Your Daily Reprieve 11.29.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday  November  29, 2019 From Waynesville, NC

“Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!" ~Steve Maraboli -- "Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Place them on the floor and use them as stepping stones to where you want to go." ~Karen Waddell "Practice the Pause:  Pause before judging.  Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you're about to react harshly and you'll avoid doing and saying things you'll later regret." ~Lori Eschene For me the best introduction is the human face. When I see two eyes, one mouth, one nose, I know I’m dealing with another human being like me. I’m like those young children who don’t care about their companions’ background so long as they smile and are willing to play. ~Dalai Lama's tweet for the day

Big Book Quote The basic principles of the A.A. program, it appears, hold good for individuals with many different lifestyles, just as the program has brought recovery to those of many different nationalities. The Twelve Steps that summarize the program may be called los Doce Pasos in one country, les Douze Etapes in another, but they trace exactly the same path to recovery that was blazed by the earliest members of Alcoholics Anonymous. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Foreward To Third Edition, Page

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day AL EASTHOUSE 04.21.2000 http://bit.ly/2qYVx7L Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net 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. (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 Thanksgiving Day Gayle B. (Portsmouth, NH)…..25 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 1184  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Now let's take the guy full of faith, but still reeking of alcohol. He believes he is devout. His religious observance is scrupulous. He's sure he still believes in God, but suspects that God doesn't believe in him. He takes pledges and more pledges. Following each, he not only drinks again, but acts worse than the last time. Valiantly he tries to fight alcohol, imploring God's help, but the help doesn't come. What, then, can be the matter? pp. 31-32

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The A.A. way is the way of sobriety, and yet there are slips. Why do these slips occur? Why don't we all accept A.A. and stay sober from then on? There are many reasons, but it has been proven without exception that once we have become alcoholics we can never drink successfully again. This has never been disproved by any case we know of. Many alcoholics have tried drinking after a period of sobriety from a few days to a few years and no one that we know of has been successful in becoming a normal drinker. Could I be the only exception to this rule? Meditation For The Day "We are gathered together in Thy name." First, we are gathered together, bound by a common loyalty to God and to each other. Then, when this condition has been fulfilled, God is present with us. Then, when God is there and one with us, we voice a common prayer. Then it follows that our prayer will be answered according to God's will. Then, when our prayer is answered, we are bound together in a lasting brotherhood of the spirit. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be loyal to God and my fellow men. I pray that my life today may be lived close to His and theirs.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Amends "Though the variations were many, my main theme was always "How godawful I am!" Just as I often exaggerated my modest attainments by pride, so I exaggerated my defects through guilt. I would race about, confessing all (and a great deal more) to whoever would listen. Believe it or not, I took this widespread exposure of my sins to be great humility on my part, and considered it a great spiritual asset and consolation! But later on I realized at depth that the great harms I had done others were not truly regretted. These episodes were merely the basis for storytelling and exhibitionism." Bill W., AA Grapevine, June 1961 c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 311 Thought to Consider . . . Don't mess up an amends with an excuse. *~*AACRONYMS*~* F E A R Fools Every Alcoholic Repeatedly

Daily Reflection "ACTIVE GUARDIANS" To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 183 The basic concept of humility is expressed in the Eleventh Tradition: it allows me to participate completely in the program in such a simple, yet profound, manner; it fulfills my need to be an integral part of a significant whole. Humility brings me closer to the actual spirit of togetherness and oneness, without which I could not stay sober. In remembering that every member is an example of sobriety, each one living the Eleventh Tradition, I am able to experience freedom because each one of us is anonymous.

Pot Luck RESENT SOMEBODY The moment you start to resent somebody you become their slave. They control your dreams, absorb your digestion, rob you of your peace of mind and good will, take away the pleasure of your work. They ruin your spirituality and nullify your prayers. You cannot take a vacation without them going along! They destroy your freedom of mind and hound you wherever you go. There is no way to escape the person you resent. They are with you when you are awake. They invade your privacy when you sleep. They are close beside you when you eat, when you drive your car, and when you are on the job. You can never have efficiency or happiness. They influence even the tone of your voice. They require you to take medicine for indigestion, headaches and loss of energy. They even steal your last moment of consciousness before you go to sleep. So if you want to be a slave, harbor your resentment.

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