Your Daily Reprieve 03.01.21

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Monday March 1,  2021   From Waynesvile, NC
"My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive." ~ Bill W., January 1958   Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. ~Margaret Shepard   "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." -- Daniel I. Boorstin   Most of us encounter a great deal more Mystery than we are willing to experience.  Sometimes knowing life requires us to suspend disbelief, to recognize that all our hard-won knowledge may only be provisional and the world may be quite different than we believe it to be.  This can be very stressful, even frightening.  But if we are not willing to wonder,  we may have to hang up the phone on life. ~Rachel Naomi Remen
Big Book Quote   "Resentment is the "number one" offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else."   ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 64~
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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!   March 2021 Anniversaries   3/1 Crispin (London,UK)…..39 3/3 Kevin D. (Spring, TX)…..10 3/3 Ted S. (Andover, MA)…..11 3/5 Tom M. (Waynesville, NC/Jacksonville, FL)…..27 3/6 Stefan A. (Norway)…..13 3/6 Nora M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..3 3/6 Paul D. ()…..1 3/7 Kathie L. (Harrison, ME)…..5 3/9 Patti K. (Baiting Hollow, NY)…..37 3/11 Jody (Portsmouth, NH)…..25 3/12 Janine (Oak Creek, WI)…9 3/12 Ned W. (Melbourne, FL)…..24 3/13 Tom V. (Morris Plains, NJ)…..14 3/13 Jessica G. (Port Washington, WI)…..2 3/13 Paul H. ()…..1 3/15 Barb S. (Port St Lucie, FL)…..38 3/18 Cheryl S. ()…..15 3/19 Kevin H. ()…..1 3/21 MJ G. (New York, NY)…..9 3/23 Fred D. ()…..1 3/26 Billy C. (West Haven, CT)…..3 3/29 Larry R. (Martinsville, NJ)…..8     0286 Total Years of Sobriety
12&12     Step Five - "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." When we reached A.A., and for the first time in our lives stood among people who seemed to understand, the sense of belonging was tremendously exciting. We thought the isolation problem had been solved. But we soon discovered that while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious partners. Until we had talked with complete candor of our conflicts, and had listened to someone else do the same thing, we still didn't belong. Step Five was the answer. It was the beginning of true kinship with man and God. p. 57
Twenty-Four Hours     A.A. Thought For The Day When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself. "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the drink. One of the most important parts of the A.A. program is to give our drink problem to God honestly and fully and never to reach out and take the problem back to ourselves. If we let God have it and keep it for good and then cooperate with Him, we'll stay sober. Have I determined not to take the drink problem back to myself? Meditation For The Day Constant effort is necessary if I am to grow spiritually and develop my spiritual life. I must keep the spiritual rules persistently, perseveringly, lovingly, patiently, and hopefully. By keeping them, every mountain of difficulty shall be laid low, the rough places of poverty of spirit shall be made smooth, and all who know me shall know that God is the Lord of all my ways. To get close to the spirit of God is to find life and healing and strength. Prayer For The Day I pray that God's spirit may be everything to my soul. I pray that God's spirit may grow within me.
Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\ ~~ /) ( \(AA)/ ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Prayer "In A.A. we have found that the actual good results of prayer are beyond question. They are matters of knowledge and experience. All those who have persisted have found strength not ordinarily their own. They have found wisdom beyond their usual capability. And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances." Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 104 As Bill Sees It, p. 127 Thought to Consider . . . Trying to pray is praying. *~*AACRONYMS*~* P U S H Pray Until Something Happens
Daily Reflection   IT WORKS It works—it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88   When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear kept me sober (and maybe a caring and/or tough sponsor helped!). Faith in a Higher Power came much later. This faith came slowly at first, after I began listening to others share at meetings about their experiences—experiences that I had never faced sober, but that they were facing with strength from a Higher Power. Out of their sharing came hope that I too would—and could—"get" a Higher Power. In time, I learned that a Higher Power—a faith that works under all conditions—is possible. Today this faith, plus the honesty, open-mindedness and willingness to work the Steps of the program, gives me the serenity that I seek. It works—it really does.
Pot Luck   *~*^As Bill Sees It^*~* Courage and Prudence "When fear persisted, we knew it for what it was and we became able to handle it. We began to see each adversity as a God-given opportunity to develop the kind of courage which is born of humility, rather than of bravado." "Prudence is a workable middle ground, a channel of clear sailing between the obstacles of fear on the one side and of recklessness on the other. Prudence in practice creates a definite climate, the only climate in which harmony, effectiveness, and consistent spiritual progress can be achieved." "Prudence is rational concern without worry." 1. GRAPEVINE, JANUARY 1962 2. TWELVE CONCEPTS, P. 65 3.TALK, 1966
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