Your
Daily Reprieve for Tuesday September 24, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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“You are an example.
Whether you are a good
example or not is up to you.”
~Steve Ferrante
"Stress can destroy
much more than just our physical health.
Too often, it eats away at
our hope, belief, and faith."
~Charles F. Glassman
“Perseverance is a
positive, active characteristic.
It is not idly, passively
waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.
It gives us hope by helping
us realize that the righteous
suffer no failure except in
giving up and no longer trying.
We must never give up,
regardless of temptations,
frustrations,
disappointments, or discouragements."
~Joseph P. Wirthlin
“I can recall that even as
a small child
I had allergic reactions to
certain forms of reality.”
~Williamstown, West
Virginia, December 1997
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Big Book Quote
"We have no
monopoly on God; we merely have an approach that worked with us."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 95~ |
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AA Speaker of
the Day
BOB L.
Los Angeles,
CA
@Torrance, CA
2002
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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
9/1
Julia C. (Dorset, UK)…..17
9/1
Billy K. (Cutchogue, NY)…..19
9/1
George M. (Scottsdale, AZ)…..35
9/1
Richie S. (Plainview, NY)…..28
9/1
Craig G. ()…..26
9/2
Jim H. (Isle of Lewis, UK)…..7
9/3
Edward H. (Andover, MA)…..36
9/4
LeeAnn N. (New York, NY)…..7
9/4
David F. (New York, NY)…..6
9/5
Chris L. (Bristol, RI)…..31
9/5
James l. ()…..27
9/6
Lisa L. (Stuart, FL)…..10
9/7
Christine L. (Exeter, NH)…..32
9/7
George D. (Port Salerno, FL)…..35
9/7
Robert M. (Guam)…..31
9/7 April/Ginger
C. (Hillsdale, NJ) 7 years.
9/8
Javier M. (London, UK)…..2
9/9
Julie K. (Portsmouth, OH)…..18
9/9
Kris K. (New York, NY)…..34
9/10
Kevin D. (Nantucket, MA)…..30
9/10
Sue B. (Haiku, H8I)…..
9/10
Brian O. (Cushendall, Ireland)…..30
9/11
Steve F. (Nyack, NY)…..36
9/11
Deck H. (Oldwick, NJ)…..33
9/12
Sherri C. (Starke, FL)…..1
9/12
Phil C. (Austin, TX)…..9
9/12
Joe C. (Palm Coast/Waynesville)…..29
9/13
Lisa N. (Paramus, NJ)…..8
9/14
Teresa T. (Orlando, FL)…..2
9/14
Linda B. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..5
9/15
Hillary A. (New York, NY)…..2
9/15
Alicia S. (Albany, NY)…..2
9/15
Stanley R. (Grand Rapids, MN)…..40
9/15
Sue B. (Montpelier, VT/Gulfport, FL)…..6
9/16
Heidi L. (Waynesville, NC)…..13
9/17
Leslie N. (Cassilis, NB, Canada)…..21
9/17
Maureen B. (Plymouth, MA)…..44
9/17
Jim W. (Methuen, MA)…..42
9/18 Jim H. (Houston, TX)…..9
9/18
George P. (London, England)…..34
9/19
John A. (Gainseville, GA)…..8
9/19
Diana D. (Newport, RI)…..25
9/19
Elaina C. (NYC, NY)…..8
9/20
Donald P. (Rockland, ME)…..24
9/20
Paul T. (Hobe Sound, FL)…..8
9/20
Dawn D. (New York, NY)…..10
9/20
Linda K. (Toronto/Port Charlotte, FL)…..7
9/21
Lisa O. (Roundhill, VA)…..5
9/21
Paul W. (Byfield, MA)…..26
9/21
Beth G. (Los Angeles, CA)…..40
9/21
John P. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..4
9/22
Peter H. (Nantucket, MA)…..20
9/23
David A. (New York City, NY)…..18
9/23
Rick B. (Stowe, VT)…..27
9/23
Bill G. (Marblehead, MA)…..34
9/24 Larry C. (Davenport, FL)…..29
9/24 Adam T. (Hastings-on-Hudson,
NY)…..34
9/24 Katie S. (New Vernon, NJ)…..19
9/24 Tim B. (Raleigh, NC)…..14
9/25
Cate M. (Weaverville, NC)…..37
9/25
Mary D. (New Rochelle, NY)…..2
9/26
Ari B. (New York, NY)…..1
9/27
Sheila C. (Falmouth, MA)…..5
9/27
Sarah M. D. (NJ)…..2
9/28
Paul W. (Springfield, NJ)…..30
9/28
Scott B. (Epping, NH)…..23
9/28
June T. (Palm Desert, CA/Nantucket,MA)…..13
9/29
Judy F. (Nantucket/ Marathon, FL)…..27
9/29
Joan F. (Westhampton, NY/PBG, FL)…..9
9/30
Shannon L. (Garfield, NJ)…..2
9/30
Sheree H. (Bellevue, WA)…..5
9/30
Dominick N. (NY)…..37
1321 Total
Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Tradition Ten - "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on
outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public
controversy."
