Your
Daily Reprieve for Saturday November 2, 2019
Wilson House
From East Dorset, VT
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“Because of what I learned in
my home group
-- to be on time, sit in the
front row, thank the speaker,
take commitments, pray and
meditate –
I’m able to carry the message
to the alcoholic who still suffers.
It’s important for me to be
connected
to the love of giving back and
the joy of helping others
-- chips, cakes, Step work and
lots of reaching out.”
~Grapevine: May 2014
"You don't have to show up
for every fight you are invited
to!"
Rev. Edward J. Mills
Forgiveness
says you are given another chance
to make a new
beginning.
~ Desmond Tutu
People
who soar are those who refuse
to
sit back, sigh and wish things would change.
They
neither complain of their lot nor
passively
dream of some distant ship coming in.
Rather,
they visualize intheir minds
that
they are not quitters;
they
will not allow life's circumstances
to
push them down and hold them under.
--Charles
Swindoll
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Big Book Quote
Try to remember that though God has wrought miracles among us, we
should never belittle a good doctor or psychiatrist. Their services are often
indispensable in treating a newcomer and in following his case afterward.
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 133~ |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
JACK
CORDERMAN
AKRON. OHIO
2007
Wee
Willie’s
Sobriety
First Media
AA CD’s
Literature and tapes
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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here
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
11/1
Trish H. (Brick, NJ)…..28
11/2 Liz L. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..12
11/2 Lori Z. (Milford, NH)…..2
11/2 Ruth H. (Brielle, NJ/Key Largo, FL)…..1
11/2 Joyce C. (Sasn Diego, CA)…..9
11/3
Katy R. (Portland, OR)…..28
11/4 Lou
L. (Smithtown, NY)…..23
11/5
Kent L. (Silverdale, WA)…..34
11/5
Donna M. (Methuen, MA)…..13
11/8
Brian R. (Olney, MD)…..4
11/10
Aaron M. (Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica)…..1
11/12
Ray G. (Massillon, OH)…..7
11/13
Zack A. (NY, NY)…..5
11/13
Henry E. (Marlboro, MA)…..27
11/13 Paul
M. (Aberystwyth, Wales)…..10
11/13 Joe J.
(Ludlow, VT)…..14
11/15
Jamie G. (Seymour, CT)…..4
11/18
Alex S. (NY, NY)…..6
11/19
Eva B-E. (North Port, FL)…..21
11/20
Joseph H. (Jacksonville, FL)…..1
11/22
Terry S. (Maui, HI)…..2
11/22
Brandi S. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..6
11/23
Elaine J. (Newport Beach, CA)…..34
11/23
Donna B. (Hampton, NH)…..39
11/23
Mark B. (Boston, MA)…..1
11/23
Colleen M. (Raleigh, NC)…..2
11/24
Karen P. (Waynesville, NC)…..31
11/25
Ronni J. (Michigan City, IN)…..23
11/26
Pam B. (Mukwonago WI/ Summerfield FL)…..35
11/29
Deleano S. (Virgin Gorda, BVI)…..7
11/30
Dave C. (Methuen, MA)…..22
0452
Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Foreword
Everywhere there arose threatening questions of membership, money, personal relations, public relations, management of groups, clubs, and scores of other perplexities. It was out of this vast welter of explosive experience that A.A.'s Twelve Traditions took form and were first published in 1946 and later confirmed at A.A.'s First International Convention, held at p. 18 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day
I have faith. That thing that makes the world seem right.
That thing that makes sense at last.
That awareness of the Divine Principle
in the universe which holds it all together and
gives it unity and purpose and goodness and meaning.
Life is no longer ashes in my mouth or bitter to the taste.
It is all one glorious whole, because God is holding it together.
Faith--that leap into the unknown, the venture into what lies
beyond our ken,
that which brings untold rewards of peace and serenity. Have I
faith?
Meditation For The Day Keep yourself like an empty vessel for God to fill.
Keep pouring out yourself to help
others so that God can keep filling you up with His spirit.
The more you give, the more you will have for yourself.
God will see that you are kept filled as long as you are giving
to others.
But if you selfishly try to keep all for yourself, you are soon
blocked off from God,
your source of supply, and you will become stagnant.
To be clear, a lake must have an inflow and an outflow.
Prayer For The Day I pray that I may keep pouring out what I receive.
I pray that I may keep the stream clear and flowing.
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^
The Gift
"Perhaps there is a better way - we think so. For we are now on
a different basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God
rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He
assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and
humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity."
c.1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68 Thought to Consider . . . What I am is God's gift to me. What I make of myself is my gift to Him.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
F E A R Frustration, Ego, Anxiety, Resentment |
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Daily Reflection
KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT
The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow
functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing . . .
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240
A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic
about life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding
myself gradually able to make the best, rather than the
worst, of each situation. As my physical sobriety continues,
I come out of the fog, gain a clearer perspective and am
better able to determine what courses of action to take. As
vital as physical sobriety is, I can achieve a greater potential
for myself by developing an ever-increasing
willingness to avail myself of the guidance and direction of
a Higher Power. My ability to do so comes from my
learning—and practicing—the principles of the A.A.
program. The melding of my physical and spiritual sobriety
produces the substance of a more positive life.
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Pot Luck
Letting
Guilt Go
We could do very
little in our lives while our disease ran unchecked. We hurt ourselves more
than we did anyone. We did things we did not mean to do. We put off things we
were going to do. We offended people we did not mean to offend. We were used
to carrying such guilt and regret that is a wonder more of us didn’t take our
own lives.
In recovery, we learn to free
ourselves from old guilt. We learn how to make our apologies, repay debts and
clean up mistakes through our Steps. We receive an unconditional forgiveness
for our past life. We are not unworthy. What we are left with when the guilt
is removed is gratitude. We become grateful for a chance to live a good life.
We learn we do not have to live with new guilt because we do not have to do
things for which we will feel guilty.
In the past, we did the best we
could. Now we can do better. We’d rather stand on the mountain top with our
arms extended in gratitude rather than in a hole holding a bucket of guilt.
“Letting
Guilt Go” . Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men
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Resources
Great Minds Quotes
BIG BOOK SEARCH ENGINE:
Twenty Four Hours a Day
Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day
has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics
throughout the world. With over nine million
copies in print (the original text has been revised),
this "little black book" offers
daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.
A spiritual resource with practical
applications to fit our daily lives.
Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation
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