Your Daily Reprieve 07.09.20

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday July 9, 2020 From Waynesville, NC

Heard in a Meeting @heardinameeting1h I know there isn’t a God ….and he is out to get me. When you encounter a special someone who is radiant, upbeat, and intensely focused on you, you can be sure that someone has a generous soul. May you be blessed to have people in your life who freely share their spirit; heart, and soul. ~Prayables "The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.' Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path." ~Robin Hobb, Mad Ship "When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make them change if they don’t want to,  just like when they do want to, you can’t stop them.” ~Andy Warhol "I’m not afraid to die, I  just don’t want to be there when it happens." ~Woody Allen

Big Book Quote "Frothy emotional appeal seldom suffices. The message which can interest and hold these alcoholic people must have depth and weight. In nearly all cases, their ideals must be grounded in a power greater than themselves, if they are to re-create their lives." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Doctor's Opinion, pg. xxviii~

Daily Share! AA Speaker of the Day BILL H. Las Vegas, NV West Hollywood Recovery Weekend 05.16.20 https://bit.ly/2NemNqS 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 July  2020 Miracles 7/1 Jean l. (Morristown, NJ)……25 7/1 Ida L. (Jensen Beach, FL)…..12 7/1 Matt S. (Chicago, IL)…..2 7/2 Craig C. (Eureka, CA)…..12 7/2 Allison M. (Panama)…..26 7/4 Deanne L. ()…..3 7/4 Gary G. (Utah/NH)…..31 7/4 Chris D. (Bristol, VT)…..32 7/4 Jim M. (Waynesville, NC)…..30 7/4 Walter L. (Wells, MA)…..12 7/4 Elizabeth S. (Apopka, FL)…..5 7/4 Sanford M. (Apopka, FL)…..5 7/4 Judy R. (Stuart, FL)…..16 7/4 Rob F. (Mineola, NY)…..16 7/5 Michelle W. (NYC, NY)…..9 7/5 Theresa D. (Muskego, WI)…..10 7/5 Wes P. (Silver Lake, OH)…..7 7/6 Brian S. (Boston/Nantucket)…..30 7/6 Frances G. (Dallas, TX)…..33 7/6 Don T. (Plymouth, MA)…..25 7/6 Ron L. (Amesbury, MA)…..34 7/7 Melissa T. (Port St John, FL)…..2 7/7 Pascale E. (Tampa, FL/MA&NH)…..4 7/7 Susan M. (Palm City, FL)…..13 7/7 Susan G. (Portland, OR)…..13 7/8 Brendan S. (Boston, MA)….3 7/8 Dustin G. (Eureka, CA)…..3 7/8 Damian D, (New York, NY)…..6 7/9 Dave S. (Commack, NY)…..5 7/10 Richie S. (NY)…..45 7/10 Bill B. (Scituate, MA)…..3 7/10 Laura A. (Columbus, OH)…..3 7/10 Richie S. (New Palz, NY)…..45 7/10 Kendall H. (Key Largo, FL)…..2 7/11 Joanie T. (NYC, NY)…..37 7/12 Dena G. ()…..2 7/12 Jan K. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..22 7/13 Dan K. (Cleveland, OH)…..36 7/13 Big Book Paul ()…..23 7/13 Diana H. (Scottsdale, AZ)…..4 7/13 Eleanor M. (Far Hills, NJ)…..8 7/13 Rick S. (Victor, ID)…..30 7/14 Petermac (Coolangatta, Australia)…..21 7/15 Dave L. ()…..3 7/15 Stacey Z. ()…..1 7/15 Michelle A. (New Hyde Park, NY)…..16 7/16 Jack S. (Franklin Sq. , NY)…..25 7/17 Bob B. (Dracut, MA)…..58 7/19 Tara W. (Lititz, PA)…..32 7/19 Murielle I. (Richmond, BC , Canada)…..15 7/22 Eddie B. (Burlington, VT)…..36 7/22 Sandy ()…..3 7/23 Sue S. (Randolph, NJ)…..37 7/23 (Miami Beach/Stowe, VT)…..14 7/23 Jamie G. (Louisville, KY/WPB, FL)…..3 7/24 Mike Chase E. ()…..14 7/24 Chris F. (Princeton, NJ)…..34 7/24 Ric R. (Danbury, CT)…..11 7/26 Travis F. (St Cloud, FL)…..2 7/27 David M. (San Francisco, CA)…..15 7/27 Don K. (Bedminster, NJ)…..33 7/27 Janie M. ()…..39 7/27 Noel C. (Paradise Valley, AZ)…..37 7/27 Mark L. (Lamoine, ME)…..28 7/27 Tammy C. (Palm Coast, FL)…..21 7/28 Chris F. (Princeton, NJ)…..36 7/28 JDK (Newport, RI)…..12 7/28 Tom L. (Hampton, NH)…..5 7/28 Cindy H. (Belleville, IL)…..31 7/29 Kevin T. (Clearwater, FL)…..36 7/29 Linda WS. (Oberlin, OH)…..36 7/29 Judy F. (Whitinsville, MA)…..29 7/29 Judy F. (MA)…..29 7/29 Mark G. (Randolph, NJ)……7 7/31 Marcia M. New York, NY)…..33 1403 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs." In the years since, however, most of us have come to agree with those doctors. We have had a much keener look at ourselves and those about us. We have seen that we were prodded by unreasonable fears or anxieties into making a life business of winning fame, money, and what we thought was leadership. So false pride became the reverse side of that ruinous coin marked "Fear." We simply had to be number one people to cover up our deep-lying inferiorities. In fitful successes we boasted of greater feats to be done; in defeat we were bitter. If we didn't have much of any worldly success we became depressed and cowed. Then people said we were of the "inferior" type. But now we see ourselves as chips off the same old block. At heart we had all been abnormally fearful. It mattered little whether we had sat on the shore of life drinking ourselves into forgetfulness or had plunged in recklessly and willfully beyond our depth and ability. The result was the same--all of us had nearly perished in a sea of alcohol. pp. 123-124