NEVER since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been divided by a major controversial issue. Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken sides on any question in an embattled world. This, however, has been no earned virtue. It could almost be said that we were born with it, for, as one old-timer recently declared, "Practically never have I heard a heated religious, political, or reform argument among A.A. members. So long as we don't argue these matters privately, it's a cinch we never shall publicly." p. 176 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
Let us continue with Step Twelve. We must practice these principles in all our affairs. This part of the twelfth step must not be overlooked. It is the carrying on of the whole program. We do not just practice these principles in regard to our drinking problem. We practice them in ALL our affairs. We do not give one compartment of our lives to God and keep the other compartments to ourselves. We give our whole lives to God and we try to do His will in every respect. "Herein lies our growth, herein lies all the promise of the future, and ever-widening horizon." Do I carry the A.A. principles with me wherever I go? Meditation For The Day "Lord, to whom shall we go but to Thee? Thou hast the words of eternal life." The words of eternal life are the words from God controlling your true being, controlling the real spiritual you. They are the words from God which are heard by you in your heart and mind when these are wide open to His spirit. These are the words of eternal life which express the true way you are to live. They say to you in the stillness of your heart and mind and soul: "Do this and live." Prayer For The Day I pray that I may follow the dictates of my conscience. I pray that I may follow the inner urging of my soul. |
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Daily Thought
^*^*^*^*^ (\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Belonging "Today, I'm counting my blessings instead of my troubles. When I walked into the friendly atmosphere of my first A.A. meeting, I knew I was where I belonged. Here were people who had thought and felt as I had. Here was the understanding I'd been searching for all my life." 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 355 Thought to Consider . . . I stood in the sunlight at last.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
T H I N K The Happiness I Never Knew |
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Daily Reflection
VIGILANCE
We have seen the truth
demonstrated again and again:
"Once an alcoholic,
always an alcoholic" Commencing to
drink after a period of
sobriety, we are in a short time as
bad as ever. If we are
planning to stop drinking, there must
be no reservation of any
kind, nor any lurking notion that
someday we will be immune
to alcohol
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 33
Today I am an alcoholic.
Tomorrow will be no different.
My alcoholism lives within
me now and forever. I must
never forget what I am.
Alcohol will surely kill me if I fail
to recognize and
acknowledge my disease on a daily basis.
I am not playing a game in
which a loss is a temporary
setback. I am dealing with
my disease, for which there is
no cure, only daily
acceptance and vigilance.
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Pot Luck
"My sanity today is
directly proportional to my honesty."
In the old days, it was hard
to keep my story straight. As my drinking increased, my omissions turned into
half-truths, and these turned into little white lies. After a while, I
couldn’t recognize the truth anymore. As I became disconnected from people and
myself, my very reality changed and my sanity disappeared. After living in
this dark abyss, I finally surrendered and entered the program.
As I began to get sober, I started in on the overwhelming task of unraveling the massive knot of lies, stories, and deceptive behavior I had engaged in. I felt shame, anger, and remorse as I painfully made my way back to my true self, which had been buried beneath the disease of alcoholism. I used the tools of “uncover, discover, and discard,” and after many inventories, I finally saw the light ahead. The road back to sanity began with the words “rigorous honesty.” Although seemingly straightforward, the challenge I had was in coming to believe that, of myself, I was enough—that if I spoke my truth, I would be accepted. The miracle is that the truth really did set me free, and the more honest I was, the more peaceful and serene I became. Today, if I’m feeling uncomfortable, I look to where my honesty may be lacking. As soon as I become genuine again, my sanity is restored. |
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