Your
Daily Reprieve for Saturday August 17, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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Some people, no matter how
old they get, never lose their beauty
- they merely move it from
their faces into their hearts.
~Martin Buxbaum
It takes a BIG person to
accept full responsibility for their own happiness.
It takes an even bigger person to accept full responsibility for their own unhappiness. But it takes a spiritual giant who, upon realizing any degree of unhappiness,
decides to be the change
they seek,
in spite of having to
endure the "same old, same old"
that may still linger on
for a while.
~~The Universe
The manner of giving is
worth more than the gift.
~Pierre Corneille
"I am grateful to AA
that I have learned some humility,
so when offered help, I can
now say,
'Yes, I can use your
assistance.'"
~Grapevine: Queens, New
York, May 2014
15 Things You Should Never Do Drunk
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Big Book Quote
"The minute we
put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic
commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God.
He clamors for this
or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until
his material needs are cared for.
Nonsense. Some of us
have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth:
Job or no job, wife or no wife, we simply do not stop drinking
so long as we place
dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 98~ |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
POLLY
P.
A Vision for
You
Chapters to
Recovery
Wee
Willie’s
Sobriety
First Media
AA CD’s
Literature and tapes
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SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!
Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net
It will look like
this :
6/10 Bob S.
(Akron, OH).....84
8/1 Bill H. (Wells,
ME/Melbourne Beach, FL)…..10
8/2 Gary K. (Kelowna,
BC)…..50
8/2 Melissa S.
(Center Moriches, NY)…..4
8/3 Rosemary B.
(Bernardsville, NJ)…..26
8/3 Dan S. (Glen
Rock, NJ )…..4
8/4 Dan M.
(Nantucket, MA)…..17
8/4 Bethany C.
(Jacksonville, FL)…..1
8/4 Bob M. (NY,NY)…..31
8/5 Jonathan P.
()…..7
8/5 Mary OO
(Mountain Brook, AL)…..39
8/6 Jason J.
(Maggie Valley, NC)…..7
8/6 Cathy W. (Champaign,
IL)…..37
8/7 Scott B. (San
Diego, CA)…..8
8/8 Chris G. (Palm
City, FL)…..15
8/8 Chuck H. (Portsmouth,
RI)…..1
8/8 Louise M.
(Danville, VA)…..10
8/8 Leslie N.
(Tinton Falls, NJ)…..31
8/8 David T.
(Newmarket, NH)…..37
8/10 Tracey D. (New
York, NY)…..15
8/10 Doug W.
(Houston, TX)…..8
8/11 Page H.
(Amelia Island, FL)…..43
8/11 Bert R.
(Nantucket, MA)…..22
8/11 Caroline O.
(Leicestershire, UK)…..10
8/12 Chip D.
(Nantucket, MA)…..14
8/12 John K.
(Jacksonville, FL)…..21
8/12 Sally L.
(Methuen, MA)…..7
8/12 Carolyn K.
(Wrentham, MA)…..14
8/13 Matt K.
(Westboro, MA)…..30
8/13 Gerry S.
(Basking Ridge, NJ)…..14
8/13 Tom O’C. (Miami
Beach, FL)…..34
8/14 Dottie Lou W.
(St Simons Island, GA)…..34
8/14 Bob M.
(Waynesville, NC)…..1
8/14 Spence B.
(Gambier, OH)…..25
8/14 Mary H. (NYC,
NY)…..30
8/15 Mark C.
()…..28
8/15 Clif G.
(Oklahoma City, OK)…..18
8/15 Steve B.
()…..5
8/15 Siobhan M.
(NYC, NY)…..20
8/15 Bill L. (Port
Charlotte, FL)…..15
8/15 Michael C.
(Sarasota, FL)…..31
8/16 Madeline V.
(Bozeman, MT)…...32
8/16 Charlotte C.
(New York, NY)…..10
8/16 Shawn R.
(Toronto)…..4
8/16 Tracy N.
(Stuart, FL)…..13
8/17 Charlie K. (Bay Village, OH)…..21
8/18 Carolyn D.
(Palm City, FL)…..6
8/18 Chris A. (Montreal,
Quebec)…..20
8/18 Steve C.
(Jacksonville, FL)…..1
8/19 Carol B.
