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Your
Daily Reprieve for Monday March 30, 2020
From Jacksonville, FL
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"You have power over
your mind, not outside events.
Realize this and you will find
strength."
~Marcus Aerulius
“Nobody invented Alcoholics
Anonymous.
It just grew -- by the
grace of God.”
~AA Co-Founder, Bill W.,
July 1953,
Purposeful Fulfillment
Finding meaningful ways to share the best parts of ourselves with the world
strengthens our belief in a
valuable and worthwhile life purpose.
Even if we aren't
consciously aware of a higher purpose for our lives,
we can still choose to make
every moment meaningful and fulfilling.
By exploring the traits,
characteristics, and talents that make us unique
and finding a way to share
them with others,
we automatically bring a
greater sense of purpose to our lives.
Whether we believe in the
concept of free will or destiny,
we can simply allow our
spiritual wisdom to
guide us down pathways that
are fulfilling and joyful.
By releasing your
uncertainty and allowing your heart
to lead you down fulfilling
paths today,
you will create a new sense
of purpose in every activity you enjoy.
~Unknown
"Dreams are renewable.
No matter what our age or
condition,
there are still untapped
possibilities within us
and new beauty waiting to
be born."
~Dale Turner
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Big Book Quote
"Many of us keep
liquor in our homes. We often need it to carry
green recruits through a severe hangover. Some of us still serve it to our friends provided they are not alcoholic. But some of us think we should not serve liquor to anyone. We never argue this question. We feel that each family, in the light of their own circumstances, ought to decide for themselves." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 102~ |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
JOE
from Santa Monica
Steps 2 &
3
Finding the Power
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First Media
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SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!
Send your sober date to txm1@comcast.net
It will look like
this :
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, WV)…..21
3/1 Rich W. (Astoria,
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3/1 Wyman B.
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(Atlantic Heights, NJ)…..14
3/3 Kelly T.
(Newmarket, NH)…..29
3/3Michael Z.
Sarasota, FL)…..39
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
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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
3/11 Bridget M. (Moriches,
NY)…..11
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
3/15 Joe H. (St
Albans, VT)…..28
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. (London,
UK)…..6
3/19 Rebecca S.
(London, UK)…..2
3/19 Mike B.
(Purchase, NY)…..20
3/20 Kathleen G.
(Cavan Lodge, Ireland)…..18
3/20 Molly D.
(Rockport, MA)…..19
3/20 Michele O. (Palm
Springs, CA)…..21
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
3/22 Bobby C. (Prospect,
KY)…..14
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
3/24 Julie P.
(Anglesey, Wales)…..8
3/24 Deb K. (Hampton,
NH)…..31
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
3/27 Cathy C-T. (Palm
City, FL)…..12
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
3/28 Rich W.
(Asheville, NV)…..26
3/29 Robin S. (New
York, NY)…..27
3/29 Billy M. (Morris
Township, NJ)…..12
3/30 Barbara K. (Melville, NY)…..15
3/30 Ralph B. (Port St Lucie, FL)…..38
3/30 Wendy B. (Wanaque, NJ)…..30
3/31 Joyce G.
(Michigan/Florida)…..10
3/31 Jackson R.
(Daytona, FL)…..3
1672 Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Step Eight - "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and
became willing to make amends to them all."
While the purpose of making restitution to others is paramount, it is equally necessary that we extricate from an examination of our personal relations every bit of information about ourselves and our fundamental difficulties that we can. Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. Calm, thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight. We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were responsible for the whole pattern of our lives. Thoroughness, we have found, will pay--and pay handsomely. p. 80 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
Before I met A.A., I was very unloving. From the time I went away to school, I paid very little attention to my mother and father, I was on my own and didn't even bother to keep in touch with them. After I got married, I was very unappreciative of my spouse. Many a time I would go out all by myself to have a good time. I paid too little attention to our children and didn't try to understand them or show them affection. My few friends were only drinking companions, not real friends. Have I gotten over loving nobody but my self? Meditation For The Day Be calm, be true, and be quiet. Do not get emotionally upset by anything that happens around you. Feel a deep, inner security in the goodness and purpose in the universe. Be true to your highest ideals. Do not let yourself slip back into the old ways of reacting. Stick to your spiritual guns. Be calm always. Do not talk back or defend yourself too much against accusation, whether false or true. Accept criticism as well as you accept praise. Only God can judge the real you. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may not be upset by the judgment of others. I pray that I may let God be the judge of the real me. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Willpower "We A.A.'s know the futility of trying to break the drinking obsession by will power alone. However, we do know that it takes great willingness to adopt A.A.'s Twelve Steps as a way of life that can restore us to sanity." Bill W., Letter, 1966 As Bill Sees It, p. 88
Thought to
Consider . . .
Willingness is doing what I have to, whether I want to or not. *~*AACRONYMS*~* L E T G O Leave Everything To God, Okay? |
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Daily Reflection
OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE
". . . sometimes the
good is the enemy of the best"
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
COMES OF AGE P- 101
I think these words apply
to every area of A.A.'s Three
Legacies: Recovery, Unity
and Service! I want them etched
in my mind and life as I
"trudge the Road of Happy
Destiny" (Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 164). These words,
often spoken by
co-founder Bill W., were appropriately
said to him as the result
of the group's conscience. It
brought home to Bill W.
the essence of our Second Tradition:
"Our leaders are but
trusted servants; they do not
govern."
Just as Bill W. was
originally urged to remember, I think
that in our group
discussions we should never settle for the
"good," but
always strive to attain the "best." These
common strivings are yet
another example of a loving God,
as we understand Him,
expressing Himself through the
group conscience.
Experiences such as these help me to
stay on the proper path
of recovery. I learn to combine
initiative with humility,
responsibility with thankfulness,
and thus relish the joys
of living my twenty-four hour
program.
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Pot Luck
—Ashleigh Brilliant In the past, many of us closed the door on the reality of our abuse of others or ourselves. We gave explanations, but our words more often hid the truth than revealed it. The chaos in our lives was reality coming in the window. Many men have come into this program priding themselves on their honesty, but not aware of how dishonest they were with themselves. Honesty is a pillar of spiritual awakening. There is no growth without it, and it begins with ourselves. We do not define the truth, we accept it, we surrender to it. The truth may not feel good; it can even be painful. This is the pain of birth - the rebirth of a real man. And the promise of this day is the reward of having our integrity and the peace of self-acceptance. Today, I will surrender to the truth. I will accept the reality which presses for attention in my life. |
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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.
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