Your Daily Reprieve 03.17.20

Your Daily Reprieve for Tuesday March 17 , 2020 From Jacksonville, FL

HAPPY ST PATRICK” S DAY Dropkick Murphys free streaming concert for St. Patrick's Day http://bit.ly/2IRdvPt May luck be our companion May friends stand by our side May history remind us all Of Ireland's faith and pride. May God bless us with happiness May love and faith abide. ~Irish Blessing May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, May good luck pursue you each morning and night. ~Irish Blessing Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me. ~Colin Farrell St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic. ~Adrienne Cook Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter Lullabies, dreams, and love ever after. Poems and songs with pipes and drums A thousand welcomes when anyone comes. ~Author Unknown

Big Book Quote "The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 83~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day MARY R Tustin, CA @Missoula MT 10.19.91 http://bit.ly/2Vgls4t 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 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)…..21 3/1 Rich W. (Astoria, NY)…..5 3/1 Wyman B. (Augusta, GA)…..6 3/2 Liz C. (White Plains, NY)…..11 3/3 Curtis C. (Parrsboro, N.S. )…..1 3/3 Daniel J. (Naples, FL)…..1 3/3 Steven H. (Atlantic Heights, NJ)…..14 3/3 Kelly T. (Newmarket, NH)…..29 3/4 Adam L.   (NY,NY / SOMA, NJ)…..6 3/4 Chris A. (Bristol, UK)…..50 3/5 Bill E. (Portsmouth, RI)…..35 3/5 Tom M. Waynesville, NC/Jacksonville, FL)…..26 3/5 Deirdre C. (Cornelius, NC)…..24 3/5 Joan T. (Princeton, NJ)…..31 3/6 Julie D. (Ajijic. Jalisco, Mexico)…..38 3/7 Adam S. (Tampa)…..3 3/7 Dave G. (White Rock. B.C./Merida. Mex)…..17 3/7 George H. (Milwaukee, WI)…..12 3/8 William the Wanderer (NH)…..31 3/9 Andy W. (Harbor Island, BYOC)…..33 3/9 Sheila J. (New York, NY)…..34 3/9 Patti K. (Baiting Hollow)…..36 3/9 Tony C. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..41 3/9 Phil S. (Santa Fe, NM)…..10 3/10 Mark B. (Portland, ME)…..34 3/11 John M. (Succasunna, NJ)…..11 3/11 Eleni N. (Portland, ME)…..1 3/12 Ned W. (Melbourne, FL)…..23 3/12 Carol S. (Farmington Hills, MI)…..17 3/13 Tom V. (Morristown, NJ)…..13 3/14 Frank G. (San Francisco, CA)…..29 3/15 Steven A. (Southampton, NY)…..12 3/14 Barbara B. (Watson, LA)…..1 3/14 Suzanne S. (NYC)…..40 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 3/17 Judy D. (Camel, CA)…..5 3/17 Dan D. (Vero Beach, FL)…..41 3/17 Susan P. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..30 3/18 Glenn M. (Indialantic, FL)…..1 3/18 Rachel P. (Lond0n, UK)…..6 3/19 Rebecca S. (London, UK)…..2 3/19 Mike B. (Purchase, NY)…..20 3/20 Kathleen G. (Cavan Lodge, Ireland)…..18 3/21 Lee H (Devon, PA)…..3 3/21 Norm A. (Boston, MA)…..31 3/21 Tucker H. (Nantucket, MA)…..3 3/21 Scott M. (Boston, MA)…..9 3/21 Kate A. (Nyack, NY)…..32 3/21 Pamela B. (Clinton, NJ)…..37 3/22 Sally S. (Nantucket/Spring Island)…..32 3/22 Terri L. (Goodyear, AZ)…..1 3/23 Donna L. (Pearl River,NY )…..22 3/23 Jesse R. ()…..10 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 3/25 Tim F. (River Edge, NJ)…..6 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 3/27 Chuck L. (Key Largo, FL)…33 3/28 Collen S. (Fernandina Beach, FL)…..32 3/28 Michelle E. (Grand Rapids, MI)…..1 3/28 Sam S. (Houston, TX)…..7 3/28 Steven S. (Summit, NJ)…..10 3/28 Shane S. (Randolph, NJ)…..2 3/29 Robin S. (New York, NY)…..27 3/30 Barbara K. (Melville, NY)…..15 3/30 Ralph B. (Port St Lucie, FL)…..38 3/31 Joyce G. (Michigan/Florida)…..10 3/31 Jackson R. (Daytona, FL)…..3 1421  Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. And this was true whether we had been believers or unbelievers. We began to get over the idea that the Higher Power was a sort of bush-league pinch hitter, to be called upon only in an emergency. The notion that we would still live our own lives, God helping a little now and then, began to evaporate. Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning. p. 75

