Your Daily Reprieve 08.19.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday August 19, 2019 From Waynesville, NC

God is never too slow. You're just impatient. ~Unknown "If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for." --Florence Shinn "A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day." --Ancient proverb "Each night I pray that when the alarm clock goes off in the morning, I'll have a spiritual awakening." Grapevine:  St. Louis, Missouri, June 1999, AA Grapevine

Big Book Quote "Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions. Therefore, we started upon a personal inventory. This was Step Four." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 63~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day TOMMY T @Westconnet Jacksonville, FL 8.5.19 http://bit.ly/31mXsjC Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net 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 AAugust 2019 Miracles 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 Tommy H. (Charlestown, MA)…..35 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

12&12 Tradition Seven - "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions." SELF-SUPPORTING alcoholics? Who ever heard of such a thing? Yet we find that's what we have to be. This principle is telling evidence of the profound change that A.A. has wrought in all of us. Everybody knows that active alcoholics scream that they have no troubles money can't cure. Always, we've had our hands out. Time out of mind we've been dependent upon somebody, usually money-wise. When a society composed entirely of alcoholics says it's going to pay its bills, that's really news. p. 160

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day "People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourselves. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. There are questions for each of us to settle for ourselves. But in each case the belief in a Higher Power has accomplished the miraculous, the humanly impossible. There has come a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking." Has there been a revolutionary change in me? Meditation For The Day Worship is consciousness of God's divine majesty. As you pause to worship, God will help you raise your humanity to His divinity. The earth is a material temple to enclose God's divinity. God brings to those who worship Him a divine power, a divine love, and a divine healing. You only have to open your mind to Him and try to absorb some of His divine spirit. Pausing quietly in the spirit of worship, turn your inward thoughts upward and realize that His divine power may be yours, that you can experience His love and healing. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may worship God by sensing the eternal Spirit. I pray that I may experience a new power in my life.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ Responsibility "Our spiritual way of life is safe for future generations if, as a Society, we resist the temptation to receive money from the outside world. But this leaves us with a responsibility - one that every member ought to understand. We cannot skimp when the treasurer of our group passes the hat. Our groups, our areas, and A.A. as a whole will not function unless our services are sufficient and their bills are paid. When we meet and defeat the temptation to take large gifts, we are only being prudent. But when we are generous with the hat we give a token that we are grateful for our blessings and evidence that we are eager to share what we have found with all those who still suffer." Bill W., November 1957 1988 AAGrapevine The Language of the Heart, p. 221 Thought to Consider . . . The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H O W Honest, Open-minded and Willing

Daily Reflection A FRAME OF REFERENCE Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 67 There is a wonderful freedom in not needing constant approval from colleagues at work or from the people I love. I wish I had known about this Step before, because once I developed a frame of reference, I felt able to do the next right thing, knowing that the action fit the situation and that it was the correct thing to do.

Pot Luck Working All the Steps Over the years, these are some of the ways I’ve heard people “qualify” their program. Is there such a thing as a “partial recovery”? Can we work just a few Steps and leave the rest? Can we just “sort of” do a Fourth Step, like in our minds? Do we really have to write it down as instructed? Can we do a Fifth Step with our dog or our cat? Can we make an amend just in our minds? Can we ask someone to make an amend for us? If  a person who we can’t stand asks us to be his sponsor can we say no? We feel much better about our lives now that we are in recovery, but we really can’t do some of these Steps because they’re too hard. After hearing such questions and listening to such declarations, I  know the facts are quite simple. Those that didn’t work all the Steps DIDN’T make it. Those that do work all the Steps DO make it. Stephen Beal, Editor, Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men

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Resources Great Minds Quotes https://twitter.com/GreatestQuotes BIG BOOK SEARCH ENGINE: http://www.whytehou se.com/big_ book_search/ Twenty Four Hours a Day Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics 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. Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation Tammy’s recovery links http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/ NEW! My Best Friend, FEAR! Georgia Hughes https://www.amazon.com/dp/151761127X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_awdb_WgLpDbHYS1FF6 Twisted Thinking Making Sense Out of Nonsense: Change Happens by Changing Your Perception by Georgia Hughes amazon.com/author/georgiahughes AA Photo Archives http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm Heard at A Meeting https://twitter.com/heardinameeting Breast Cancer Site Take a minute and click to provide free mammograms https://thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/bcs/home MEN FIGHTING CANCER TOGETHER America’s largest volunteer men’s cancer support group and advocacy national nonprofit organization. http://malecare.org/ Big Book Quotes http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BigBookQuotes/ The Universe https://www.facebook.com/scherie.dee Prayables http://prayables.org/ As We See It (AWSI) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsWeSeeIt/ Keep It Simple Hazelden Meditations Daily Thought http://groups.google.com/group/TransitionsDaily Speaker Recordings http://storiesofrecovery.org/Workshops.htm Wisdom of the Room http://www.theWisdomoftheRooms.com

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