Your
Daily Reprieve for Thursday October 17, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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"You are not going to
master the rest of your life in one day.
Just relax. Master
the day. Then just keep doing that every day.."
~Anonymous
If you keep thinking
"That man has abused me,"
holding it as a
much-cherished grievance,
your anger will never be
allayed.
If you can put down that
fury-inducing thought,
your anger will lessen.
Fury will never end fury,
it will just ricochet on and on.
Only putting it down will
end such an abysmal state.
-Sunnata Vagga
"Many people may
listen,
but few people actually
hear."
--Harvey Mackay
If you're dog-tired at night,
it may be because you
growled all day.
--War Cry
If we live our lives
continually motivated by anger and hatred,
even our physical health
deteriorates.
-His Holiness the Dalai
Lama
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Big Book Quote
“As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and
ask for the right thought or action.”
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 87~ |
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BIG FRANK McGIBBON
Recovered
Alcoholic
1996
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It will look like
this :
6/10 Bob S.
(Akron, OH).....84
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
10/13
Deb B. (Jacksonville, FL)…..24
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 Jim T. (Palm Coast, FL)…..10
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
1206 Total
Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Tradition Twelve - "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation
of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before
personalities."
Then came our first few excursions into major publicity, which were breathtaking. pp. 186-187 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
What am I going to do today for A.A.? Is there someone I should call up on the telephone or someone I should go to see? Is there a letter I should write? Is there an opportunity somewhere to advance the work of A.A. which I have been putting off or neglecting? If so, will I do it today? Will I be done with procrastination and do what I have to do today? Tomorrow may be too late. How do I know there will be a tomorrow for me? How about getting out of my easy chair and getting going? Do I feel that A.A. depends partly on me today? Meditation For The Day Today look upward toward God, not downward toward yourself. Look away from unpleasant surroundings, from lack of beauty, from the imperfections in yourself and in those around you. In your unrest, behold God's calmness; in your impatience, God's patience; in your limitations, God's perfection. Looking upward toward God, your spirit will begin to grow. Then others will see something in you that they also want. As you grow in the spiritual life, you will be enabled to do many things that seemed too hard for you before. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may keep my eyes trained above the horizon of myself. I pray that I may see infinite possibilities for spiritual growth. |
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Daily Thought
^*^*^*^*^ (\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Booby Traps "We must avoid quick-tempered criticism and furious, power-driven argument. The same goes for sulking and silent scorn. These are emotional booby traps baited with pride and vengefulness. Our first job is to sidestep the traps. When we are tempted by the bait, we should train ourselves to step back and think. For we can neither think nor act to good purpose until the habit of self-restraint has become automatic." c.1952 AAWS Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 91 Thought to Consider . . . Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
B A T H Behavior, Attitude, Thinking, Habits |
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Daily Reflection
A DAILY TUNE-UP
Every day is a day
when we must carry the vision of God's
will into all of our
activities.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
p. 85
How do I maintain my
spiritual condition? For me it's quite
simple: on a daily
basis I ask my Higher Power to grant me
the gift of sobriety
for that day! I have talked to many
alcoholics who have
gone back to drinking and I always ask
them: "Did you
pray for sobriety the day you took your first
drink?" Not one
of them said yes. As I practice Step Ten
and try to keep my
house in order on a daily basis, I have
the knowledge that
if I ask for a daily reprieve, it will be
granted.
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Pot Luck
. . .and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. --- Second half of Step Ten We are human. We make mistakes. This is half the fun of being human. Step Ten clearly tell us what to do when we are wrong: admit it. This keeps us honest. It keeps us from hiding secrets that could cause us to use alcohol or other drugs again. Trust the gift we get from Step Ten. When we admit our wrongs, people start to trust us again. We feel good, and people feel good being around us. Even when they don’t like how we act, they can trust us to run our lives. No one will ever be perfect. The closest we get is that we admit it when we’re wrong. This is as good as it gets. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me admit my wrongs. Help me earn the trust of others by being honest about my mistakes. Action for the Day: I will list any wrongs I’ve done today. That way, I’ll start tomorrow fresh and without any burdens from today. |
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