Your Daily Reprieve 12.28.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday  December  28, 2019 From Jacksonville, FL

Peace isn't something you wish for, it's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away. ~Robert Fulghum “The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him – it cannot fail.” — Walt Whitman You can only see what you can't see when you can see it ... ~Chuck C. “Our AA Traditions are, we trust, securely anchored in those wise precepts: charity, gratitude, and humility. Nor have we forgotten prudence. May these virtues ever stand clear before us in our meditations.” ~AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1957

Big Book Quote "Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory. Now these are about to be cast out. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects. This brings us to the Fifth Step in the program of recovery mentioned in the preceding chapter." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 72~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day KARL MORRIS Covina, CA @12th UCYPAA Utah, 1995 http://bit.ly/2EhxN2s 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. (Maryland, NY)…..6 12/13 Tom O. (Milwaukee WI_.....13 12/14 Linda M. (Salem, NH)…..7 12/14 Jim B. (Hudson Valley, NY)…..26 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. (Raleigh, NC)…..2 12/24 Peter S. (Manhattan, NY)…..19 12/24 Eric O. (Kennebunkport, ME)…..5 12/24 Niki T. (Lake Worth, FL)…..3 12/25 Lynn I. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..30 12/25 Peter Mc. (NYC)…..22 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 12/27 Eileen (Corpus Christi, TX)…..5 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 1243  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." We also clutch at another wonderful excuse for avoiding an inventory. Our present anxieties and troubles, we cry, are caused by the behavior of other people--people who really need a moral inventory. We firmly believe that if only they'd treat us better, we'd be all right. Therefore we think our indignation is justified and reasonable--that our resentments are the "right kind." We aren't the guilty ones. They are! pp. 45-46

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and the good life. My feet have been set upon the right path. I feel it in the depths of my being. I am going in the right direction. The future can be safely left to God. Whatever the future holds, it cannot be too much for me to bear. I have the Divine Power with me, to carry me through everything that may happen. Am I pointed toward God and the good life? Meditation For The Day Although unseen, the Lord is always near to those who believe in Him and trust Him and depend on Him for the strength to meet the challenges of life. Although veiled from mortal sight, the Higher Power is always available to us whenever we humbly ask for it. The feeling that God is with us should not depend on any passing mood of ours, but we should try to be always conscious of His power and love in the background of our lives. Prayer For The Day I pray that today I may feel that God is not too far away to depend on for help. I pray that I may feel confident of His readiness to give me the power that I need.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\   ~~   /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Selfishness "So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us!" c. 2001 AAWS Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62 Thought to Consider . . . The smallest package in the world is an alcoholic wrapped up in just themselves. *~*AACRONYMS*~* P A C E Positive Attitudes Change Everything

Daily Reflection SUIT UP AND SHOW UP In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety—we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 21 The old line says, "Suit up and show up." That action is so important that I like to think of it as my motto. I can choose each day to suit up and show up, or not. Showing up at meetings starts me toward feeling a part of that meeting, for then I can do what I say I'll do at meetings. I can talk with newcomers, and I can share my experience; that's what credibility, honesty, and courtesy really are. Suiting up and showing up are the concrete actions I take in my ongoing return to normal living.

Pot Luck    Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness. ~Leo Buscaglia We are each special, which means there is not another person just like ourselves. Nobody looks just like us. Nobody's voice sounds quite like our own. And nobody thinks through a story just like we do. Each of us has been created for a special purpose. Maybe it's for what we'll teach a friend, or the way we'll help a sister or a brother. Every day will give us chances to offer our special talents to others. Our being alive is God's way of proving that we're important to the family,  the neighborhood, and the world. What important task lies before me today? Today's reading is from the book Today's Gift, Daily Meditations for Families

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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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