Your Daily Reprieve: Your Daily Reprieve 10.16.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Wednesday October 16, 2019

From Waynesville, NC

“A sincere attempt to exercise the first ten Steps brings into play

some of the finest virtues in the human character:

humility, hope, faith, honesty, courage, and sincerity.”

~Grapevine: Jackson Heights, New York, April 1956

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare;

it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
–Seneca

"Not what we say about our blessings,

but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving."

-- W.T. Purkiser

Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.

Minnie Louise Haskins

Big Book Quote

“Helping others is the foundation stone of your recovery.

A kindly act once in a while isnt enough.

You have to act the Good Samaritan every day, if need be.”

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 97~

Daily Share!

AA Speaker of the Day

Sheldon F, and DON L.

USUAL SUSPECTS

Ormond Beach 2019

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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

October 2019 Miracles

10/1 Jigar D. (Mumbai, India)…..1

10/1 Mary H. (Andover, MA)…..31

10/1 Michael B. (Fort Salonga, NY)…..14

10/1 Michael A. (Shelter Island, NY)…..9

10/2 Armand the Chicken Man (Smithfield, RI)…..61

10/2 Dave R. (Bedminster, NJ)…..8

10/3 Chris H. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..29

10/3 Charlie E. (Chicago, IL)…..7

10/4 Mary R. (Averill Park, NY)…..22

10/4 Bev V. (Exeter, NH)…..27

10/6 Georgia H. (Kittery, ME)…..23

10/6 Anne M. (East Hampton, NY)…..15

10/6 Dick H. (Milford, MA)…..28

10/6 Russ W. (Milford, CT)…..6

10/6 Annette L. (Dothan, AL)…..27

10/6 Nancy G. (Port Orchard, WA)…..14

10/7 Donna C. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..44

10/8 Linda G. (Lake Placid, NY)…..41

10/8 Meredith R. (Brunswick, GA)…..7

10/9 Marcel B. (Memramcook, NB, Canada)…..8

10/9 Xavier F. (Greenwich, CT)…..6

10/9 Glen O. (Montague, MA)…..28

10/10 Sharon B. (Clermont, FL)…..2

10/11 Cigar Bob (Hampton Beach, NH/Cocoa Beach, FL)…..22

10/11 Ray H. (Hermitage, TN)…..9

10/12 Chris M. (Clark, NJ)…..32

10/12 Michael C. (Cordes Lakes, AZ)…..30

10/13 Angie T. (Dorset, UK)…..15

10/13 Don C. (Evanston, IL)…..48

10/13 Robert L. (Denver, NC)…..18

10/14 Carol H. (Glen Cove, NY)…..34

10/14 Scott S. (Brookfield, WI)…..8

10/15 Marianne M. (Hampton, NH)…..23

10/15 CJ D. (Waynesville, NC)…..41

10/17 Michele F. (Moultrie, GA)…..14

10/19 Ray S. (Covington, LA)…..31

10/19 Don T. (National City, MI)…..19

10/20 Caroline J. (Stuart, FL)…..2

10/21 Sue T. (Flanders, NJ)…..6

10/22 Betsy H. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..9

10/22 Doug S. (Brookfield, CT)…..29

10/23 Britton W. (Raleigh, NC)…..2

10/23 James D. (NYC, NY)…..42

10/23 Bill B. (Stratham, NH)….31

10/25 Robyn M. (Delray Beach, FL)…..30

10/25 David C. (Syracuse, NY)…..13

10/25 Mimi G. (NY,NY)…..10

10/25 Brittney B. (San Diego, CA)…..10

10/25 Charlie p. (Iceland)…..32

10/26 Niall H. (Dublin, Ireland)…..27

10/26 Bryce H. (NYC)…..1

10/26 Sean C. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..10

10/28 Kelly G. (Morristown, NJ)…..2

10/28 Craig B. (Memphis, TN)…..8

10/28 Diane J. (Portland, OR)…..28

10/29 LauraLea K. (Leesburg, FL)…..8

10/30 Bob H. (Barnardsville, NC)…..31

10/30 Estelle R. (New York, NY)…..43

1172 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Tradition Twelve - "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."

