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Your Daily Reprieve for Tuesday  August4 , 2020   From Waynesville, NC

“I found that the little things I took for granted on a daily basis were the things that meant the most.” ~Grapevine: Blythe, California, June 2005   Your word is your wand. The words you speak create your own destiny. ~Florence Scovel Shinn   If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be. -John R. Miller   The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water and breeds reptiles of the mind… ~William Blake

Big Book Quote   "We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God."   Alcoholics Anonymous, pp 46.

Daily Share!   AA Speaker of the Day   CRAIG S. Westlake Village, CA 06.09.20   https://bit.ly/2WlEKsw     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).....85   August  2020 Miracles   8/1 Bill H. (Wells, ME/Melbourne Bch, FL)…..11 8/2 Melissa S. (E. Moriches, NY)…..5 8/3 Dan S. (Glen Rock, NJ)…..5 8/3 Wayne G. (Sterling, IL)…..34 8/4 Christine, K. (Charlotte, NC)…..10 8/5 Mary OO. (Mountain Brook, AL)…..40 8/5 Stanley P. (West Greenwich)…..29 8/6 Jason J. (Maggie Valley, NC)…..8 8/6 Catherine K. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)…..7 8/7 Brandee P. ()…..1 8/7 Johnny D. (Natick, MA)…..12 8/8 Ghris G. (Palm City, FL)…..16 8/9 Debby M. (Naples, FL)…..41 8/9 Vern M. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..20 8/11 Page H. (Amelia Island, FL)…..44 8/13 Kate (Hampton, NH)…..31 8/14 David L. ()…..15 8/14 Travis V. ()…..3 8/15 Mark S. (Austin, TX)…..3 8/16 Dan W. (NY, NY)…..5 8/16 Joanne N. (Dorset, UK)…..1 8/16 Charlotte C. (New York NY)…..11 8/16 Tracy N. (Stuart, FL)…..14 8/17 Charlie K. (Bay Village, OH)…..22 8/17 Deborah, B. ()…..32 8/18 Carolyn D. (Palm City, FL)…..7 8/18 Melissa K. (NYC)…..13 8/18 Sherry C. (Jacksonville, FL)…..11 8/21 Mary D. (Jacksonville, FL)…..13 8/24 Claire S. (Garnersville, NY)…..33 8/25 Helen O’B. (Bristol, UK)…..2 8/27 Mary R. (Mill Neck, NY)…..10 8/26 Johnny I. ()…..11 8/27 Stuart W. (Old Tappan, NJ)…..19 8/27 Kim S. (Port Chalotte, FL)…..25 8/29 Zu J. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)…..1 8/30 Michael C. ()…..28 8/30 Chris B. (Sandwich, NH)…..28 8/30 Jeff G. (Warren, NJ)…..7 8/31 Sarah M. ()…..12       0589 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12   Tradition Three - "The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking." To establish this principle of membership took years of harrowing experience. In our early time, nothing seemed so fragile, so easily breakable as an A.A. group. Hardly an alcoholic we approached paid any attention; most of those who did join us were like flickering candles in a windstorm. Time after time, their uncertain flames blew out and couldn't be relighted. Our unspoken, constant thought was "Which of us may be the next?" p. 139

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day We in A.A. are offering a kind of psychological program as well as a spiritual one. First, people must be mentally able to receive it. They must have made up their minds that they want to quit drinking, and they must be willing to do something about it. Their confidence must be obtained. We must show them that we are their friends and really desire to help them. When we have their confidence, they will listen to us. Then the A.A. fellowship is a kind of group therapy. Newcomers need the fellowship of other alcoholics who understand their problem because they have had it themselves. Individuals must learn to reeducate their minds. They must learn to think differently. Do I do my best to give mental help? Meditation For The Day "And this is life eternal, that they may know Thee." It is the flow of life eternal through spirit, mind, and body that cleanses, heals, restores, and renews. Seek conscious contact with God more and more each day. Make God an abiding presence during the day. Be conscious of His spirit helping you. All that is done without God's spirit is passing. All that is done with God's spirit is life eternal. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be in the stream of eternal life. I pray that I may be cleansed and healed by the Eternal Spirit.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (     \(AA)/     ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Paradox "We Give Away to Keep. That seems absurd and untrue. How can you keep anything if you give it away? But in order to keep whatever it is we get in A.A., we must go about giving it away to others, for no fees or rewards of any kind. When we cannot afford to give away what we have received so freely in A.A., we had better get ready for our next 'drunk.' It will happen every time. We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it."  The Professor and the Paradox 1955AAWS Alcoholics Anonymous (2nd Ed.), pp. 341-2 Thought to Consider . . . "We are not living just to be sober; we are living to learn, to serve, and to love." As Bill Sees It, p. 94 *~*AACRONYMS*~* H E L P Hope, Encouragement, Love, and Patience

Daily Reflection   SEEDS OF FAITH Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34   As a child I constantly questioned the existence of God. To a "scientific thinker" like me, no answer could withstand a thorough dissection, until a very patient woman finally said to me, "You must have faith." With that simple statement, the seeds of my recovery were sown! Today, as I practice my recovery—cutting back the weeds of alcoholism—slowly I am letting those early seeds of faith grow and bloom. Each day of recovery, of ardent gardening, brings the Higher Power of my understanding more fully into my life. My God has always been with me through faith, but it is my responsibility to have the willingness to accept His presence. I ask God to grant me the willingness to do His will.

Pot Luck     Love of Certainty ...    May 8   Love of certainty is a demand for a guarantee in advance of action. ~ John Dewey                  Sometimes we seem awfully reluctant to make the leap of faith. At one time, uncertainty didn't bother us too much. We trusted our addictions to see us through any trouble we might encounter. What, then, is so hard about trusting God?                  Guarantees in advance are hard to come by. One thing we can depend on, though, is the feeling of safekeeping that will enter our heart when we turn our will over to our Higher Power. Turning it over is an action that never fails to reward us. Each time we decide that we can no longer run our life, each time we ask God to do it, things begins smoothing out. We never know exactly what will happen when we do this and are often surprised by the turn of events, but we are seldom disappointed. Even though we are hesitant, it's only temporary; the future proves we placed our faith in the right place.                      I ask for no guarantees today. I will make a leap of faith.   In God’s Care

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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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