Your Daily Reprieve 09.30.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday  September  30, 2019 From Waynesville, NC

Guilt, the gift that keeps on giving! ~Erma Bombeck What worries you, masters you. ~John Locke (thanks Gene H.) Seldom will we remember next week what bothers us so much today. --Karen Casey “I went to my former employer and made my amends. What started out as one of my worst days -- because I was so scared -- became one of my best days when it was over. Because I had trusted God, my sponsor, and AA that trinity had lifted the weight that was on my shoulders for so long. I felt sober.” ~Grapevine: Taft, California, April 2006, Step By Step

Big Book Quote "...the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self knowledge. This is a point we wish to emphasize and re emphasize, to smash home upon our alcoholic readers as it has been revealed to us out of bitter experience." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 39~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day NOAH D. Gold County Roundup California http://bit.ly/2knxOeQ 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 September 2019 Miracles 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 9/1 Patrick C. (Middlesex, NJ)…..33 9/2 Jim H. (Isle of Lewis, UK)…..7 9/3 Edward H. (Andover, MA)…..36 9/3 Patti D. (The Villages, FL)…..34 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 9/8 Javier M. (London, UK)…..2 9/8 Carol Ann B. (Bedminster, NJ)…..23 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 9/30 Jack M. (Plymouth, mA)…..6 1417 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Tradition Eleven - "Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films." WITHOUT its legions of well-wishers, A.A. could never have grown as it has. Throughout the world, immense and favorable publicity of every description has been the principal means of bringing alcoholics into our Fellowship. In A.A. offices, clubs, and homes, telephones ring constantly. One voice says, "I read a piece in the newspapers . . ."; another, "We heard a radio program . . ."; and still another, "We saw a moving picture . . ." or "We something about A.A. on television. . . ." It is no exaggeration to say that half of A.A.'s membership has been led to us through channels like these. p. 180

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.--leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twelfth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community--all these things are done on a volunteer basis. If I don't volunteer to do something concrete for A.A., the movement is that much less effective. I must do my fair share to carry the load. A.A. depends on all its members to keep it alive and to keep it growing. Am I doing my share for A.A.? Meditation For The Day When you look to God for strength to face responsibility and are quiet before Him, His healing touch causes the Divine Quiet to flow into your very being. When in weakness you cry to God, His touch brings healing, the renewal of your courage, and the power to meet every situation and be victorious. When you faint by the way or are distracted by feelings of inferiority, then rely on the touch of God's spirit to support you on your way. Then arise and go forth with confidence. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may lay myself open today to the healing touch of God. I pray that I may not falter or faint by the wayside, but renew my courage through prayer

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Destiny "Yes, we are again citizens of the world. It is a distraught world, very tired, very uncertain. It has worshipped its own self-sufficiency - and that has failed. We A.A.'s are a people who once did that very thing. That philosophy failed us too. So perhaps, here and there, our example of recovery can help. As individuals, we have a responsibility, maybe a 'double responsibility'. It may be that we have a date with destiny." Bill W. October 1944 1988 AA Grapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 100 Thought to Consider . . . What if I were caring rather than judgmental? *~*AACRONYMS*~* A. A. Altruistic Action

Daily Reflection SEPTEMBER 30 THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.'s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found the explanation of our society's logo to be very appropriate. First, a circle of love and service with a wellbalanced triangle inside, the base of which represents our Recovery through the Twelve Steps. Then the other two sides, representing Unity and Service, respectively. The three sides of the triangle are equal. As I grew in A.A. I soon identified myself with this symbol. I am the circle, and the sides of the triangle represent three aspects of my personality: physical, emotional sanity, spirituality, the latter forming the symbol's base. Taken together, all three aspects of my personality translate into a sober and happy life.

Pot Luck To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness…Eckhart Tolle You and I can be happy right here, not tomorrow, not in ten minutes, but now. You and I can be happy right now. Isn’t that wonderful…think about it…we can be happy right now… Happiness is allowing yourself to be okay with what is, rather than wishing for, and bemoaning, what is not. Obviously, what is…is what is supposed to be…or it would not be. The rest is just you, arguing with life. So…somewhere along the way you will have to learn to just trust life…trust the process…trust GOOD GOD… Why not start today? Love, from my heart to yours, Patti Locascio

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