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Your
Daily Reprieve for Thursday July 16, 2020
From Waynesville, NC
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"It is important to
expect nothing,
to take every experience,
including the negative ones,
as merely steps on the
path, and to proceed."
~Ram Dass
Overheard:
We broke up due to religious
differences.
He thought he was God and I
knew he wasn't.
~Prayables
Most of life is
routine--dull and grubby, but routine is the mountain that keeps a person
going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the
parade is a mile down the street.
~Ben Nicholas
“Last summer I visited the
Akron cemetery where Bob and Anne lie.
Their simple stone says
never a word about Alcoholics Anonymous.
This made me so glad I
cried.”
~AA Co-Founder, Bill W.,
January 1955
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Big Book Quote
"We cannot be
helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and
tolerant view of each and every one."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 67~ |
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Daily Share!
AA Speaker of
the Day
BRENDAN
J.
Redmond, WA
03.26.20
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Willie’s
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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here
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
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
7/4 Dave S. (Gulf Breeze, FL)…..35
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
7/11 Alicia A. (Pittsburgh, PA)…..25
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
7/15 Don D. (Port Jefferson, NY)…..10
7/15 JB B. (Monterey, CA)…..28
7/16 Jack S. (Franklin Sq. , NY)…..25
7/17 Bob B. (Dracut, MA)…..58
7/17 Damian D. (Bloomington, IN)…..30
7/17 Max N. (Newport, RI)…..3
7/19 Tara W. (Lititz, PA)…..32
7/19 Murielle I. (Richmond, BC , Canada)…..15
7/21 Andy B. (Seacoast , NH)…..16
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 Krista A. (Charlotte, NC)…..14
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
7/27 Chris K. (NYC, NY)…..14
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
1578 Total Years of Sobriety
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12&12
Tradition One - "Our common welfare should come first;
personal recovery depends upon A.A. Unity."
To many minds all this liberty for the individual spells sheer anarchy. Every newcomer, every friend who looks at A.A. for the first time is greatly puzzled. They see liberty verging on license, yet they recognize at once that A.A. has an irresistible strength of purpose and action. "How," they ask, "can such a crowd of anarchists function at all? How can they possible place their common welfare first? What in Heaven's name holds them together?" pp. 129-130 |
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Twenty-Four Hours
A.A. Thought For The Day We can believe that God is in His heaven and that He has a purpose for our lives, which will eventually work out as long as we try to live the way we believe He wants us to live. It has been said that we should "wear the world like a loose garment." That means nothing should seriously upset us because we have a deep, abiding faith that God will always take care of us. To us that means not to be too upset by the surface wrongness of things, but to feel deeply secure in the fundamental goodness and purpose in the universe. Do I feel deeply secure? Meditation For The Day Like the shadow of a great rock in a desert land, God is your refuge from the ills of life. The old hymn says: "Rock of ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee." God can be your shelter from the storm. God's power can protect you from every temptation and defeat. Try to feel His divine power--call on it--accept it--and use it. Armed with that power, you can face anything. Each day, seek safety in God's secret place, in communion with Him. You cannot be wholly touched or seriously harmed there. God can be your refuge. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may find a haven in the thought of God. I pray that I may abide in that Strong Tower, strongly guarded. |
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Daily Thought
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(\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Powerless "Most certainly I was powerless over alcohol, and for me, my life had become unmanageable. It wasn't how far I had gone, but where I was headed. It was important to me to see what alcohol had done to me and would continue to do if I didn't have help. At first it was a shock to realize I was an alcoholic, but the realization that there was hope made it easier. The baffling problem of getting drunk when I had every intention of staying sober was simplified. It was a great relief to know I didn't have to drink any more." 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 379 Thought to Consider . . . Just because I'm powerless does not mean that I am helpless. *~*AACRONYMS*~* H O P E Happy Our Problem Exists |
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Daily Reflection
"A MEASURE OF
HUMILITY"
In every case, pain had
been the price of admission into a
new life. But this
admission price had purchased more than
we expected It brought a
measure of humility, which we
soon discovered to be a
healer of pain.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 75
It was painful to give up
trying to control my life, even
though success eluded me,
and when life got too rough, I
drank to escape.
Accepting life on life's terms will be
mastered through the
humility I experience when I turn my
will and my life over to
the care of God, as I understand
Him. With my life in
God's care, fear, uncertainty, and
anger are no longer my
response to those portions of life
that I would rather not
have happen to me. The pain of
living through these
times will be healed by the knowledge
that I have received the
spiritual strength to survive.
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Pot Luck
Walk
In Dry Places
Are
we victimizing ourselves?
Finding
the New Happiness
Some
believe that people create their own trouble by attracting the wrong
conditions
and people in their lives. This may not be entirely
true,
but we can find that some element of it was at work with us.
Time
and time again during our drinking, we set ourselves up for abuse
and
rejection, though our motives seemed right.
Why
did we do this? Supposedly to punish ourselves, the theory has it.
If
this is true, then we should now call a halt to the process
immediately.
If we've emerged from the terrors of alcoholism, we've had
all
the punishment anybody needs.
We
can change our bad patterns by looking carefully at the people and
situations
we
seem to attract. Without resentment or condemnation, we
can
part company with any problems these have been bringing us. We can
start
building new relationships and attracting better conditions that
will
be immensely successful in terms of happiness and well-being
I'll remember today that in the new life I'm seeking, there's
no need
for punishment. I will not go out of my way to attract people
or
conditions that create problems in my life.
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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
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