Your
Daily Reprieve for Monday November 4, 2019
From Boston, MA
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A friend of mine declared,
"I used to think I was
a perfectionist.
I found the tiniest flaws
in everything.
Then I realized I was not a
perfectionist at all;
I was an
imperfectionist!
If I was a perfectionist, I
would see perfection wherever I look."
The life we experience is
the product of the vision we use to interpret events.
At any moment we can see
through the eyes of appreciation or criticism.
And we will see more of
whatever we are focusing on.
We master the game of life
by finding good wherever we look.
And there is a lot of good
to he found.
~Alan H. Cohen, M.A. "The True Perfectionist"
“The things that count
cease being those that can be held in the hand
and become only what can be
held in the heart.”
~Grapevine: North
Hollywood, California, August 1982
“The reason that ego and
love are not compatible
comes down to this:
you cannot take your ego
into the unknown,
where love wants to lead.
If you follow love, your
life will become uncertain,
and the ego craves
certainty.”
~Deepak Chopra
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Big Book Quote
"We agnostically
inclined would not feel satisfied with a proposal
which does not lend itself to reasonable approach and interpretation. Hence we are at pains to tell why we think our present faith is reasonable, why we think it more sane and logical to believe than not to believe, why we say our former thinking was soft and mushy when we threw up our hands in doubt and said, 'We don't know.'" ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53~ |
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11/1
Trish H. (Brick, NJ)…..28
11/2 Liz
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11/2
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11/5
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11/5
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11/7
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11/8
Brian R. (Olney, MD)…..4
11/9
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11/11
Jay D. (Danbury, CT/Stuart, FL)…..38
11/10
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11/12
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11/13
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11/13
Henry E. (Marlboro, MA)…..27
11/13 Paul
M. (Aberystwyth, Wales)…..10
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11/15
Jamie G. (Seymour, CT)…..4
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Alex S. (NY, NY)…..6
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Eva B-E. (North Port, FL)…..21
11/20
Joseph H. (Jacksonville, FL)…..1
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Terry S. (Maui, HI)…..2
11/22
Brandi S. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..6
11/22
Art K. (Vernon, BC, Canada)…..26
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
Ray G. (Bangor, ME)…..51
11/24
Tony da Brooklyn Buddha/Mastic Beach…..17
11/24
Karen P. (Waynesville, NC)…..31
11/24
Imogen B, (London, UK)…..16
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
11/30
Peter V. (Kittery, ME)…..39
11/30
Ted D. (Whitefish Bay, WI)…..8
0745
Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Step One - "We admitted we were powerless over
alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable."
Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of p. 21 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day
I can do things that I never did before. Liquor took away my initiative and my ambition. I couldn't get up the steam to start anything. I let things slide. When I was drunk, I was too inert to even comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write letters that need to be written, I can make telephone calls that should be made. I can work in my garden. I can pursue my hobbies. I have the urge to create something, that creative urge that was completely stifled by alcohol. Have I recovered my initiative? Meditation For The Day "In Thy presence is fullness of joy. At Thy right hand are pleasures forever." We cannot find true happiness by looking for it. Seeking pleasure does not bring happiness in the long run, only disillusionment. Do not seek to have this fullness of joy by seeking pleasure. It cannot be done that way. Happiness is a by-product of living the right kind of life. True happiness comes as a result of living in all respects the way you believe God wants you to live, with regard to your self and to other people. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may not always seek pleasure as a goal.
I pray that I may be content with the
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Debits "As we glance down the debit side of the day's ledger, we should carefully examine our motives in each thought or act that appears to be wrong. In most cases our motives won't be hard to see and understand. When prideful, angry, jealous, anxious, or fearful, we acted accordingly, and that was that. Here we need only recognize that we did act or think badly, try to visualize how we might have done better, and resolve with God's help to carry these lessons over into tomorrow, making, of course, any amends still neglected." c.1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 94 Thought to Consider . . . Life is too short to be small. *~*AACRONYMS*~* D U E S Desperately Using Everything but Sobriety |
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Daily Reflection
A DAILY DISCIPLINE
. . . when they [self-examination, meditation and prayer]
are logically related and interwoven, the result is an
unshakable foundation for life.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98
The last three Steps of the program invoke God's loving
discipline upon my willful nature. If I devote just a few
moments every night to a review of the highlights of my
day, along with an acknowledgement of those aspects that
didn't please me so much, I gain a personal history of
myself, one that is essential to my journey into selfdiscovery.
I was able to note my growth, or lack of it, and to
ask in prayerful meditation to be relieved of those continuing
shortcomings that cause me pain. Meditation and
prayer also teach me the art of focusing and listening. I find
that the turmoil of the day gets tuned out as I pray for His
will and guidance. The practice of asking Him to help me in
my strivings for perfection puts a new slant on the tedium
of any day, because I know there is honor in any job done
well. The daily discipline of prayer and meditation will
keep me in fit spiritual condition, able to face whatever the
day brings—without the thought of a drink.
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Pot Luck
Keep It Simple
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves. --- Eric Hoffer When we’re not honest with others, we’re not being honest with ourselves. In recovery, we’re taught how to heal our hearts. We admit we’re wrong, and we do it quickly. We let our spirit have the loudest voice. This way, lies lose power over us. We find a way to be true to our spirit. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, You have a soft, quiet voice inside me. Help me, through meditation, to hear You better. Yours is the voice to follow. Action for the Day: I’ll listen to my Higher Power. I’ll list any lies I’ve been telling myself and others lately. Then I’ll find someone I trust and tell that person what I’ve lied about. |
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