Your
Daily Reprieve for Wednesday November 20, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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“Trust because you are
willing to take the risk,
not because it's safe or
certain”
~Anonymous
Stop playing it safe, go
out on a limb.
After all that's where all
the fruit is.
May you
be blessed to taste the sweetness of life
through your own brave
efforts with
God guiding you safely
through each and every day.
~Prayables
Desires achieved increase
thirst like salt water.
-Milarepa
“Growing pains are never to
be feared,
provided I am willing to
learn the truth about myself from them.”
~AA Co-Founder, Bill W.,
December 1957
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Big Book Quote
Thus we grow. And so can you, though you be but one man with this
book in your hand. We believe and hope it contains all you will need to
begin.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 162 |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
BILL
BAKER
Tampa. FL
@Monday Night
Speaker
5/25/2009
Wee
Willie’s
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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
Ruth H. (Brielle, NJ/Key Largo, FL)…..1
11/2
Joyce C. (Sasn Diego, CA)…..9
11/3
Katy R. (Portland, OR)…..28
11/3
MaryBeth F. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..5
11/3
Lori Z. (Milford, NH)…..21
11/4 Pat
O’D. (Boston,MA)…..39
11/4 Lou
L. (Smithtown, NY)…..23
11/5 Kent
L. (Silverdale, WA)…..34
11/5
Donna M. (Methuen, MA)…..13
11/5
Chrissie R. (Hilton Head, SC)…..1
11/7
Mike S. (Danvers, MA)…..28
11/7
Leslie E. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..13
11/7
Harry D. (Hampstead, NH)…..28
11/7
Craig S. (Vero Beach, FL)…..14
11/7
Sandi A. (Bristol, UK)…..45
11/8
Brian R. (Olney, MD)…..4
11/9
Matt K. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..9
11/9
Joanne B. (Danvers, MA)…..14
11/9
Jessie R. (Carmel. NY)…..13
11/10
Russ S. (Palm City, FL)…..34
11/10
Donna P. (Chelmsford, MA)…..18
11/10
Aaron M. (Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica)…..1
11/11
Jay D. (Danbury, CT/Stuart, FL)…..38
11/11
Judie J. (Peterborough, NH)…..16
11/11
Lee J. (Waikiki, HI)…..30
11/12
Ray G. (Massillon, OH)…..7
11/12
Billy M. (NY, NY)…..3
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
11/15
Ned W. (Portland , ME)…..34
11/16
Monte M. (Conway, NH)…..15
11/16
Jayne W. (Algarve, Portugal)…..34
11/17
Danny K. (Astoria, NY)…..10
11/18
Alex S. (NY, NY)…..6
11/19
Eva B-E. (North Port, FL)…..21
11/19
Jarryd K. (Bridgewater, NJ)…..3
11/19
Jennifer S. (Rockaway, NJ)…..2
11/20 Joseph H. (Jacksonville, FL)…..1
11/22
Chip B. (Destin, FL and Thereabouts)…..32
11/22
Kelly B. (St. Pete Beach, FL).....37
11/22
Terry S. (Maui, HI)…..2
11/22
Anne T-F. (Madison, CT)…..44
11/22
Brandi S. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..6
11/22
Art K. (Vernon, BC, Canada)…..26
11/23
Alan P. (West Palm Beach, FL)…..49
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
11/28
Hendy H. (Islington, MA)…..46
11/28
Jane W. (Vermont)…..2
11/29
Debbie M. (Bedford, MA)…..5
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
1159 Total
Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than
ourselves could restore us to sanity."
"This is only one man's opinion based on his own experience, of course. I must quickly assure you that A.A.'s tread innumerable paths in their quest for faith. If you don't care for the one I've suggested, you'll be sure to discover one that suits if only you look and listen. Many a man like you has begun to solve the problem by the method of substitution. You can, if you wish, make A.A., itself your `higher power.' Here's a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. In this respect they are certainly a power greater than you, who have not even come close to a solution. Surely you can have faith in them. Even this minimum of faith will be enough. You will find many members who have crossed the threshold just this way. All of them will tell you that, once across, their faith broadened and deepened. Relieved of the alcohol obsession, their lives unaccountably transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power, and most of them began to talk of God." pp. 27-28 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
I no longer try to escape life through alcoholism. Drinking built up an unreal world for me and I tried to live in it. But in the morning light the real world was back again and facing it was harder than ever, because I had less resources with which to meet it. Each attempt at escape weakened my personality by the very attempt. Everyone knows that alcohol, by relaxing inhibitions, permits a flight from reality. Alcohol deadens the brain cells that preside over our highest faculties and we are off to the unreal world of drunkenness. A.A. taught me not to run away, but to face reality. Have I given up trying to escape life? Meditation For The Day In these times of quiet meditation, try more and more to set your hopes on the grace of God. Know that whatever the future may hold, it will hold more and more of good. Do not set all your hopes and desires on material things. There is weariness in an abundance of things. Set your hopes on spiritual things so that you may grow spiritually. Learn to rely on God's power more and more and in that reliance you will have an insight into the greater value of things of the spirit. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may not be overwhelmed by material things. I pray that I may realize the higher value of spiritual things. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Oldtimers
"Many oldsters who have put
our A.A. 'booze cure' to severe but successful tests still find they often
lack emotional sobriety. To attain this, we must develop real maturity and
balance (which is to say humility) in our relations with ourselves, with our
fellows, and with God."
Bill W., AA Grapevine, January 1958 c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 244 Thought to Consider . . . Newcomers are the lifeblood of the program, but our oldtimers are the arteries. *~*AACRONYMS*~* C H A N G E Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Every day |
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Daily Reflection
"THY WILL, NOT MINE"
. . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to
each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy
will"
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102
I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the
best understanding of His will that I can have for that day,
and that I be given the grace by which I may carry it out. As
the day goes on, I can pause when facing situations that
must be met and decisions that must be made, and renew
the simple request: "Thy will, not mine, be done."
I must always keep in mind that in every situation I am
responsible for the effort and God is responsible for the
outcome. I can "Let Go and Let God" by humbly
repeating:
"Thy will, not mine, be done." Patience and persistence
in
seeking His will for me will free me from the pain of selfish
expectations.
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Pot Luck
A
Holy man was having a conversation with God one day and said,
'God,
I would like to know what heaven and hell are like.'
God led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table.
In
the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and
made the holy man's mouth water.
The
people sitting around the table were thin and sickly.
They
appeared to be famished.
They
were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms
and
each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.
But
because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons
back into their mouths.
The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, 'You have seen hell.' They went to the next room and opened the door.
It
was exactly the same as the first one.
There
was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy
man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled
spoons,
but
here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.' 'It is simple,' God said. 'It requires but one skill.
You
see, they have learned to feed each other.
The
greedy think only of themselves.'
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