Your
Daily Reprieve for Thursday April 2,
2020
From Waynesville, NC
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“Perched on the loftiest
throne in the world,
we are still sitting on our
own behind.”
~Montaigne
“If in order to get into AA
we had had to meet any standards
more rigid than the one
given in the Third Tradition,
who of us would be alive?
Think of all the wonderful people,
including the
nonconformists, eccentrics, and kooks
who make such valuable
additions to our number,
who would have been kept
out of AA if we had any requirement
for membership other than a
desire to get well.”
~Grapevine: Manhattan, New
York, January 1970
"Loneliness is not
cured by human company.
Loneliness is cured by
contact with reality."
- Anthony De Mello
"Life is a great and
wondrous mystery,
and the only thing we know
that we have for sure
is what is right here right
now. Don't miss it."
~Leo Buscaglia |
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Big Book Quote
"Though we work
out our solution on the spiritual as well as an
altruistic plane, we favor hospitalization for the alcoholic who is very jittery or befogged. More often than not, it is imperative that a man's brain be cleared before he is approached, as he has then a better chance of understanding and accepting what we have to offer." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Doctor's Opinion, pg. xxvi~ |
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6/10 Bob S.
(Akron, OH).....84
4/1 Jack D. Hampton,
NH)…..51
4/1 Cary W. (Palm City,
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4/1 Valerie A. (Phoenix,
AZ)…..2
4/1 Ron F. (Cincinnati,
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4/1 Joyce G. (Haverhill,
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4/1 Janie C. (Lynbrook,
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4/1 Ray D. (Hot Springs,
NC/Exeter, NH)…..34
4/1 Brian N. (Diamondhead,
MS)…..7
4/2
Justin L. (Waynesville, NC)…..2
4/3 Leigh A. ()…..22
4/4 Tim D. (Manuel
Antonio, Costa Rica)…..9
4/4 Bob C. (Akron,
OH)…..18
4/5 Mark S. (Southampton,
Hants, UK)…..2
4/6 Eugene R. (Barcelona,
Spain)…..6
4/6 Nick E. (East
Twickenham, UK)…..21
4/7 Mark V. (Indian Trail
NC)…..5
4/7 Thorson R.
(Wellington, FL)…..3
4/7 Madeleine M.
(Groveland, MA)......37
4/7 Corry P. (New
York)…..2
4/7 Walt C. (College
Station, TX)…..6
4/9 Travis C. (Eureka,
CA)…..1
4/9 Dayton H. (NYC,
NY)…..30
4/10 Tony K.
(Jacksonville, FL)…..3
4/10 Kevin L. ()…..37
4/11 Diane L. (Panama City
Beach, FL)…..42
4/11 Diane M.
(Waynesville, NC/Jax, FL)…..12
4/11 Jeremy S. (Austin, TX)…..8
4/11 Emily W. (Astoria,
NY)…..6
4/12 Kathy McQ. ()…..12
4/14 Barbara B. ()…..1
4/14 Sue B. (Waynesville,
NC)…..10
4/15 Kelly McG. (Edison,
NJ)…..5
4/16 Angela S. (Dallas,
TX)…..1
4/18 Steve Q. (Kauai,
HI)…...12
4/18 Brad G. (St. Louis,
MO)…..19
4/19 Joanna J. (Port St.
Lucie, FL)…..39
4/21 Tom Mc. (Leesburg,
FL)…..50
4/22 Becky S. (Knoxville,
TN)…..10
4/22 Jack C. (Conroe,
TX)…..1
4/24 Larry C. (Davenport,
FL)…..30
4/24 Sam F. (New York
City)…..2
4/24 Paul C. ()…..44
4/24 Fran D. ()…..45
4/25 Mark S. (Port Crane,
NY)…..5
4/27 Norma D.
