Your Daily Reprieve: Your Daily Reprieve 11.21.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday November 21 , 2019

From Waynesville, NC

"By the fall of 1937 we could count what looked like forty recovered members.

One of us had been sober three years, another two and a half,

and a fair number had a year or more behind them.

As all of us had been hopeless cases,

this amount of time elapsed began to be significant.

The realization that we 'had found something' began to take hold of us.

No longer were we a dubious experiment. Alcoholics could stay sober."

~Grapevine: AA Co-Founder, Bill W., October 1945

"Wherever you go,

no matter what the weather,

always bring your own sunshine."

~Anthony J. D'Angelo

Do not compare yourself with others,

for you are a unique and wonderful creation.

Make your own beautiful footprints in the snow…

~Barbara Kimball

“Remember that the most difficult tasks

are consummated not by a single explosive burst of energy or effort,

but by the constant daily application of the best you have within you.”

~Og Mandino

Big Book Quote

“We, who have recovered from serious drinking, are miracles of mental health.”

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 133~

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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

November 2019 Miracles

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

11/8 Richard F. ()…..10

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

12&12

Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."

Consider next the plight of those who once had faith, but have lost it. There will be those who have drifted into indifference, those filled with self-sufficiency who have cut themselves off, those who have become prejudiced against religion, and those who are downright defiant because God has failed to fulfill their demands. Can A.A. experience tell all these they may still find a faith that works?

p. 28

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

I no longer waste money, but try to put it to good
use. Like all of us, when I was drunk, I threw money
around "like a drunken sailor." It gave me a feeling
of importance--a millionaire for a day. But the
morning after, with an empty wallet and perhaps some
undecipherable checks to boot, was a sad awakening.
One of the hardest things to face is the fact of
wasted money. How could I have been such a fool? How
will I ever make it up? Thoughts like these get you
down. When we are sober, we spend our hard earned
money as it should be spent. Although some of us
could be more generous in our A.A. giving, at least
we do not throw it away. Am I making good use of my
money?

Meditation For The Day

You were meant to be at home and comfortable in the
world. Yet some people live a life of quiet
desperation. This is the opposite of being at home
and at peace with the world. Let your peace of mind
be evident to those around you. Men should see that
you are comfortable, and seeing it, know that it
springs from your trust in a higher power. The dull,
hard way of resignation is not God's way. Faith
takes the sting out of the winds of adversity and
brings peace even in the midst of struggle.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may be more comfortable in my way
of living. I pray that I may feel more at home and
at peace with myself.

Daily Thought

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Recovery

"Most emphatically we wish to say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the light of our experience can recover, provided he does not close his mind to spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance or belligerent denial. We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable"
c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 570

Thought to Consider . . .

The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

D R Y
Doing Recovery Yourself

Daily Reflection

A CLASSIC PRAYER

Lord, make me a channel for thy peace—that where there

is hatred, I may bring love—that where there is wrong, I

may bring the spirit of forgiveness—that where there is

discord, I may bring harmony—that where there is error, I

may bring truth—that where there is doubt, I may bring

faith—that where there is despair, I may bring hope—that

where there are shadows, I may bring light—that where

there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may

seek rather to comfort than to be comforted—to understand,

than to be understood—to love, than to be loved. For

it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that

one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal

Life. Amen.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 99

No matter where I am in my spiritual growth, the St.

Francis prayer helps me improve my conscious contact

with the God of my understanding. I think that one of the

great advantages of my faith in God is that I do not

understand Him, or Her, or It. It may be that my

relationship with my Higher Power is so fruitful that I do

not have to understand. All that I am certain of is that if I

work the Eleventh Step regularly, as best I can, I will

continue to improve my conscious contact, I will know His

will

Pot Luck

The Secret
Written by Ralph S. Cushman

I met God in the morning
When my day was at its best,
And his presence came like sunrise
Like a glory in my breast.

All day long the Presence lingered,
All day long he stayed with me,
And we sailed in perfect calmness
O’er a very troubled sea.

Other ships were blown and battered,
Other ships were sore distressed,
But the winds that seemed to drive them
Brought to us a peace and rest.

Then I thought of other mornings,
With a keen remorse of mind,
When I too had loosed the moorings,
With the Presence left behind.

So I think I know the secret,
Learned from many a troubled way:
You must seek him in the morning
If you want him through the day!

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