Your Daily Reprieve 01.18.20

Your Daily Reprieve for  Saturday January  18, 2020 From Jacksonville, FL

“Worrying about a situation won’t change it. I do all that I can and then give the rest to God.” ~Wallkill, N.Y., March 2007 "If it isn't a little scary it probably isn't worth your time." ~Ted Murphy “To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.” ~Alan Cohen I've shut the door on yesterday, And thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fears for me, Since I have found today. -- Vivian Yeiser Laramore

Big Book Quote “To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.” ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Foreword To First Edition, pg. xiii~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day PAT H. Powder Springs, GA 2008 http://bit.ly/2SQkVc2 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 January 2020 Miracles 1/1 Bob V. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..36 1/1 Severine W. (Sacramento, CA)…..3 1/1 Elena C. (NYC, NY)…..4 1/1 Nancy W. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..32 1/1 Joan B. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..31 1/1 Jessica C. (NYC, NY)…..6 1/1 Deirdre K. (Madison, NJ)…..15 1/1 John C. (Los Alamitos, CA)…..15 1/1 Ray A. (Surrey, BC, Canada)…..2 1/1 Lauren B. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..2 1/1 Terrance R. (Morris Plains, NJ)…..26 1/1 James R. ()…..9 1/2 Joe B. (Jacksonville, FL)…..6 1/2 Robbie H. (White Rock, BC)…..7 1/2 Brian C. (Port Washington, NY)…..4 1/2 Mercedes G. (Tampa. FL)…..1 1/2 Joe D. (NYC,NY)…..1 1/2 Tara H. (Scarsdale, NY)…..5 1/2 Gregory B. (New York, NY)…..8 1/3 Billy M. (Louisville, KY)…..41 1/3 Johnyr (Stuart, FL)…..42 1/3 Grace C. (Stuart, FL)…..29 1/4 Nicola H. (Hertfordshire, UK)…..1 1/4 Kevin J. (RI)…..29 1/5 Donna M. (Port St Lucie, FL)…..46 1/5 Paola V. (London, UK)….14 1/5 Gwen F. (Key West, FL)…..12 1/5 Tim G. (Dallas, TX)…..8 1/6 Mike S. (Jacksonville, FL)…..14 1/6 Mary B. (Key Largo, FL)…..14 1/6 David M. (Las Vegas, NV)…..24 1/6 Ann OK-B (Stuart FL/Greenwich, CT)…..41 1/6 George R. (Stratham, NH)…..8 1/6 Karen F. (Clinton, NJ)…..2 1/7 Alexis E. (East Twickenham, UK)…..18 1/7 Ray W. (Long Island)…..8 1/7 Leo D. (Warren, NJ)…..22 1/7 Luke T. (Nantucket, MA)…..1 1/7 Liz O. (New York, NY)…..16 1/8 Alan J. (Stone Ridge, NY)…..12 1/8 Lou S. Sarasota, FL)…..7 1/9 Tefft W. (Washington, DC)…..35 1/9 Ginger E. (Southern Pines, NC)…..11 1/9 Jason M. (Rye, NY)…..20 1/10 Paula B. (Charleston, SC)…..37 1/10 Janice E. (Corpus Christi, TX)…..20 1/10 Tom D. (Dallas, TX)…..29 1/12 Padraic O. (Whistler, BC, Canada)…..7 1/12 David F. (Windermere, BC, CA)…..7 1/12 Shabab N. (Bethesda, MD)…..17 1/12 Lynne C. (Three Bridges, NJ)…..14 1/13 Tara M. (Larchmont, NY)…..7 1/13 Robbie H. (FL/VA)…..38 1/13 Ken R. (Norfolk, MA)…..17 1/13 John E. (Reading, UK)….5 1/13 Brian G. (Ridgewood, NJ)…..30 1/13 Rick H. (Vero Beach, FL)…..2 1/13 Dennis B. (Northport, FL)…..31 1/13 David S. (Boston, MA)…..34 1/14 Maria H. (New York, NY)…..26 1/14 Dot C. (Acton, MA)…..7 1/14 Nick M. (Asheville, NC/Denver.CO)…..26 1/14 Glenda Mc. (Leesburg, FL)…..42 1/15 Bob W. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..37 1/15 Sue J. (Palm Coast, FL)…..10 1/15 Mike R. (Englewood, NJ)…..29 1/15 Steve D. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..8 1/16 Jeff W. (Lake City, CO)…..15 1/16 Tree A. (San Anselmo, CA)…..31 1/17 Helen C. (Folkestone, UK)…..48 1/17 Scott M. (New York, NY)…..6 1/19 Rob W. (St Mary’s . GA) …..3 1/19 Rhonda L. (Stuart, FL)…..18 1/19 Carol L. (Aspen, CO)…..29 1/19 Alan S. (Hiawassee. GA)…..7 1/20 Paul M. (Shediac, NB, Canada)…..39 1/20 Peter G. (Scoudouc, NB, Canada)…..39 1/21 Levi S. (London, UK)…..5 1/21 Shane S. (Methuen, MA)…..1 1/21 Heather N. (Wylie,TX)…..23 1/21 Brian Mc. (Mahwah, NJ)…..36 1/22 Stacey C. (Austin, TX)…..13 1/22 Keith B. (Stuart, FL)…..22 1/22 Paul S. (Exeter, NH)…..2 1/23 Mike C. (Solon, OH)…..5 1/23 Susie S. (Legarto, TX)…..25 1/24 Paul B. (Newburyport, MA)…..34 1/24 Vito (Saratoga Springs, NY)….. 1/25 PJ C. (Bel Air, 28MD)…..5 1/25 Steve L. (Palm Coast, FL)…..2 1/25 Thomas Mac. (Airdrie, Scotland)…..31 1/26 Dana R. (Madison, CT)…..5 1/27 Iris M. F. (Naples, FL)…..22 1/28 Karen Ann B. (Stuart, FL)…..1 1/29 Sandra C. (Port St Lucie, FL)…..44 1/30 Keith C. (Denham Springs, LA)…..11 1/30 Collen S. (Bedminster, NJ)…..2 1/31 Bob P. (Jacksonville, NC)…..36 1/31 Diane B. (Cape Cod, MA)…..27 1/31 Sandy W,  (East Hampton, NY)…..25 1/31 Kim J. (Streator, IL)…..9 1706 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Four - "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Therefore, thoroughness ought to be the watchword when taking inventory. In this connection, it is wise to write out our questions and answers. It will be an aid to clear thinking and honest appraisal. It will be the first tangible evidence of our complete willingness to move forward. p. 54