(Haverhill, MA).....9
4/28 Brian C. (Davenport,
FL)…..22
4/28 Bobby S. (South
Boston, MA)…..18
4/30 Sandra M. (Airdrie,
Scotland)…..31
0847 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."
Having carefully surveyed this whole area of human relations, and having decided exactly what personality traits in us injured and disturbed others, we can now commence to ransack memory for the people to whom we have given offense. To put a finger on the nearby and most deeply damaged ones shouldn't be hard to do. Then, as year by year we walk back through our lives as far as memory will reach, we shall be bound to construct a long list of people who have, to some extent or other, been affected. We should, of course, ponder and weigh each instance carefully. We shall want to hold ourselves to the course of admitting the things we have done, meanwhile forgiving the wrongs done us, real or fancied. We should avoid extreme judgments, both of ourselves and of others involved. We must not exaggerate our defects or theirs. A quiet, objective view will be our steadfast aim. pp. 81- 82 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The
Day
Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward becoming more loving to my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? Do I feel that the friends I've found in A.A. are real friends? Do I believe that they are always ready to help me and do I want to help them if I can? Do I really care now about other people? Meditation For The Day Not what you do so much as what you are, that is the miracle- working power. You can be a force for good, with the help of God. God is here to help you and to bless you, here to company with you. You can be a worker with God. Changed by God's grace, you shed one garment of the spirit for a better one. In time, you throw that one aside for a yet finer one. And so from character to character, you are gradually transformed. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may accept every challenge. I pray that each acceptance of a challenge may make me grow into a better person. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Procrastination "After a preliminary trial at making amends, we may enjoy such a sense of relief that we conclude our task is finished. We will want to rest on our laurels. The temptation to skip the more humiliating and dreaded meetings that still remain may be great. We may just procrastinate, telling ourselves the time is not yet, when in reality we have already passed up many a fine chance to right a serious wrong. Let's not talk prudence while practicing evasion." Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 85
Thought to
Consider . . .
Procrastination is really sloth in five syllables. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 67 *~*AACRONYMS*~* D E A D Drinking Ends All Dreams |
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Daily Reflection
CHARACTER BUILDING
Demands made upon other
people for too much attention,
protection, and love can
only invite domination or
revulsion. . . .
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 44
When I uncovered my need
for approval in the Fourth Step,
I didn't think it should
rank as a character defect. I wanted
to think of it more as an
asset (that is, the desire to please
people). It was quickly
pointed out to me that this "need"
can be very crippling.
Today I still enjoy getting the
approval of others, but I
am not willing to pay the price I
used to pay to get it. I
will not bend myself into a pretzel to
get others to like me. If I
get your approval, that's fine; but
if I don't, I will survive
without it. I am responsible for
speaking what I perceive to
be the truth, not what I think
others may want to hear.
Similarly, my false pride
always kept me overly
concerned about my
reputation. Since being enlightened in
the A.A. program, my aim is
to improve my character.
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Pot Luck
"Expectations
are premeditated resentments."
Even after all my time in
recovery, I often find that I still try to control people, places, and
things. Even though the First Step teaches me about my powerlessness and the
Third Step gives me direction for dealing with life, I still find myself
resentful when things don’t go my way. And I can usually trace my resentments
back to my expectations.
When I can get calm and take a sober look at a situation, I realize that my expectations are indications that I haven’t fully turned my will and life over to God. It means that I have tried to control everything again, and that I have forgotten my true role in life: to suit up and show up, do the best I can, and leave the results up to God. Since expectations are just results in disguise, it’s no wonder they so easily lead to resentments. Today, I recognize expectations for what they are: reminders to refocus my energy and thoughts on the actions I am about to take, rather than trying to direct and control the results. It helps to work the First, Second, and Third Steps, as doing so allows me to remain open to God’s lessons and gifts that show up in the results. They are always there if I am open to them, and appreciating and learning from them keep me safe from unnecessary resentments.
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Twenty Four Hours a Day
Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day
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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.
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