Your
Daily Reprieve for Saturday March 14 , 2020
From Jacksonville, FL
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"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"
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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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DOUG COLEMAN
Celebration,
FL
Saturday Night
11.10.2012
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SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!
Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net
It will look like
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6/10 Bob S.
(Akron, OH).....84
3/1 Crispin H.
(London, UK)…..38
3/1 Newfie Dave
D. (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)…..22
3/1 Donnie M. (Springfield,
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3/1 Rich W. (Astoria, NY)…..5
3/3 Curtis C. (Parrsboro, N.S.
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3/5 Tom M. Waynesville,
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3/5 Deirdre C. (Cornelius,
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3/6 Julie D. (Ajijic. Jalisco,
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3/8 William the Wanderer (NH)…..31
3/10 Mark B. (Portland, ME)…..34
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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
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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 |
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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. |
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Daily Thought
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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. . . We surrender to win. *~*AACRONYMS*~* S W A T Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, and Trust |
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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.
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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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throughout the world. With over nine million
copies in print (the original text has been revised),
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daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.
A spiritual resource with practical
applications to fit our daily lives.
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