Your Daily Reprieve 11.30.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday  November  30, 2019 From Waynesville, NC

"Courage is, with love, the greatest gift. We are, each of us, defeated many times - but if we accept defeat with cheerfulness, and learn from it, and try another way - then we will find fulfilment." ~Rosanne Ambrose-Brown “Without a connection to my Higher Power, I am the same old person with the same old defects, causing the same old pain in my life and others’.” ~Grapevine: Berlin, Connecticut, September 2004 Isolation is often God's place of invitation. ~Sharon Jaynes Sometimes figuring out who you are leads to figuring out who you’ll never be again. May you be blessed with a soul-searching experience that results in a better than ever version of yourself. Go deep. Learn from past mistakes. Be who God intended you to be. ~Prayables

Big Book Quote I have seen hundreds of families set their feet in the path that really goes somewhere; have seen the most impossible domestic situations righted; feuds and bitterness of all sorts wiped out. I have seen men come out of asylums and resume a vital place in the lives of their families and communities. Business and professional men have regained their standing. There is scarcely any form of trouble and misery which has not been overcome among us. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, Page 15~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day AL McGEACHY @San Diego CA Spring Roundup 1987 http://bit.ly/2NTahhG 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 11/30 Peter B. (New York, NY)…..29 1213  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Two - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." To clergymen, doctors, friends, and families, the alcoholic who means well and tries hard is a heartbreaking riddle. To most A.A.'s, he is not. There are too many of us who have been just like him, and have found the riddle's answer. This answer has to do with the quality of faith rather than its quantity. This has been our blind spot. We supposed we had humility when really we hadn't. We supposed we had been serious about religious practices when, upon honest appraisal, we found we had been only superficial. Or, going to the other extreme, we had wallowed in emotionalism and had mistaken it for true religious feeling. In both cases, we had been asking something for nothing. The fact was we really hadn't cleaned house so that the grace of God could enter us and expel the obsession. In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without any demand for reward. We had not even prayed rightly. We had always said, "Grant me my wishes" instead of "Thy will be done." The love of God and man we understood not at all. Therefore we remained self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving enough grace to restore us to sanity. p. 32

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought always comes before the act. It has been suggested that people should always get in touch with an A.A. before taking that first drink. The failure to do so makes it probable that they decided to take the drink anyway. And yet the thoughts that come before taking a drink are often largely subconscious. People usually don't know consciously what made them do it. Therefore, the common practice is to call these things slips. Am I on guard against wrong thinking? Meditation For The Day "The eternal God is thy refuge." He is a sanctuary, a refuge from the cares of life. You can get away from the misunderstanding of others by retiring into your own place of meditation. But from yourself, from your sense of failure, your weakness, your shortcomings, whither can you flee? Only to the eternal God, your refuge, until the immensity of His spirit envelopes your spirit and it loses its smallness and weakness and comes into harmony again with His. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may lose my limitations in the immensity of God's love. I pray that my spirit may be in harmony with His spirit.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Practice "God willing, we members of A.A. may never again have to deal with drinking, but we do have to deal with sobriety every day. How do we do it? By learning - through practicing the Twelve Steps and through sharing at meetings - how to cope with the problems that we looked to booze to solve, back in our drinking days." c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 560 Thought to Consider . . . There's no elevator, you have to take the Steps. *~*AACRONYMS*~* S O B Sober Old Bag

Daily Reflection PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection or all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers, i t the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity tresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putting the brake on those who might otherwise exploit their A.A. affiliation to achieve recognition, power, or personal gain. "UNDERSTANDING ANONYMITY," p. 5 Attraction is the main force in the Fellowship of A.A. The miracle of continuous sobriety of alcoholics within A.A. confirms this fact every day. It would be harmful if the Fellowship promoted itself by publicizing, through the media of radio and TV, the sobriety of well-known public personalities who became members of A.A. If these personalities happened to have slips, outsiders would think our movement is not strong and they might question the veracity of the miracle of the century. Alcoholics Anonymous is not anonymous, but its members should be.

Pot Luck To do nothing is failure. To try, and in the trying you make some mistakes, and then you make some positive changes as a result of those mistakes, is to learn and to grow and to blossom…Darlene Larson Jenks Life is a process, one that is continuously changing. And with each change, we are offered unexpected opportunities for growth. Change is what fosters our development as humans. It encourages us to risk new behavior and may even result in some mistakes. Fortunately, no mistakes can seriously hinder us. In fact, most mistakes give us an additional opportunity to learn. Where we stand today is far removed from our position last year, or even last week. Each and every moment offers us new input that influences any decision from this moment forward. The Spiritual Program of Action that we're participating in guarantees our growth as long as we remain conscious of our opportunities and willingly respond to them. We can be glad that the life process is, in fact, never static, always moving, always inviting us to participate fully. Trust LIFE…Trust the PROCESS…Trust GOOD GOD…and you will change…I promise you! LOVE…above all things, Patti Locascio

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Resources Great Minds Quotes https://twitter.com/GreatestQuotes BIG BOOK SEARCH ENGINE: http://www.whytehou se.com/big_ book_search/ Twenty Four Hours a Day Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics 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 applications to fit our daily lives. Copyright 1975 Hazeleden Foundation Tammy’s recovery links http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/ NEW! Twisted Thinking Making Sense Out of Nonsense: Change Happens by Changing Your Perception by Georgia Hughes amazon.com/author/georgiahughes AA Photo Archives http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm Heard at A Meeting https://twitter.com/heardinameeting Breast Cancer Site Take a minute and click to provide free mammograms https://thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/bcs/home MEN FIGHTING CANCER TOGETHER America’s largest volunteer men’s cancer support group and advocacy national nonprofit organization. http://malecare.org/ Big Book Quotes http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BigBookQuotes/ The Universe https://www.facebook.com/scherie.dee Prayables http://prayables.org/ As We See It (AWSI) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AsWeSeeIt/ Keep It Simple Hazelden Meditations Daily Thought http://groups.google.com/group/TransitionsDaily Speaker Recordings http://storiesofrecovery.org/Workshops.htm {Under Reconstruction} Wisdom of the Room http://www.theWisdomoftheRooms.com

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