(Nantucket, MA)…..11
8/20 Larry B.
(Kansas City, KS)…..18
8/20 Yog F. (Lake
City, CO)…..36
8/21 Cheryl L.
(Leucadia, CA)…..7
8/21 Tony L. ()…..4
8/23 John B.
(Northport, FL)…..27
8/24 Claire S.
(Garnersville, NY)…..32
8/24 Mike R.
(RI)…..3
8/27 Greg R. (NYC,
NY)…..12
8/27 Stuart W. (Old
Tappan, NJ)…..18
8/28 GregH.
(Morristown, NJ)…..1
8/29 Lynn H. (San
Diego, CA)…..5
8/30 Chris B.
(Sandwich, NH)…..27
8/30 Jeff G.
(Warren, NJ)…..6
1073 Total
Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Tradition Six - "An A.A. group ought never endorse,
finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise,
lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary
purpose."
At first glance, it did look like a good thing. Then doubt crept in. The association wanted to use our member's full name in all its advertising; he was to be described both as its director of publicity and as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Of course, there couldn't be the slightest objection if such an association hired an A.A. member solely because of his public relations ability and his knowledge of alcoholism. But that wasn't the whole story, for in this case not only was an A.A. member to break his anonymity at a public level, he was to link the name Alcoholics Anonymous to this particular educational project in the minds of millions. It would be bound to appear that A.A. was now backing education--liquor trade association style. p. 158 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day
"To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we must find a spiritual basis of life--or else. Lack of power is our dilemma. We have to find a power by which we can live, and it has to be a power greater than ourselves." Have I found that power by which I can live? Meditation For The Day Sunshine is the laughter of nature. Live out in the sunshine. The sun and air are good medicine. Nature is a good nurse for tired bodies. Let her have her way with you. God's grace is like the sunshine. Let your whole being be enwrapped in the Divine spirit. Faith is the soul's breathing in of the Divine spirit. It makes glad the hearts of human beings. The Divine spirit heals and cures the mind. Let it have its way and all will be well. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may live in the sunshine of God's spirit. I pray that my mind and soul may be energized by it. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Half Measures "Remember that we deal with alcohol - cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help, it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power - that One is God. May you find Him now. Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon." 1976
AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 58-9 Thought to Consider . . . Take a walk with God. He will meet you at the Steps. *~*AACRONYMS*~*
F I N E
Feeling Insecure, Numb, and Empty |
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Daily Reflection
RIGHTING THE HARM
In many instances we shall
find that though the harm done
others has not been great,
the emotional harm we have
done ourselves has.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 79
Have you ever thought that
the harm you did a business
associate, or perhaps a
family member, was so slight that it
really didn't deserve an
apology because they probably
wouldn't remember it
anyway? If that person, and the
wrong done to him, keeps
coming to mind, time and again,
causing an uneasy or
perhaps guilty feeling, then I put that
person's name at the top of
my "amends list," and become
willing to make a sincere
apology, knowing I will feel calm
and relaxed about that
person once this very important part
of my recovery is
accomplished.
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Pot Luck
Walk in Dry Places
Addicted to Crisis; Personal
Relations
It's sometimes a surprise
to learn that we mismanage our affairs even in sobriety. We may even find
that we seem to be addicted to problem situations. It takes a crisis, it
seems, to give us the energy and purpose we need to get things done.
One common form of this
strange addiction is procrastination. Some of us have a tendency to put
off important tasks until the very last moment, and then work overtime to get
the job done.
Is this laziness?
Maybe it is, to some extent. Maybe, however, we need an impending emergency
to get motivated and energized to do what needs to be done. Maybe we're
addicted to crisis.
If so, this may be another
disease that can be arrested but not cured. We arrest it by slowly
adopting better work habits and paying closer attention to schedules and
deadlines. Working with greater efficiency, we'll have more time and
energy for the things that really matter.
Today I don't need a crisis
to take charge of my life and do what needs to be done. I'll tackle at
least one thing I've been putting off, and either complete the task or get a
good start on it.
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Twenty Four Hours a Day
Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day
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throughout the world. With over nine million
copies in print (the original text has been revised),
this "little black book" offers
daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.
A spiritual resource with practical
applications to fit our daily lives.
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405 Winchester Creek Rd
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