Your Daily Reprieve 12..23.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday December  23, 2019 From Jacksonville, FL

“The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.” – Phillips Brooks “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie ***** “Until I understood and accepted my status as a human being, my effort toward seeking God was in vain.” ~Grapevine: Nanaimo, British Columbia, February 2003 Your ability to face a problem head-on and not make excuses is crucial in the elimination of stress. The minute you accept responsibility you take your power back - now the stress is relieved. Although we are responsible for what we sow, we forget that we've planted these seeds and either give credit to or blame people or things outside of us when they ripen... In the moment, we have a thought, we speak or act. But we lose sight of the fact that each thought, word, and action will produce a result. When the fruit finally ripens, we think, " Why did this happen to me?  I've done nothing to deserve this." ~Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche "If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be." ~Joseph Campbell

Big Book Quote We avoid retaliation or argument. We wouldn't treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 67~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day EARNIE LARSEN God As We Understand Him Spirituality CD 2 http://bit.ly/342mENj 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 December 2019 Miracles 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 12/3 Debra A. (Tampa, FL)…..37 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 12/7 Georgia O. (Stuart, FL)…..41 12/7 Nan G. (Los Altos, CA/Nantucket, MA)…..23 12/8 Lynne L. (Portland, OR)…..46 12/8 Ed B. (Lawrenceville, NJ)…..18 12/10 Susan M. (Mendham, NJ)…..1 12/10 Wendell M. (Bothell, WA)…..6 12/10 Paul K/ Gypsy (Nantucket MA / Anguilla)…..13 12/10 Kathy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..9 12/11 Dawn K. ()…..12 12/11 Brendan B. (At Home)…..1 12/12 Mitch B. (Evanston, IL)…..33 12/12 Linda B. (marylnd, NY)…..6 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 12/15 Bill M. (Goodyear, AZ/Caguas, PR)…..34 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 12/18 Melissa B. (Cape Cod, MA)…..1 12/18 John K. (Stuart, FL)…..7 12/19 Autumn M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..2 12/19 Kathleen S. (Haverhill, MA)…..39 12/19 Mary F. (West Newbury, MA)…..21 12/19 Karen G. (Brooklyn, NY)…..7 12/19 Autumn M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..3 12/19 Brian K. (Ossipee, NH)…..8 12/20 Lory W. (Winchester, UK)…..19 12/21 Bridget C. (Albany, NY)…..17 12/21 Moira N. (New Rochelle, NY)…..8 12/22 Dick McD. (New York, NY)…..42 12/23 Pete G. (Larchmont, NY)…..39 12/23 Carol H. (Amarillo, TX)…..13 12/23 Cathy B. (Princeton, NJ)…..15 12/23 Lee H. (San Francisco, CA)…..29 12/23 Dave L. ()…..2 12/24 Peter S. (Manhattan, NY)…..19 12/24 Eric O. (Kennebunkport, ME)…..5 12/25 Lynn I. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..30 12/26 Chick R. (Oak Forest, IL)…..22 12/26 Jamie C. (Nantucket/West Palm Beach)…..3 12/27 Zoe R. (Kent, UK)…..1 12/27 Trish H. (UK)…..3 12/28 Johanna T. (Cobleskill, NY)…..19 12/28 Chris A. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..2 12/28 Melissa C. (Acton, MA)…..5 12/30 Rufus W. (Coppell, TX)…..46 12/31 Aussie Ian (Bangkok)…..25 12/31 Jake R. (Prattville, AL)…..44 12/31 Tabatha J. (Charlotte, NC)…..7 1187  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Nor is the quest for security always expressed in terms of money. How frequently we see a frightened human being determined to depend completely upon a stronger person for guidance and protection. This weak one, failing to meet life's responsibilities with his own resources, never grows up. Disillusionment and helplessness are his lot. In time all his protectors either flee or die, and he is once more left alone and afraid. p. 43

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day We have definitely left that dream world behind. It was only a sham. It was a world of our own making and it was not the real world. We are sorry for the past, yes, but we learned a lot from it. We can put it down to experience, as we see it now, because it has given us the knowledge necessary to face the world as it really is. We had to become alcoholics in order to find the A.A. program. We would not have got it any other way. In a way, it was worth it. Do I look at my past as valuable experience? Meditation For The Day Shed peace, not discord, wherever you go. Try to be part of the cure of every situation, not part of the problem. Try to ignore evil, rather than to actively combat it. Always try to build up, never to tear down. Show others by your example that happiness comes from living the right way. The power of your example is greater than the power of what you say. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may try to bring something good into every situation today. I pray that I may be constructive in the way I think and speak and act today.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ A New Notion "The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and the same was a new notion. My sponsor asked that I merely remain open-minded to the possibility that there was a Power greater than myself, one of my own understanding. He assured me that no person was going to impose a belief system on me, that it was a personal matter. Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe, just maybe, there was something to this spiritual lifestyle. Slowly, but surely, I realized there was indeed a Power greater than myself, and I soon found myself with a full-time God in my life and following a spiritual path that didn't conflict with my personal religious convictions." c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,  p. 287 Thought to Consider . . . God enters us through our wounds. *~*AACRONYMS*~* S W A T Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, and Trust

Daily Reflection RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE Our Twelfth Step—carrying the message—is the basic service that AA's Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service. In my home group, the Three Legacies were described on a sign which said: "You take a three-legged stool, try to balance it on only one leg, or two. Our Three Legacies must be kept intact. In Recovery, we get sober together; in Unity, we work together for the good of our Steps and Traditions; and through Service—we give away freely what has been given to us." One of the chief gifts of my life has been to know that I will have no message to give, unless I recover in unity with A.A. principles.

Pot Luck    Father Leo's Daily Meditation WORDS "Hear the meaning within the word." --William Shakespeare When I hear or see the word "sobriety", I am made to think of relationships: my relationship with God, man and, more importantly, myself. Sobriety means humor, hope and joy. It means a silence at the center of my being that "wonders" at it all. Sobriety means a sexuality that is both noble and free -- that risks rejection and criticism. Sobriety argues against prejudice and bigotry. It builds a bridge to "the different" and reflects on the creative variety of man. It allows me a God as I understand Him but also respects tradition and the ancient philosophies of the world. Sobriety evokes a feeling that is beyond words. It echoes the spiritual life. Let me learn to pray beyond words. Let my relationship with You grow in silence.

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