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Your
Daily Reprieve for Friday November 22, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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There are glimpses of
heaven in every act, or thought, or word
That raises us above
ourselves.
--Arthur Stanley
When everything seems to go
wrong, just P.U.S.H.!
When the job gets you down,
just P.U.S.H.!
When people don't react the
way you think they should, just P.U.S.H.!
When your money looks funny
and the bills are due, just P.U.S.H.!
When you want to give up
because it looks hopeless, just P.U.S.H.!
P.U.S.H - Pray Until
Something Happens!!!!!
--Randy Walker
"Joy is what happens
to us when we allow ourselves
to recognize how good
things really are."
--Marianne Williamson
"... when we choose
not to focus on what is missing from our lives but
are grateful for the abundance
that's present
--love, health, family, friends,
work, the joys of nature,
and personal pursuits that
bring us pleasure
--the wasteland of illusion
falls away
and we experience heaven on
earth."
--Sarah Ban Brethnach
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Big Book Quote
"Let no alcoholic
say he cannot recover unless he has his family
back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all.
We have seen others
slip when the family came back too soon."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 99~ |
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the Day
ALBERT
MYERS
Omaha NE
8.12.88
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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
11/8
Richard F. (Georgia, VT)…..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
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12&12
Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than
ourselves could restore us to sanity."
Sometimes A.A. comes harder to those who have lost or rejected faith than to those who never had any faith at all, for they think they have tried faith and found it wanting. They have tried the way of faith and the way of no faith. Since both ways have proved bitterly disappointing, they have concluded there is no place whatever for them to go. The roadblocks of indifference, fancied self-sufficiency, prejudice, and defiance often prove more solid and formidable for these people than any erected by the unconvinced agnostic or even the militant atheist. Religion says the existence of God can be proved; the agnostic says it can't be proved; and the atheist claims proof of the nonexistence of God. Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. p. 28 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how he can stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people and boring situations. But once you have taken up the interest of A.A., once you have given it your time and enthusiasm, boredom should not be a problem to you. A new life opens up before you that can be always interesting. Sobriety should give you so many new interests in life that you shouldn't have time to be bored. Have I got rid of the fear of being bored? Meditation For The Day "If I have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal." Charity means to care enough about your fellow man to really want to do something for him. A smile, a word of encouragement, a word of love, goes winged on its way, simple enough it may seem, while the mighty words of an orator fall on deaf ears. Use up the odd moments of your day in trying to do some little thing to cheer up your fellow man. Boredom comes from thinking too much about yourself. Prayer For The Day I pray that my day may be brightened by some little act of charity. I pray that I may try today to overcome the self-centeredness that makes me bored. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Peace of Mind "A.A. has taught me that I will have peace of mind in exact proportion to the peace of mind I bring into the lives of other people, and it has taught me the true meaning of the admonition 'happy are ye who know these things and do them.' For the only problems I have now are those I create when I break out in a rash of self-will." c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 551 Thought to Consider . . . I never imagined that the greatest achievement of my life would be peace of mind. *~*AACRONYMS*~* P E A C E Principles Experienced Activate Change Every day |
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Daily Reflection
ONLY TWO SINS
. . . there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the
growth of another human being, and the second is to
interfere with one's own growth.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 542
Happiness is such an elusive state. How often do my
"prayers" for others involve "hidden" prayers
for my own
agenda? How often is my search for happiness a boulder in
the path of growth for another, or even myself? Seeking
growth through humility and acceptance brings things that
appear to be anything but good, wholesome and vital. Yet
in looking back, I can see that pain, struggles and setbacks
have all contributed eventually to serenity through growth
in the program.
I ask my Higher Power to help me not cause another's
lack of growth today—or my own.
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Pot Luck
Charlie Chaplin
Age 26
As
I began to love myself
I
found that anguish and emotional suffering
are
only warning signs that I was living
against
my own truth.
Today,
I know, this is Authenticity.
As
I began to love myself
I
understood how much it can offend somebody
if
I try to force my desires on this person,
even
though I knew the time was not right
and
the person was not ready for it,
and
even though this person was me.
Today
I call this Respect.
As
I began to love myself
I
stopped craving for a different life,
and
I could see that everything
that
surrounded me
was
inviting me to grow.
Today
I call this Maturity.
As
I began to love myself
I
understood that at any circumstance,
I
am in the right place at the right time,
and
everything happens at the exactly right moment.
So
I could be calm.
Today
I call this Self-Confidence.
As
I began to love myself
I
quit stealing my own time,
and
I stopped designing huge projects
for
the future.
Today,
I only do what brings me joy and happiness,
things
I love to do and that make my heart cheer,
and
I do them in my own way
and
in my own rhythm.
Today
I call this Simplicity.
As
I began to love myself
I
freed myself of anything
that
is no good for my health –
food,
people, things, situations,
and
everything that drew me down
and
away from myself.
At
first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today
I know it is Love of Oneself.
As
I began to love myself
I
quit trying to always be right,
and
ever since
I
was wrong less of the time.
Today
I discovered that is Modesty.
As
I began to love myself
I
refused to go on living in the past
and
worrying about the future.
Now,
I only live for the moment,
where
everything is happening.
Today
I live each day,
day
by day,
and
I call it Fulfillment.
As
I began to love myself
I
recognized
that
my mind can disturb me
and
it can make me sick.
But
as I connected it to my heart,
my
mind became a valuable ally.
Today
I call this connection Wisdom of the Heart.
We
no longer need to fear arguments,
confrontations
or any kind of problems
with
ourselves or others.
Even
stars collide,
and
out of their crashing, new worlds are born.
Today
I know: This is Life!
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Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day
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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
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