Your Daily Reprieve 04.20.20

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday April  20, 2020 From Waynesville, NC

Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experienced the loss of soul. Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves. Angeles Arrien My job is to do the stitching ... the patterns belong to God ~Don M. One of the mysteries of life is God. When we ask God for help, God sends people. So, certainly if we want to get to know God better, we must get to know God's children better, and treat them as we want to be treated. From the book "Wisdom, Magic and Miracles" “I found a new definition of sanity. It was bigger than any definition I had heard concerning Step Two, but it was also bigger and better than my wildest imaginings. This sanity offered serenity, a feeling of wellness or well-being, possession of a center of balance from which to operate, and a feeling that my place in this world was just right.” ~Grapevine: Bowie, Maryland, February 1999

Big Book Quote "Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory. Now these are about to be cast out. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects. This brings us to the Fifth Step in the program of recovery mentioned in the preceding chapter." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 72~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day EARL H. Steps 8 & 9 https://bit.ly/3dW5NBR 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 APRIL 2020 Miracles 4/1 Jack D. Hampton, NH)…..51 4/1 Kevin B. (Godshill, UK)…..32 4/1 Cary W. (Palm City, FL)…..13 4/1 Valerie A. (Phoenix, AZ)…..2 4/1 Ron F. (Cincinnati, OH)…..43 4/1 Joyce G. (Haverhill, MA)…..32 4/1 Janie C. (Lynbrook, NY)…..30 4/1 Ray D. (Hot Springs, NC/Exeter, NH)…..34 4/1 Brian N. (Diamondhead, MS)…..7 4/1 Sherry G. (Princeton, NJ)…..32 4/2 Justin L. (Waynesville, NC)…..2 4/2 Julian M. (St. Albans, UK)…..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 4/5 Tim F. (Hobe Sound, FL)…..31 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 4/7 Jane T. (Vancouver, BC)…..34 4/8 Paul K. (Akron, OH)…..16 4/8 Ashley G. (Miami, FL)…..8 4/8 Maureen K. (New Providence, NJ)…..10 4/9 Travis C. (Eureka, CA)…..1 4/9 Dayton H. (NYC, NY)…..30 4/9 Keith R. (Ixtlahaucan MX)…..1 4/9 Bobby M. (Smithtown, NY)…..5 4/10 Tony K. (Jacksonville, FL)…..3 4/10 Kevin L. (Cherry Hill, NJ)…..37 4/10 Chas T. (Aiken, SC)…..8 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 4/11 Jerry W. (Walker, LA)…..47 4/11 Chrissy M. (Succasunna, NJ)…..11 4/12 Kathy McQ. ()…..12 4/12 Kathleen M. (Kentucky)…..32 4/12 Lisa S. (Valley Cottage, NY)…..18 4/14 Barbara B. ()…..1 4/14 Sue B. (Waynesville, NC)…..10 4/15 Erin S. (Wayland/Nantucket MA)…..15 4/15 Kelly McG. (Edison, NJ)…..5 4/15 Larry R. (Westchester, NY)…..41 4/16 Angela S. (Dallas, TX)…..1 4/16 Lindsay P. (Minneapolis, MN)…..4 4/17 Jay M. (Cleveland. OH)…..6 4/17 Cecily T. (New York, NY)…..11 4/17 Vicky M. (Waynesville, NC)…..39 4/17 Frank T. (Rocky Point, NY)…..11 4/17 Vince K. (Palm City, FL)…..38 4/17 Rich W. (Evanston, IL)…..3 4/18 Steve Q. (Kauai, HI)…...12 4/18 Brad G. (St. Louis, MO)…..19 4/18 Liz A. (Westfield, NJ)…..9 4/19 Joanna J. (Port St. Lucie, FL)…..39 4/19 Lynn H. (Springfield, IL)…..38 4/19 Rex R. (Eureka, CA)…..6 4/21 Tom Mc. (Leesburg, FL)…..50 4/21 Elizabeth W. (The Main Line, PA)…..14 4/22 Becky S. (Knoxville, TN)…..10 4/22 Jeannie C. (Nantucket, MA)…..28 4/22 Jack C. (Conroe, TX)…..1 4/23 Dorothy V. (Placida, FL)…..16 4/23 Tom K. (Tampa FL/Canton, OH)…..25 4/23 Steve W. (Syracuse, NY/Indialantic, FL)…..15 4/24 Larry C. (Davenport, FL)…..30 4/24 Sam F. (New York City)…..2 4/24 Fran D. (Randolph, NJ)…..45 4/25 Mark S. (Port Crane, NY)…..5 4/25 Rourke H. (St Maarten, Dutch West Indies))…..21 4/26 Grainne F. (Dublin/Chaing Mai, Thailand)…..10 4/26 Margi W. ()…..3 4/26 Cliff M. (Newburyport, MA)…..10 4/27 Norma D. (Haverhill, MA).....9 4/27 Kathy C. (Princeton, NJ)…..12 4/27 Maureen (Port Charlotte, FL)…..31 4/27 Nesem G. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..2 4/28 Brian C. (Davenport, FL)…..22 4/28 Laurie M. (new Jersey)…..35 4/28 Julie T. (Morristown, NJ)…..7 4/28 Bobby S. (South Boston, MA)…..18 4/28 Amanda S. (Newburgh, NY)…..2 4/29 Paul C. (New York/Florida)…..44 4/30 Sandra M. (Airdrie, Scotland)…..31 1596 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Ten - "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." A spot-check inventory taken in the midst of such disturbances can be of very great help in quieting stormy emotions. Today's spot check finds its chief application to situations which arise in each day's march. The consideration of long-standing difficulties had better be postponed, when possible, to times deliberately set aside for that purpose. The quick inventory is aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes. pp. 90-91

