Your Daily Reprieve 03.31.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday March 31, 2019

From Jacksonville, FL

“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past,

we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future.

So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one.

We cannot love when we feel fear….

When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone,

we will experience total love and oneness with all.”
– Gerald G. Jampolsky

“Your time is way too valuable to be wasting

on people that can't accept who you are.”
– Turcois Ominek

“Accept the fact that you will grow apart

from people you’ve had significant relationships with.

Understand when someone no longer positively affects your life.

Let them go. Don’t hinder your growth.”
– Unknown

“The person who doesn’t value you

is blocking you from the one who will.

Let them go.”

– Robert Tew

Big Book Quote

"...we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun
in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on
enjoying life."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 132

Daily Share!

AA Speaker of the Day

Word came last night that Howard has passed.

RIP Howard

Howard Polenz

Gilbert AZ

55^th Florida State Convention

July 2011

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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).....84

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

3/2 Liz C. (White Plains. NY).....10

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

3/3 Phoebe H. (Waynesville, NC).....34

3/3 Kelly T. (Newmarket, NH).....28

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

3/4 Mile L. (Melbourne, FL).....11

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

3/5 Russell N. (Dublin, Ireland).....5

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

3/5 Deirdre C. ().....23

3/5 Peter G. (Stuart, FL).....40

3/7 George (Milwaukee, WI).....11

3/7 Dave G. (White Rock, BC).....16

3/8 Elaine M. (new York, NY)…..35

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

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

3/9 Andy W. (City Island, NY (BYOC).....32

3/9 Patti K. (Baiting Hollow, NY).....35

3/9 Tony C. (Punta Gorda, FL).....40

3/9 Dan W. (Port Charlotte, FL).....30

3/9 Peter R. (New York, NY).....9

3/11 John M. Succasunna, NJ)…..10

3/12 Carol S. (Farmington Hills, MI).....16

3/12 Ned W. (Melbourne, FL).....22

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

3/13 Sue S. (Naples, FL)…..7

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

3/16 John S. (Austin, TX).....6

3/17 Tortlola Dan (Vero Beach, FL).....40

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

3/17 Judy D. (Good Morning, Carmel, CA).....4

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

3/18 Rachael P. (London, UK).....5

3/19 Mike B. (Purchase, NY).....19

3/20 Michelle O. (Palm Springs, CA)…..20

3/20 Shannon C. (Joliet, IL).....2

3/20 Bill M. (Clearwater, FL)…..45

3/21 Tucker H. (Nantucket, MA)…..2

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

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

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

3/21 Lee H. (Devon, PA).....1

3/21 Pamela B. (Clinton, NJ).....36

3/21 Norm A. (Boston, MA)…..30

3/22 Sally S. (Spring Island SC/Nantucket MA).....31

3/23 Jesse R. ().....9

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

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

3/25 Buffy H. (Gambier, OH/Nantucket).....27

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

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

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

3/27 Chuck L. (Key Largo, FL).....32

3/27 Cathy C-T. (Palm City, FL).....11

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

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

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

3/28 Steven S. ().....9

3/28 Rich W. (Candler, NC).....25

3/29 Robin S. (New York, NY).....26

3/29 Pat H. (Young Harris, GA).....50

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

3/29 Bill D. (Plymouth, MA)….5

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

3/30 Joyce G. (Michigan/Florida).....9

3/30 Ralph B. (Port St. Lucie, FL).....37

3/30 Larry G. (Wingham, Ontario, CA)…..18

1276 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Step Eleven - "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."

Sometimes we took a slightly different tack. Sure, we said to ourselves, the hen probably did come before the egg. No doubt the universe had a "first cause" of some sort, the God of the Atom, maybe, hot and cold by turns. But certainly there wasn't any evidence of a God who knew or cared about human beings. We liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles. But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove his pet theory wrong. Of course we finally did experiment, and when unexpected results followed, we felt different; in fact we knew different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer. And that, we have found, can happen to anybody who tries. It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough."

p. 97

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward being more
unselfish? Do I no longer want my own way in everything? When things
go wrong and I can't have what I want, do I no longer sulk? Am I
trying not to waste money on myself? And does it make me happy to see
my family and my home have enough attention from me? Am I trying not
to be all "get" and no "give"?

Meditation For The Day

Each day is a day of progress, steady progress forward, if you make it
so. You may not see it, but God does. God does not judge by outward
appearance. He judges by the heart. Let Him see in your heart a simple
desire always to do His will. Though you may feel that your work has
been spoiled or tarnished, God sees it as an offering for Him. When
climbing a steep hill, people are often more conscious of the weakness of
their stumbling feet than of the view, the grandeur, or even of the
upward progress.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may persevere in all good things. I pray that I may advance
each day in spite of my stumbling feet.

Daily Thought

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Honesty

"Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58

Thought to Consider . . .

Half measures availed us nothing.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H O W
Honest, Open-minded and Willing

Daily Reflection

NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE

On the A. A. calendar it was Year Two. . . . A newcomer

appeared at one of these groups. . . . He soon proved that

his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to

get well . . . [He said], "Since I am the victim of another

addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may

not want me among you."

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 141-42

I came to you—a wife, mother, woman who had walked out

on her husband, children, family. I was a drunk, a pill-head,

a nothing. Yet no one denied me love, caring, a sense of

belonging. Today, by God's grace and the love of a good

sponsor and a home group, I can say that—through you in

Alcoholics Anonymous—I am a wife, a mother, a

grandmother and a woman. Sober. Free of pills. Responsible.

Without a Higher Power I found in the Fellowship, my

life would be meaningless. I am full of gratitude to be a

member of good standing in Alcoholics Anonymous.

Pot Luck

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stay there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again... but also, she will never sit down on a cold one any more.
--Mark Twain

"Last night I asked for help, but the person couldn't give it to me. Tonight I'm not going to ask because I'll be refused." Poor us! One person has rejected us, so now we've got the whole world rejecting us. We believe if one person lets us down, everyone else will too.

Such thinking, as negative as it is, can provide safety. If we believe we can't trust anymore, then we won't. But there won't be any growth in this kind of safety. By condemning everyone, we won't see those who want to help.

To find help we may have to ask several people. If a few people turn us away, we shouldn't give up hope. There are many flowers in the field of life, but to pick the best, we need to look at them all.

If I get rejected it doesn't mean I'm a bad person or no one can be trusted. It means I need to take another risk or maybe two.

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