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be re-educated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Anyone who tries it, knows that the old alcoholic thinking is apt to come back on us when we least expect it. Building a new life is a slow process, but it can be done if we really follow the A.A. program. Am I building a new life on the foundation of sobriety? Meditation For The Day I will pray daily for faith, for it is God's gift. On faith alone depends the answer to my prayers. God gives it to me in response to my prayers, because it is a necessary weapon for me to possess for the overcoming of all adverse conditions and the accomplishments of all good in my life. Therefore, I will work at strengthening my faith. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may so think and live as to feed my faith in God. I pray that my faith may grow because with faith God's power becomes available to me.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Guidance Walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. When we look back, we realize the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands, were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances! 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 100 Thought to Consider . . . Look for the Good. *~*AACRONYMS*~* A. A. Adventurers Anonymous

Daily Reflection WOULD A DRINK HELP? By going back in our own drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23 When I was still drinking, I couldn't respond to any of life's situations the way other, more healthy, people could. The smallest incident triggered a state of mind that believed I had to have a drink to numb my feelings. But the numbing did not improve the situation, so I sought further escape in the bottle. Today I must be aware of my alcoholism. I cannot afford to believe that I have gained control of my drinking—or again I will think I have gained control of my life. Such a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.

Pot Luck     Father Leo's Daily Meditation LAUGHTER "Nobody ever died of laughter." -- Max Beerbohm I knew that I was growing in self-esteem and confidence when I was able to laugh, express that "belly" laugh that proclaims that I am glad to be alive. So many religious people are too serious. They seem to think that God disapproves of laughter and yet it seems the most natural emotion in the world. Sobriety is a statement that the pain is being overcome and the hope that is experienced will necessarily release laughter. Laughter also stops us from treating ourselves and the world too seriously. I remember a professor telling me, "God created the world for fun. Find the key to life and enjoy it." Spirituality is that key. Sometimes, Lord, in the silence of my car, my joy is so great and my gratitude so overwhelming, I can do nothing but laugh. Thank You for the gift of laughter.

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