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day Disillusionment and spiritual confusion mark our age. Many of us have cast aside old ideas without acquiring new ones. Many men and women are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have become the greatest of all modern plagues. In A.A. we have the answer to these ills. Have I ceased to rely on myself only? Meditation For The Day Disillusionment and doubt spoil life. The doubting ones are the disillusioned ones. When you are in doubt, you are on the fence. You are not going anywhere. Doubt poisons all action. "Well. I don't know"--so you don't know anything. You should meet life with a "Yes," an affirmative attitude. There is good in the world and we can follow that good. There is power available to help us to do the right thing; therefore we will accept that power. There are miracles of change in people's lives; therefore we will accept those miracles as evidence of God's power. Prayer For The Day I pray that I will not be paralyzed by doubt. I pray that I may go along on the venture of faith.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Change "Let us never fear needed change. Certainly we have to discriminate between changes for worse and changes for better. But once a need becomes clearly apparent in an individual, in a group, or in A.A. as a whole, it has long since been found out that we cannot stand still and look the other way. The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails." Bill W., Grapevine, July 1965 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 115  Thought to Consider . . . God used two people to create me; He used a whole Fellowship to change me.  *~*AACRONYMS*~* F E A R Forget Everything And Run

Daily Reflection I AM AN INSTRUMENT Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 70 The subject of humility is a difficult one. Humility is not thinking less of myself than I ought to; it is acknowledging that I do certain things well, it is accepting a compliment graciously. God can only do for me what He can do through me. Humility is the result of knowing that God is the doer, not me. In the light of this awareness, how can I take pride in my accomplishments? I am an instrument and any work I seem to be doing is being done by God through me. I ask God on a daily basis to remove my shortcomings, in order that I may more freely go about my A.A. business of "love and service."

Pot Luck   THE SURVIVOR’S PRAYER FOR STRENGTH Dear God, give me the strength to get thru the day. Give me the words to know what to say. Your love sustains me along the way. Just give me wisdom for all my days. In times of sorrow, times of distress, give me a word for those depressed. In times of pain or serious illness, God, let me minister to those who are weakest. God, if THY WILL for me, if my life is required for what I can’t see. I pray YOUR will, not MINE to be, in times of trouble no matter how big it may be. God, help me your will to discern, so I can trust your love govern. And when I complain while going through the storm Make my will to your will conform.

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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/ Daily Reflections Link https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/daily-reflection  24 Hours A Day Book Link  https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/thought-for-the-day/twenty-four-hours-a-day 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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