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Your
Daily Reprieve for Monday November 25, 2019
From Waynesville, NC
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"Don't let the
expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions.
It's your life, not theirs.
Do what matters most to you;
do what makes you feel
alive and happy.
Don't let the expectations
and ideas of others limit who you are.
If you let others tell you
who you are, you are living their reality - not yours.
There is more to life than
pleasing people.
There is much more to life
than following others' prescribed path.
There is so much more to
life than what you experience right now.
You need to decide who you
are for yourself.
Become a whole being.
Adventure."
~Roy T. Bennett
Things may change, but when
you start every day with God, there is continuity.
May you be blessed with the
holy companionship of a never changing God.
~Prayables
"It's one of those
things a person has to do;
sometimes a person has to
go a very long distance out of his way
to come back a short
distance correctly."
~Edward Albee, The Zoo Story
“Sobriety -- freedom from
alcohol –
through the teaching and
practice of the Twelve Steps,
is the sole purpose of an
AA group.”
~AA Co-Founder, Bill W.,
February 1958
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Big Book Quote
There is a principle
which is a bar against all information, which
is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice II, Spiritual Experience |
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AA Speaker of
the Day
POLLY
P
Central
Jacksonville Group
06.21.2016
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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
11/8
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
Kelley 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."
Now we come to another kind of problem: the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman. To these, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good. We loved to have people call us precocious. We used our education to blow ourselves up into prideful balloons, though we were careful to hide this from others. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brainpower alone. Scientific progress told us there was nothing man couldn't do. Knowledge was all-powerful. Intellect could conquer nature. Since we were brighter than most folks (so we thought), the spoils of victory would be ours for the thinking. The god of intellect displaced the God of our fathers. But again John Barleycorn had other ideas. We who had won so handsomely in a walk turned into all-time losers. We saw that we had to reconsider or die. We found many in A.A. who once thought as we did. They helped us to get down to our right size. By their example they showed us that humility and intellect could be compatible, provided we placed humility first. When we began to do that, we received the gift of faith, a faith which works. This faith is for you, too." pp. 29-30 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
I am not so envious of other people, nor am I so jealous of other people's possessions and talents. When I was drinking, I was secretly full of jealousy and envy of those people who could drink normally, who had the love and respect of their families, who lived a normal life and were accepted as equals by their friends. I pretended to myself that I was as good as they were, but I knew it wasn't so. Now I don't have to be envious any more. I try not to want what I don't deserve. I'm content to live with what I have earned by my efforts to live the right way. More power to those who have what I have not. At least, I'm trying. Have I got rid of the poison of envy? Meditation For The Day "My soul is restless till it finds its rest in Thee." A river flows on, until it loses itself in the sea. Our spirits long for rest in the Spirit of God. We yearn to realize a peace, a rest, a satisfaction that we have never found in the world or its pursuits. Some are not conscious of their need, and shut down the doors of their spirits against the spirit of God. They are unable to have true peace. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may feel the divine unrest.
I pray that my soul
may find its rest in God.
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Possibility "As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps. We found that God does not make too hard terms for those who seek Him. To us, the Realm of the Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men." c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46 Thought to Consider . . . Take a walk with God. He will meet you at the Steps. *~*AACRONYMS*~* D E N I A L Don't Even Notice I Am Lying |
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Daily Reflection
A POWERFUL TRADITION
In the years before the publication of the book, "Alcoholics
Anonymous," we had no name. . . . By a narrow majority
the verdict was for naming our book "The Way Out" . . .
One of our early lone members . . . found exactly twelve
books already titled "The Way Out" . . . So
"Alcoholics
Anonymous" became first choice. That's how we got a name
for our book of experience, a name for our movement and,
as we are now beginning to see, a tradition of the greatest
spiritual import.
"A.A. TRADITION: HOW IT DEVELOPED," pp. 35-36
Beginning with Bill's momentous decision in Akron to
make a telephone call rather than a visit to the hotel bar,
how often has a Higher Power made itself felt at crucial
moments in our history! The eventual importance that the
principle of anonymity would acquire was but dimly
perceived, if at all, in those early days. There seems to have
been an element of chance even in the choice of a name for
our Fellowship.
God is no stranger to anonymity and often appears in
human affairs in the guises of "luck,"
"chance," or
"coincidence." If anonymity, somewhat fortuitously,
became the spiritual basis for all of our Traditions, perhaps
God was acting anonymously on our behalf.
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Pot Luck
No person
is your enemy, no person is your friend, and every person is your teacher.
~Florence
Scovel Shinn
We can open ourselves to
opportunities today. They abound in our lives. No circumstance we find
ourselves in is detrimental to our progress. No relationship with someone at
work or at home is superfluous to our development. Teachers are everywhere.
And as we become ready for a new lesson, one will appear.
We can marvel at the wonder
of our lives today. We can reflect on our yesterdays and be grateful for the
lessons they taught. We can look with hopeful anticipation at the days ahead—gifts,
all of them. We are on a special journey, serving a special purpose, uniquely
our own. No barrier, no difficult person, no tumultuous time is designed to
interrupt our progress. All experiences are simply to teach us what we have
yet to learn.
Trusting in the goodness of
all people, all situations, all paths to progress will release whatever our
fears, freeing us to go forth with a quicker step and an assurance that eases
all moments.
The Twelve Steps help us to
recognize the teachers in our lives. They help us clear away the baggage of
the past and free us to accept and trust the will of God, made known to us by
the teachers as they appear.
I am a student of life. I
can learn only if I open my mind to my teachers.
Today's
reading is from the book Each
Day a New Beginning
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