11

2/1 Mikey “Sparks” (Mt Olive, NJ).....9

2/2 Brad M. (Westfield, NY).....36

2/3 Craig Mc (Seattle, WA).....11

2/3 Fred W. (Honolulu, HI).....28

2/4 Mark L. (Nashville, TN).....4

2/6 Dale W. (Brandon, FL).....12

2/6 Paul K. (Key Largo/Cape Cod).....35

2/6 Michael N. (New York, NY).....10

2/7 Macs S. (Scottsdale, AZ).....31

2/7 Chick B. (Salt Lake City, UT).....19

2/8 Patti L. (Tampa, FL).....42

2/9 Jeff S. (Hillsdale, NJ).....27

2/10 Barbara R. (Long Beach, CA).....27

2/10 Fred M. (Westminster, VT).....10

2/12 Betty P. (Valparaiso, IN).....35

2/12 Julie K. (Wausau, WI).....7

2/12 Tom B. (Port Charlotte, FL).....29

2/13 Tom B. (LaPointe, WI).....30

2/14 Kevin H. (Salem, NH).....34

2/14 Richard B. (Northport, FL).....9

2/14 Leslie N. (Port Charlotte, FL).....7

2/15 Steve Y. (Colombo, Sri Lanka).....31

2/16 Nancy B. (Northport, FL).....36

2/16 Clarence Mc. (Port Charlotte, FL).....44

2/17 Bob J. (Roseland, NJ).....11

2/18 Mike P. (Elmont, NY).....27

2/18 Gig M. (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada).....1

2/23 Dwight (East Williston, ).....9

2/24 Ali L. (North Dorset, UK).....1

2/25 Ewelina (Bristol, UK).....1

2/16 John G. (Stuart, FL).....34

2/26 John P. (Holliston, MA).....14

2/28 Gig M. (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia).....18

0757 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."

True, most of us thought good character was desirable, but obviously good character was something one needed to get on with the business of being self-satisfied. With a proper display of honesty and morality, we'd stand a better chance of getting what we really wanted. But whenever we had to choose between character and comfort, the character-building was lost in the dust of our chase after what we thought was happiness. Seldom did we look at character-building as something desirable in itself, something we would like to strive for whether our instinctual needs were met or not. We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living.

pp. 71-72

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

When we think about having a drink, we're thinking of
the kick we get out of drinking, the pleasure, the escape
from boredom, the feeling of self-importance and the
companionship of other drinkers. What we don't think of
is the letdown, the hangover, the remorse, the waste of
money, and the facing of another day. In other words,
when we think about that first drink, we're thinking of
all the assets of drinking and none of the liabilities.
What has drinking really got that we haven't got
in A.A.? Do I believe that the liabilities of drinking outweigh
the assets?

Meditation For The Day

I will start a new life each day. I will put the old
mistakes away and start anew each day. God always offers
me a fresh start. I will not be burdened or anxious. If
God's forgiveness were only for the righteous and those
who had not sinned, where would be its need? I believe
that God forgives us all our sins, if we are honestly
trying to live today the way He wants us to live. God
forgives us much and we should be very grateful.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that my life may not be spoiled by worry and fear
and selfishness. I pray that I may have a glad, thankful
and humble heart.

Daily Thought

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Coping

God willing, we members of A.A. may never again have to deal with drinking, but we have to deal with sobriety every day. How do we do it? By learning - through practicing the Twelve Steps and through sharing at meetings - how to cope with the problems that we looked to booze to solve, back in our drinking days . . . We learn how to level out the emotional swings that got us into trouble both when we were up and when we were down.

c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 558

Thought to Consider . . .

The ankle-biters of everyday struggles will eat away at me unless I go to meetings and call my sponsor.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

R I D
Restless, Irritable and Discontented

Daily Reflection

GOAL: SANITY

". . . Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate

my life. I can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I

came to believe in a Power greater than myself, but I

certainly have that belief now."

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 27

"Came to believe!" I gave lip service to my belief when I

felt like it or when I thought it would look good. I didn't

really trust God. I didn't believe He cared for me. I kept

trying to change things I couldn't change. Gradually, in

disgust, I began to turn it all over, saying: "You're so

omnipotent, you take care of it." He did. I began to receive

answers to my deepest problems, sometimes at the most

unusual times: driving to work, eating lunch, or when I was

sound asleep. I realized that I hadn't thought of those

solutions—a Power greater than myself had given them to

me. I came to believe.

Pot Luck

As a matter of fact, prayer is the only real action in the full sense of the word, because prayer is the only thing that changes one's character. A change in character, or a change in soul, is a real change.
-- Emmet Fox, The Sermon on the Mount

   Erica Jong has said that we are spiritual beings who are human. Praying and meditating are ways we take care of our spirit. Prayer and meditation are disciplines suggested by the Eleventh Step of Twelve Step recovery programs: Al-Anon, CoDa, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and others.
   Prayer and meditation are not necessarily connected to organized religion. Prayer and meditation are ways to improve our personal relationship with a Higher Power to benefit ourselves, our life, and our growth. Praying is how we connect with God. We don't pray because we have to; we pray because we want to. It is how we link our soul to our Source.
   We are learning to take care of our emotions, our mind, and our physical needs. We're learning to to change our behaviors. But we're also learning to take care of our spirit, our soul, because that is where all true change begins.
   Each time we talk to God, we are transformed. Each time we connect with our Higher Power, we are heard, touched, and changed for the best.
Today, I will practice prayer and meditation. Whether I feel desperate , uneasy, or peaceful, I will make the effort to connect with my Higher Power, at least for a moment today.

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