Your Daily Reprieve 03.01.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday March 1, 2019

From Jacksonville, FL

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance

- it is the illusion of knowledge."
-- Daniel I. Boorstin

Whatever scares you, go do it.

Fear is just a form of excitement, and you know you should do what exites you.

Best of all, once you do something that scared you,

you're not scared of it anymore!

As you go through life, doing everything that scares you,

then you fear less and less in the world.

~Derek Sivers

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,

can change the outer aspects of their lives."

--William James

"It is better in times of need

to have a friend rather than money."
– Greek proverb

Big Book Quote

"We, who have recovered from serious drinking, are miracles of mental
health."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 133~

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Charlotte, NC

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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

March 2019 Miracles

3/1 Crispin H. (London, UK).....37

3/1 Mike McC. (White Plains, NY).....8

3/1 Rich W. (Astoria, NY).....4

3/3 Ilene W. (Los Angeles, CA).....44

3/5 Tom M. (Waynesville/Jacksonville).....25

3/5 Marty B. ().....1

3/4 George W. (Port Charlotte, FL).....2

3/5 Deirdre C. ().....22

3/9 Phil S. (Santa Fe, NM).....9

3/9 Becki V. (Canton, NC).....1

3/12 Carol S. (Farmington Hills, MI).....15

3/13 Tom V. (Morris Plains, NJ).....12

3/14 Nard B. (Bridgewater, NJ).....6

3/17 Carolyn W. (Nantucket, MA).....22

3/18 Brian K. (New York, NY).....9

3/21 BethLynn C. (Gaithersburg, MD).....27

3/21 Diane W. (Melbourne Beach, FL).....1

3/21 Kate A. (Nyack, NY/Stuart, FL).....31

3/24 Debbie K. (Hampton, NH).....30

3/24 Julie P. (Anglesey, Wales).....7

3/25 Brian Q. (Rowley, MA).....10

3/25 Tim F. (River Edge, NJ).....5

3/26 Cheryl S. (Waynesville, NC).....15

3/26 Stephen O’C (Philadelphia, PA).....9

3/28 Lisa B. (Jensen Beach, FL).....31

3/28 David B. ().....5

3/29 Stan R. (Port Charlotte, FL).....20

3/30 Barbara K. (Melville, NY).....14

0403 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Step Nine - "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."

Most of us begin making certain kinds of direct amends from the day we join Alcoholics Anonymous. The moment we tell our families that we are really going to try the program, the process has begun. In this area there are seldom any questions of timing or caution. We want to come in the door shouting the good news. After coming from our first meeting, or perhaps after we have finished reading the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we usually want to sit down with some member of the family and readily admit the damage we have done by our drinking. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. This will be a very different occasion, and in sharp contrast with those hangover mornings when we alternated between reviling ourselves and blaming the family (and everyone else) for our troubles. At this first sitting, it is necessary only that we make a general admission of our defects. It may be unwise at this stage to rehash certain harrowing episodes. Good judgment will suggest that we ought to take our time. While we may be quite willing to reveal the very worst, we must be sure to remember that we cannot buy our own peace of mind at the expense of others.

pp. 83-84

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself.
"Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God
and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the
drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is to give
our drink problem to God honestly and fully and never to reach out
and take the problem back to ourselves. If we let God have it and
keep it for good and then cooperate with Him, we'll stay sober. Have
I determined not to take the drink problem back to myself?

Meditation For The Day

Constant effort is necessary if I am to grow spiritually and develop
my spiritual life. I must keep the spiritual rules persistently,
perseveringly, lovingly, patiently, and hopefully. By keeping them, every
mountain of difficulty shall be laid low, the rough places of poverty of
spirit shall be made smooth, and all who know me shall know that God is
the Lord of all my ways. To get close to the spirit of God is to find
life and healing and strength.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that God's spirit may be everything to my soul. I pray that
God's spirit may grow within me.

Daily Thought

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Carry the Message

Taking advantage of technological advances, A.A. members with computers can participate in meetings online, sharing with fellow alcoholics across the country or around the world. Fundamentally, though, the difference between an electronic meeting and the home group around the corner is only one of format. In any meeting, anywhere, A.A.'s share experience, strength, and hope with each other, in order to stay sober and help other alcoholics. Modem-to-modem or face-to-face, A.A.'s speak the language of the heart in all its power and simplicity.
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous
Foreword to Fourth Edition, p. xxiv

Thought to Consider . . .

We in A.A. don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H E A R T
Healing, Enjoying, and Recovering, Together.

Daily Reflection

IT WORKS

It works—it really does.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88

When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of

Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me

sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!).

Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came

slowly at first, after I began listening to others share at

meetings about their experiences—experiences that I had

never faced sober, but that they were facing with strength

from a Higher Power. Out of their sharing came hope that I

too would—and could—"get" a Higher Power. In time, I

learned that a Higher Power—a faith that works under all

conditions—is possible. Today this faith, plus the honesty,

open-mindedness and willingness to work the Steps of the

program, gives me the serenity that I seek. It works—it

really does.

Pot Luck

No tap dancing around problems

Our program calls for a "searching and fearless" moral inventory, not only in the beginning, but as we continue to follow our new way of life.
What this means is complete honesty about who and what we really are. We should not tap dance around our problems in order to evade responsibility. This will not bring the cleansing we need for real sober living. We need deep changes, not mere surface ones.
Difficult as it is to be fully honest, it's made easier when we remind ourselves that it's all for our own recovery. We benefit in proportion to the amount of honesty we bring to our inventory. If it's searching and fearless, the results will be far-reaching and substantial.
I will not shirk from facing the truth about myself as I go through the day. What I need for self-improvement will be revealed to me.

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