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Your
Daily Reprieve for Saturday February 29,
2020
From Jacksonville, FL
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"Kindness (noun):
Loaning someone your
strength
instead of reminding them
of their weakness."
~Anonymous
A diamond is a chunk of
coal
that made good under
pressure.
~ Anonymous
“I am easier led by example
than ordered to obey.
I am grateful to those who
have shown me how [Tradition Two] works.
Being a trusted servant is
humbling.
Being an equal part of a
spiritual whole is enriching.”
~Grapevine: Guelph,
Ontario, October 1999
DO
not trouble about results, or be anxious as to the future;
but
be troubled about personal shortcomings, and be anxious to remove them ;
for
know this simple truth—wrong does not result from right,
and
a good present cannot give birth to a bad future.
You
are the custodian of your deeds,
but
not of the results which flow from them.
The
deeds of to-day bring the happiness or sorrow of to-morrow.
Be
therefore concerned about what you think and do,
rather
than about what may or may not come to you;
for
he whose deeds are good does not concern himself about results,
and
is freed from fear of future ill.
~James Allen |
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Big Book Quote
"What used to be
the hunch or the occasional inspiration gradually
becomes a working part of the mind. Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. We might pay for this presumption in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas. Nevertheless, we find that our thinking will, as time passes, be more and more on the plane of inspiration. We come to rely upon it." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 87~ |
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1835 Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our
shortcomings."
Certainly no alcoholic, and surely no member of A.A., wants to deprecate material achievement. Nor do we enter into debate with the many who still so passionately cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life. But we are sure that no class of people in the world ever made a worse mess of trying to live by this formula than alcoholics. For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we thought we wanted. p. 71 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day Getting sober was a long and painful jour-
ney, but we can
truthfully say it was worth
it. We know now that
all we’ve been
through led us to A.A.
and was part of our
spiritual journey. We
found in A.A. what
we had been vainly
seeking in the bottle.
We’ve learned that our
journey goes on as
we continue to deal
with our shortcomings
and the human problems
everybody must
face. And when we
reach a crossroads or
a roadblock, we know
our Higher
Power will come to our
aid in making the
right choices and
surmounting all obstacles.
Do I turn to my Higher Power to sustain me
As I continue the spiritual journey
That brogut me to A.A.?
Meditation for the Day
As I continue my
spiritual journey, I will seek and
follow Divine Guidance
and know there is always a
place prepared for me.
Nothing but my own pride
and fear can keep me
from my dwelling place with God.
I need not strain or
struggle to obtain that
which God ants me to
have.
My only responsibility
is to accept God’s
guidance and follow
the highest principles
in all my affairs.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I’ll
continue to seek guidance as my
spiritual journey
continues today. I pray to trust
that I am always doing
the right thing am in the right
place when my Higher Power is leading me.
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Daily Thought
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Miracles
Since these things have happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come. The age of miracles is still with us. Our own recovery proves that! c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 153 Thought to Consider . . . Don't give up before the miracle happens.
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Daily Reflection
ONE A.A. MIRACLE
Slave for a few
brief moments of temptation the thought of
drink has never
returned; and at such times a great
revulsion has risen
up in him. Seemingly he could not drink
even if he would.
God had restored his sanity.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 57
The word
"God" was frightening to me when I first saw it
associated with
A.A.'s Twelve Steps. Having tried all the
means I could to
stop drinking, I found that it was not
possible for me to
sustain that desire over a period of time.
Yet, how could I
believe in a "God" that had allowed me to
sink to the deep
despair that engulfed me—whether
drinking or dry?
The answer was in
finally admitting that it might be
possible for me to
know the mercy of a Power greater than
myself who could
grant me sobriety contingent on my
willingness to
"come to believe." By finally admitting that I
was one among many,
and by following the example of my
sponsor and other
A.A. members in practicing faith I did
not have, my life
has been given meaning, direction and
purpose.
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Pot Luck
God
Wants Us to Get Better
That is why He extended His grace to us
when we admitted we were powerless.
He took us in and helped us to accept our program.
He showed us the mercy of His ways.
God wants us to keep getting better.
That’s we why we keep getting examples of our
powerlessness,
so that we may learn to turn to God in all our affairs.
God is very much like us. He wants to be loved.
He wants to take part. He wants to be an active force
in our lives.
He doesn't want to sit on the sidelines, kicking the
turf. He wants to play.
Each one of us represents an opportunity for God.
When we have trouble on the job, trouble at home,
maybe even trouble in the Fellowship, God is there for us.
God is there to help us ease our anger, and our
heartaches and our hurt egos.
He is there to catch us when we let go.
He is there to provide us that Good Orderly Direction,
when we say, “I can’t You can. Take Charge.”
Some days it’s easier to admit our powerlessness
than others.
We can always reach out when life bowls us over.
But we have to remember to turn to God in the good
times, too.
When we get a raise, when we finish a difficult job,
when that other person suddenly becomes significant in
our life –
these are the extra special times we have to
remember
to thank God for pitching in
No doubt about it.
God helps us to get over all the hurdles, even success.
Stephen Beal,
Editor, Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men
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