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day The satisfaction you get out of living a sober life is, made up of a lot of little things, but they add up to a satisfactory and happy life. You take out of life what you put into it. So I'd say to people coming into A.A.: "Don't worry about what life will be like without liquor. just hang in there and a lot of good things will happen to you. And you'll have that feeling of quiet satisfaction and peace and serenity and gratitude for the grace of God." Is my life becoming really worth living? Meditation For The Day There are two paths, one up and one down. We have been given free will to choose either path. We are captains of our souls to this extent only. We can choose the good or the bad. Once we have chosen the wrong path, we go down and down, eventually to death. But if we choose the right path, we go up and UP, until we come to the resurrection day. On the wrong path, we have no power for good because we do not choose to ask for it. But on the right path, we are on the side of good and we have all the power of God's spirit behind us. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be in the stream of goodness. I pray that I may be on the right side, on the side of all good in the universe.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Open Mind "To get sober and to stay sober, all you really need is a truly open mind. Just resign from the debating society and quit bothering yourself with such deep questions as whether it was the hen or the egg that came first. Again I say, all you need is the open mind." Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 26 Thought to Consider . . . Minds are like parachutes - they won't work unless they're open. *~*AACRONYMS*~* A B C Acceptance, Belief, Change

Daily Reflection SELF-EXAMINATION . . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to seek approval and glory for myself. By examining my motives in all that I do, I can be of service to God and others, helping them do what they want to do. When I put God in charge of my thinking, much needless worry is eliminated and I believe He guides me throughout the day. When I eliminate thoughts of self-pity, dishonesty and self-centeredness as soon as they enter my mind, I find peace with God, my neighbor and myself.

Pot Luck   God Bless The Alcoholic by Angela M. God loves the alcoholic For who knows mercy like he A sensitive in this cold, hard world He drinks spirits to be free God bless the alcoholic Shunned by friends and foe Who can know what drives him When he himself can’t know God help the alcoholic His thorn is his disease Destroying things he once held dear Is there a life for these? God carry the alcoholic It’s a sliding, slippery slope Protect and guide his steps until He finds the rooms of hope.

Speaker Recordings Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst ***** The Lights are On http://xa-speakers.org/ Recovery Speakers http://recoveryspeakers.com/

COVID-19 LINKS List of Virtual Meetings & Speaker Archives https://www.thetokenshop.com/Online_AA_Meetings On Line Meetings Directory http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php?utm_source=AVLtoday&utm_campaign=e6058ed738-03.23.2020+AVL&utm_mediu 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/

Your Daily Reprieve is now on Facebook It is a PRIVATE GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourdailyreprieve/ To be added, email: sober@yourdailyreprieve.com Please share your wisdom, anecdotes and travels with other members of Your Daily Reprieve. Twitter https://twitter.com/YourDailyReprie

AA Membership Survey (2014) http://www.aa.org/pdf/products/p-48_membershipsurvey.pdf 2015 http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Members/2015-Membership-Survey/Survey-Results-Page-2

Meditation Resources http://www.peterrussell.com/TV/3Min.php ***** Loving Kindness Meditations With Music http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindnessmusic.mp3 Voice only http://www.excelatlife.com/mp3/direct_download.php?file=lovingkindness.mp3 ***** Free Guided Meditations http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22

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

To comment or to unsubscribe: Tom Murphy C 508.221.8896 sober@yourdailyreprieve.com Skype txmurphy 405 Winchester Creek Rd Waynesville, NC 28786 PASS IT ON