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day A. A. also helps us to hang onto sobriety. By having regular meetings so that we can associate with other alcoholics who have come through that same door in the wall, by encouraging us to tell the story of our own sad experiences with alcohol, and by showing us how to help other alcoholics. A.A. keeps us sober. Our attitude toward life changes from one of pride and selfishness to one of humility and gratitude. Am I going to step back through that door in the wall to my old helpless, hopeless, drunken life? Meditation For The Day Withdraw into the calm of communion with God. Rest in that calm and peace. When the soul finds its home of rest in God, then it is that real life begins. Only when you are calm and serene can you do good work. Emotional upsets make you useless. The eternal life is calmness and when a man enters into that, then he lives as an eternal being. Calmness is based on complete trust in God. Nothing in this world can separate you from the love of God. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may wear the world like a loose garment. I pray that I may keep serene at the center of my being.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Spiritual Growth "When we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. If we wished to grow we had to begin somewhere. So we used our own conception, however limited it was." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 47 Thought to Consider . . . Spirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves. *~*AACRONYMS*~* W I S D O M When Into Self, Discover Our Motives

Daily Reflection MYSTERIOUS WAYS . . . out of every season of grief or suffering when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does "move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 After losing my career, family and health, I remained unconvinced that my way of life needed a second look. My drinking and other drug use were killing me, but I had never met a recovering person or an A.A. member. I thought I was destined to die alone and that I deserved it. At the peak of my despair, my infant son became critically ill with a rare disease. Doctors' efforts to help him proved useless. I redoubled my efforts to block my feelings, but now the alcohol had stopped working. I was left staring into God's eyes, begging for help. My introduction to A.A. came within days, through an odd series of coincidences, and I have remained sober ever since. My son lived and his disease is in remission. The entire episode convinced me of my powerlessness and the unmanageability of my life. Today my son and I thank God for His intervention.

Pot Luck   Bill's Last Message "My dear friends, Recently an A.A. member sent me an unusual greeting which I would like to extend to you. He told me it was an ancient Arabian salutation. Perhaps we have no Arabian groups, but it still seems a fitting expression of how I feel for each of you. It says, “I salute you and thank you for your life.” My thoughts are much occupied these days with gratitude to our Fellowship and for the myriad blessings bestowed upon us by God’s Grace. If I were asked which of these blessings I felt was most responsible for our growth as a fellowship and most vital to our continuity, I would say, the “Concept of Anonymity.” Anonymity has two attributes essential to our individual and collective survival; the spiritual and the practical. On the spiritual level, anonymity demands the greatest discipline of which we are capable; on the practical level, anonymity has brought protection for the newcomer, respect and support of the world outside, and security from those of us who would use A.A. for sick and selfish purposes. A.A. must and will continue to change with the passing years. We cannot, nor should we, turn back the clock. However, I deeply believe that the principle of anonymity must remain our primary and enduring safeguard. As long as we accept our sobriety in our traditional spirit of anonymity we will continue to receive God’s Grace. And so—once more, I salute you in that spirit and again I thank you for your lives. May God bless us all now, and forever." *Read by Lois at the annual dinner given by the New York Intergroup Association in honor of Bill’s 36th anniversary—October 10, 1970.

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COVID-19 LINKS Sybil https://alcoholics-anonymous.eu/online-meetings/ Elizabeth Globalspeakersgroup.sxl.cn Hugh http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php China AA Loners http://chinaaaloners.com/online-meetings/ ARCHIVES *NEW* GUIDED MEDITATION http://bit.ly/2Ogwe9v http://www.bigbookfordummies.com/ An On-Line Study Resource Daily Meditations Group Home http://groups.google.com/group/Your_Daily_Reprieve?hl=en Daily Meditations Archive http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/7AMmeeting/ Blog http://todaysreprieve.blogspot.com/

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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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