Your Daily Reprieve for Sunday October 27, 2019

From Waynesville, NC

“My daily life is conducted in a manner

that is far different from my drinking days.

The places I go, the things I do, and the people I am with

are a reflection of my spiritual progress.

My life is conducted with the knowledge

that God is always at my side and

guides me through the day.

For that, at the end of each day, I say, ‘Thank You.’”

~Grapevine: Fairfield, Connecticut, September 1978

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same.

Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination."

~Don Williams, Jr

"If you are humble nothing will touch you,

neither praise nor disgrace,
because you know what you are."
--Mother Teresa

You experience scarcity and sadness

only when you find fault

with the situation you are presented with in the moment.
When you accept the situation as it is

you experience only abundance and bliss.
~Paul Ferrini

Big Book Quote

“God alone can judge our sex situation. Counsel with persons is often desirable, but we let God be the final judge. We realize that some people are as fanatical about sex as others are loose. We avoid hysterical thinking or advice.”

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 69~

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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

10/1 Henry S. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..37

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

10/11 Harriett B. (Hobe Sound, FL)…..31

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

10/18 Lisa H. (Monaco & La Quinta, CA)…..10

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 Keely S. (Azalea, OR)…..37

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

10/31 Clint H. (Pittsburgh, PA)…..21

1342 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Foreword

Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between a well-known surgeon and a New York broker. Both were severe cases of alcoholism and were destined to become co-founders of the A.A. Fellowship.

p. 16

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

Seventh, I can help other alcoholics.

I am of some use in the world. I have a purpose in life.

I am worth something at last. My life has a direction and a meaning.

All that feeling of futility is gone. I can do something worthwhile.

God has given me a new lease on life so that I can help other alcoholics.

He has let me live through all the hazards of my alcoholic life to bring me

at last to a place of real usefulness in the world. He has let me live for this.

This is my opportunity and my destiny. I am worth something!

Will I give as much of my life as I can to A.A.?

Meditation For The Day

All of us have our own battle to win,

the battle between the material view of life and the
spiritual view. Something must guide our lives.

Will it be wealth, pride, selfishness, greed
or will it be faith, honesty, purity, unselfishness, love and service?

Each one has a choice.
We can choose good or evil. We cannot choose both.

Are we going to keep striving until we win the battle?

If we win the victory, we can believe that even God in His heaven
will rejoice.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may choose the good and resist the evil.

I pray that I will not be a loser in the
battle for righteousness.

Daily Thought

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Emotional Sobriety

"If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealthy demand. Let us, with God's help, continually surrender these hobbling liabilities. Then we can be set free to live and love; we may then be able to twelfth-step ourselves, as well as others, into emotional sobriety."
Bill. W., AA Grapevine, January 1958
c.1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 288

Thought to Consider . . .

We live life in the moment but understand
it looking back with the tool of gratitude.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

D E T A C H
Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her

Daily Reflection

GLOBAL SHARING

The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who

has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and

of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the

other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon

others like us is the one aim that today animates A. A. 's all

around the globe.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151

The strength of Alcoholics Anonymous lies in the desire of

each member and of each group around the world to share

with other alcoholics their suffering and the steps taken to

gain, and maintain, recovery. By keeping a conscious

contact with my Higher Power, I make sure that I always

nurture my desire to help other alcoholics, thus insuring the

continuity of the wonderful fraternity of Alcoholics

Anonymous.

Pot Luck

Patience

Sometimes we get what we want right away. At other times, we wonder if our desires will ever be fulfilled.

We will be fulfilled in the best way possible and as quickly as possible. But some things take time. Sometimes, we have lessons to learn first, lessons that prepare us so we can accept the good we deserve. Things are being worked out in us, and in others. Blocks in us are being removed. A solid foundation is being laid.

Be patient, Relax and trust. Let go. Then, let go some more. Good things are planned for us. We will receive them at the first available moment. We will have all our heart longs for. Relax and trust.

Today, I will identify what I want and need; then, I’ll be willing to let go of it. I will devote my energy to living my life today, so I may master my lessons as quickly as possible. I will trust that what I want and need is coming to me. I will let go of my need to control the details.