But it became apparent that the word-of-mouth method was too limited. Our work, as such, needed to be publicized. The A.A. groups would have to reach quickly as many despairing alcoholics as they could. Consequently, many groups began to hold meetings which were open to interested friends and the public, so that the average citizen could see for himself just what A.A. was all about. The response to these meetings was warmly sympathetic. Soon, groups began to receive requests for A.A. speakers to appear before civic organizations, church groups, and medical societies. Provided anonymity was maintained on these platforms, and reporters present were cautioned against the use of names or pictures, the result was fine.

p. 186

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.?

Have I taken all the good I can get out of it and then let my obligations slide?

Or do I constantly feel a deep debt of gratitude and a deep sense of loyalty

to the whole A.A. movement?

Am I not only grateful but also proud to be a part of such a wonderful fellowship,

which is doing such marvelous work among alcoholics?

Am I glad to be a part of the great work that A.A. is doing

and do I feel a deep obligation to carry on that work at
every opportunity? Do I feel that I owe A.A. my loyalty and devotion?

Meditation For The Day

If your heart is right, your world will be right. The beginning of all
reform must be in yourself. It's not what happens to you, it's how you take it.

However restricted your circumstances,

however little you may be able to remedy financial affairs,

you can always turn to your inward self and, seeing something not in order there,

seek to right it. And as all reform is from within outward,

you will always find that the outward is improved as the inward is improved.

As you improve yourself, your outward

circumstances will change for the better.

The power released from within yourself will change your outward life.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that the hidden power within me may be released.

I pray that I may not imprison the spirit that is within me.

Daily Thought

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(_ /AA\ _)
/AA\
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Meetings

"Sobriety and a plan for living that produces a personality change and a spiritual awakening are imperative. Through A.A., many receive the needed change and awakening just by trying to live by A.A. principles and associating with A.A. people. We do this by going to many A.A. meetings with an open mind and a desire to live the good-feeling life without chemicals - liquid or otherwise."
c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 459

Thought to Consider . . .

The ankle-biters of everyday struggles will eat away at me unless I go to meetings and call my sponsor.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H O P E
Hearing Other Peoples' Experience

Daily Reflection

THROUGHOUT EACH DAY

This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our

lifetime.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84

During my early years in A. A. I saw Step Ten as a

suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and

reactions. If there was something wrong, I should admit it;

if an apology was necessary, I should give one. After a few

years of sobriety I felt I should undertake a selfexamination

more frequently. Not until several more years

of sobriety had elapsed did I realize the full meaning of

Step Ten, and the word "continued." "Continued" does not

mean occasionally, or frequently. It means throughout each

day.

Pot Luck

To try to extinguish the drive for riches with money is like trying to quench a fire by pouring butterfat over it…Hindu proverb

In recovery, we learn what we truly want and what is only a symbol of our desires.

Do we truly want to use our energies pursuing success, or are we seeking approval from others?

Do we truly want money so much, or are we attempting to escape the basically insecure nature of life?

Do we truly enjoy the pleasure of food so much, or are we in search of comfort for our emotions?

Our desires, our wants, and our anxieties are spiritual issues.

What at first we think we want may only hide deeper, more vulnerable, and painful feelings. When we admit the deeper fears and desires, we move closer to the spiritual truths of our lives.

We can search for acceptance within ourselves and from GOOD GOD. We can learn to have spiritual peace in an insecure world. We can learn to accept the love of others even though we know we're not perfect.

Today, I will ask myself what I want and listen with courage to my answer. I may not like my answer(s)…but…it will lead me in my spiritual progress.

LOVE…above all things,

Patti Locascio