Your
Daily Reprieve for Monday December 9, 2019
From Jacksonville, FL
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You can't live and not have
a story to tell.
~Anonymous
"The least of things
with a meaning
is worth more in life
than the greatest of things
without it."
~Carl Jung
“In this moment,
regardless of what happened
before
or what may happen
tomorrow,
what is the very best thing
I can possibly do, right now?”
~Grapevine: Santa Monica,
California, May 2007
"You can clutch the
past so tightly to your chest,
that it leaves your arms
too full
to embrace the
present."
~Jan Glidewell |
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Big Book Quote
Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things
alcoholics are not supposed to do. People have said we must not go where liquor is served; we must not have it in our homes; we must shun friends who drink; we must avoid moving pictures which show drinking scenes; we must not go into bars; our friends must hide their bottles if we go to their houses; we mustn't think or be reminded about alcohol at all. Our experience shows that this is not necessarily so. We meet these conditions every day. An alcoholic who cannot meet them, still has an alcoholic mind; there is something the matter with his spiritual status. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 100~ |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
ALLYSON
K.
A Woman’s
Perspective
Bernardsville,
NJ
2004
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Willie’s
Sobriety
First Media
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Literature and tapes
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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
12/1 Beth S. (Albuquerque, NM/Madison, NH)…..24
12/2 Wendy M. (Scottsdale, AZ)…..30
12/3 Ancil D. (Bloomington, IN)…..1
13/3 Walter S. (Jacksonville, FL)…..26
12/4 Fred E. (Stuttgart, DE)…..8
12/4 Mike K. (Floral Park, NY)…..1
12/4 Lisa B. (Trenton, MI)…..24
12/5 Sophie G. (Larchmont, NY)…..7
12/5 Bob H. ()…..35
12/5 Matt G. (Colts Neck, NJ)…..11
12/6 Dave B. (Venice, FL)…..28
12/6 Nikki G. (Flemington, NJ)…..9
12/7 Steve O. (Osteen, FL)…..27
12/8 Lynne L. (Portland, OR)…..46
12/8 Ed B. (Lawrenceville, NJ)…..18
12/10 Susan M. (Mendham, NJ)…..1
12/10
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12/10 Kathy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..9
12/13 Wendell M. (Bothell, WA)…..6
12/11 Dawn K. ()…..12
12/11 Brendan B. (At Home)…..1
12/12 Mitch B. (Evanston, IL)…..33
12/13 Tom O. (Milwaukee WI_.....13
12/14 Linda M. (Salem, NH)…..7
12/14 Bob P. (Cullman, AL)…..29
12/15 John M. (Paros, Greece)…..17
12/15 Taleah M. (NY, N Y)…..2
12/16 Mike S. (Raleigh, NC)…..3
12/16 Carrie F. (Selinsgrove, PA)…..15
12/16 Heather V. (Nantucket, MA)…..2
12/17 Joe K. (North Port, FL)…..36
12/18
Chris V. (Nashville, TN)…..12
12/18 Kevin T. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..27
12/19 Autumn M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..2
12/19 Kathleen S. (Haverhill, MA)…..39
12/19 Mary F. (West Newbury, MA)…..21
12/21 Bridget C. (Albany, NY)…..17
12/22 Dick McD. (New York, NY)…..42
12/23 Pete G. (Larchmont, NY)…..39
12/23 Cathy B. (Princeton, NJ)…..15
12/23 Lee H. (San Francisco, CA)…..29
12/24 Peter S. (Manhattan, NY)…..19
12/26 Chick R. (Oak Forest, IL)…..22
12/27 Zoe R. (Kent, UK)…..1
12/28 Johanna T. (Cobleskill, NY)…..19
12/31 Aussie Ian (Bangkok)…..25
12/31 Jake R. (Prattville, AL)…..44
12/31 Tabatha J. (Charlotte, NC)…..7
0877 Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Step Three - "Made a decision to turn our will and our
lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
But the moment our mental or emotional independence is in question, how differently we behave. How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act. Oh yes, we'll weigh the pros and cons of every problem. We'll listen politely to those who would advise us, but all the decisions are to be ours alone. Nobody is going to meddle with our personal independence in such matters. Besides, we think, there is no one we can surely trust. We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world we live in. This brave philosophy, wherein each man plays God, sounds good in the speaking, but it still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work? One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic. p. 37 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
The way of A.A. is the way of fellowship. We have read a good deal about fellowship and yet it is such an important part of the A.A. program that it seems that we cannot think too much about it. Human beings were not meant to live alone. A hermit's life is not a normal or natural one. We all need to be by ourselves at times, but we cannot really live without the companionship of others. Our natures demand it. Our lives depend largely upon it. The fellowship of A.A. seems to us to be the best in the world. Do I fully appreciate what the fellowship of A.A. means to me? Meditation For The Day We are all seeking something, but many do not know what they want in life. They are seeking something because they are restless and dissatisfied, without realizing that faith in God can give an objective and a purpose for their lives. Many of us are at least subconsciously seeking for a Power greater than ourselves because that would give a meaning to our existence. If you have found that Higher Power, you can be the means of leading others aright, by showing them that their search for a meaning to life will end when they find faith and trust in God as the answer. Prayer For The Day I pray that my soul will lose its restlessness by finding rest in God. I pray that I may find peace of mind in the thought of God and His purpose for my life. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Unity "The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has. Our lives, the lives of all to come, depend squarely upon it. We stay whole, or A.A. dies. Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly. Back again in their caves, alcoholics would reproach us and say, 'What a great thing A.A. might have been!'" c. 1952 AAWS Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 129 Thought to Consider . . . A.A. is not something you join, it's a way of life. *~*AACRONYMS*~* T E A M Together Everyone Achieves More |
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Daily Reflection
LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG
When the Twelfth Step is
seen in its full implication,
it is really talking about
the kind of love
that has no price tag on it
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 106
In order for me to start
working the Twelfth Step, I had to
work on sincerity, honesty,
and to learn to act with
humility. Carrying the
message is a gift of myself, no
matter how many years of
sobriety I may have
accumulated. My dreams can
become reality. I solidify my
sobriety by sharing what I
have received freely. As I look
back to that time when I
began my recovery, there was
already a seed of hope that
I could help another drunk pull
himself out of his
alcoholic mire. My wish to help another
drunk is the key to my
spiritual health. But I never forget
that God acts through me. I
am only His instrument.
Even if the other person is
not ready, there is success,
because my effort in his
behalf has helped me to remain
sober and to become
stronger. To act, to never grow weary
in my Twelfth Step work, is
the key. If I am capable of
laughing today, let me not
forget those days when I cried.
God reminds me that I can
feel compassion!
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Pot Luck
Change
and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become
involved with experimenting with his own life…Herbert Otto
The
rewards of our new life are apparent to us because of how we feel…and
apparent to others by what they can see.
Most
of us had reached our bottom…and because we finally conceded to STEP
ZERO…that this crap has got to stop…we were fully willing to acknowledge
there was no risk in trying the Spiritual Program of Action laid so
beautifully at our feet.
And
yet, we still had some distorted security in our harmful ways of relating to
others in our disease and/or addictions.
Letting
go was an experiment…and one we prayed would work for us the way we saw it
working in other’s lives…
This
program gives us guidelines for experimenting with our life for growth, and
we continue growing every day.
Some
of our benefits are increased confidence and self-respect, more intimacy with
our partner and family, better friendships, and better physical health.
We
feel these changes in ourselves, and we see them in the other women and men
in our Spiritual Program of Action.
LOVE…above all things,
Patti
Locascio
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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.
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