Saturday, March 14, 2020

Your Daily Reprieve 03.14.20





Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday March 14 , 2020

From Jacksonville, FL


"Some think it's holding on
that makes one strong;
sometimes it's letting go."
--Sylvia Robinson

Humility is what is left
when the pain of humiliation
has been taken away.
Sharon C. (Woodstock 2013)

Anytime I have an upset
I either need to make an amends
or forgive someone.
~Bob B (Woodstock 2014)

"The 4th dimension
is seeing the hand of God
as he works things out."
~Polly P

"Success is to be measured
not so much by the position
that one has reached in life
as by the obstacles
which he has overcome"
--Booker T. Washington


Big Book Quote

"When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to
participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being
helpful if you do. But urge upon a man's family that he has been a
very sick person and should be treated accordingly. You should warn
against arousing resentment or jealousy. You should point out that
his defects of character are not going to disappear over night. Show
them that he has entered upon a period of growth. Ask them to
remember, when they are impatient, the blessed fact of his sobriety."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 100~





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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

MARCH 2020 Miracles

3/1 Crispin H. (London, UK)…..38
3/1 Newfie Dave D. (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)…..22
3/1 Donnie M. (Springfield, WV)…..20
3/1 Rich W. (Astoria, NY)…..5
3/3 Curtis C. (Parrsboro, N.S. )…..1
3/3 Daniel J. (Naples, FL)…..1
3/5 Tom M. Waynesville, NC/Jacksonville, FL)…..26
3/5 Deirdre C. (Cornelius, NC)…..24
3/6 Julie D. (Ajijic. Jalisco, Mexico)…..38
3/8 William the Wanderer (NH)…..31
3/10 Mark B. (Portland, ME)…..34
3/13 Tom V. (Morristown, NJ)…..13
3/14 Frank G. (San Francisco, CA)…..29
3/15 Zvi B. (Brooklyn, NY)…..1
3/16 Eli S. (Waynesville, NC)…..1
3/16 Bill I. (Islington, MA)…..35
3/17 Anna D. (Delaware)…..1
3/18 Glenn M. (Indialantic, FL)…..1
3/19 Rebecca S. (London, UK)…..2
3/20 Kathleen G. (Cavan Lodge, Ireland)…..18
3/21 Lee H (Devon, PA)…..3
3/21 Kate A. (Nyack, NY)…..32
3/24 Amy BS (New York ,NY)…..32
3/24 Joan O. (Keaau, HI)…..3
3/24 Wendy R. (Nyack, NY)…..34
3/25 Ashley G. ()…..4
3/26 Christina U. (Palm Coast, FL)…..7
3/26 Rudy T. (Santa Fe, NM)…..2
3/27 Steve H. (East Hampton, NY)…..33
3/27 Jonelle A. ()…..32
3/28 Collen S. (Fernandina Beach, FL)…..31
3/28 Michelle E. (Grand Rapids, MI)…..1
3/28 Sam S. (Houston, TX)…..7
3/30 Barbara K. (Melville, NY)…..15
3/31 Joyce G. (Michigan/Florida)…..10


0586 Total Years of Sobriety



12&12

Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."

But when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning. By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety--in other words, to all of us--this newfound peace is a priceless gift. Something new indeed has been added. Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity.

p. 74

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

Can I get well? If I mean: "Can I ever drink normally
again," the answer is no. But if I mean, "Can I stay sober?"
the answer is definitely yes. I can get well by turning
my drink problem over to a Power greater than myself, that
Divine Principle in the universe which we call God, and
by asking that Power each morning to give me the strength
to stay sober for the next twenty-four hours. I know from
the experience of thousands of people that if I honestly
want to get well, I can get well. Am I faithfully following the
A.A. program?

Meditation For The Day

Persevere in all that God's guidance moves you to do.
The persistent carrying out of what seems right and good
will bring you to that place where you would be. If you
look back over God's guidance, you will see that His
leading has been very gradual and that only as you have
carried out His wishes, as far as you can understand them,
has God been able to give you more clear and definite
leading. Man is led by God's touch on a quickened
responsive mind.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may persevere in what seems right. I pray
that I may carry out all of God's leading, as far as I
can understand it.



Daily Thought
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(\    ~~    /)
(    \(AA)/    )
(_ /AA\ _)
/ AA \
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Powerlessness

Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21

Thought to Consider. . .

W
e surrender to win.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

S W A T
Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, and Trust





Daily Reflection

THE KEYSTONE
He is the Father, and we are His children. Most good ideas
are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new
and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62

A keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the highest part of
an arch that locks the other pieces in place. The "other
pieces" are Steps One, Two, and Four through Twelve. In
one sense this sounds like Step Three is the most important
Step, that the other eleven depend on the third for support.
In reality however, Step Three is just one of twelve. It is the
keystone, but without eleven other stones to build the base
and arms, keystone or not, there will be no arch. Through
daily working of all Twelve Steps, I find that triumphant
arch waiting for me to pass through to another day of
freedom.



Pot Luck  


Rebels No More

          I've heard that some people never grow up - they just grow old. As a group, most of us were rebellious and defiant. We live for excitement, kicks, and highs. We liked living “on the edge”. We were outlaws from society. The fast lane wasn't fast enough. We weren’t satisfied with getting high or too high, we wanted to be way too high. “Live fast, die young,” was our motto.

               For many of us, “acting out” got us in trouble with authority. With didn’t like authority figures or anyone who tried to influence our behavior. In recovery, we have learned that our rebellious attitude and behavior was just a sign of immaturity. 

               We became aware that our defiance and grandiosity had no place in recovery. Now we cooperate with life. We aren’t banging our heads against walls anymore.

               We've come to see rebellion as having no place in recovery. We don't want to be outlaws  anymore. 



Stephen Beal, Editor, Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men





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