Your Daily Reprieve 04.01.22

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday  April 1 ,  2022   From Jacksonville, FL

“The duty of a man is to be useful to his fellow men; if possible, to be useful to many of them; failing this, to be useful to a few; failing this, to be useful to his neighbors, and, failing them, to himself: for when he helps others, he advances the general interests of mankind.” ~Seneca     *****   God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."   All people want peace and serenity. If we say this prayer and practice it, it shall be so.  We need to accept the fact that we can't change people, places or things. The only thing we can change is ourselves. When we finally figure this out, peace and serenity can enter into our lives. ~From the book "Wisdom, Magic and Miracles"   *****   Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, "I will try again tomorrow." ~Mary Anne Radmacher

Big Book Quote   "Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another's conception of God. Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him. As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps."   ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 46

Daily Share!   AA Speaker of the Day     LOVEY R. Serenity Improvement Group Kingsport, TN 12.28.21     https://bit.ly/3tJWDRy   Wee Willie’s Sobriety First Media AA CD’s Literature and tapes https://www.mediafire.com/sobrietyfirst       ZOOM MEETINGS   Loose Garment Group https://us02web.zoom.us/j/238977518 M-F 12:00 EST (NY) Monday…BB Friday….12 & 12 T-W-TH….Discussion Saturday ….Pot Luck…0900 ID: 238 977 518 PW: 004 394

Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!!   Please send you anniversary info to me every year so I know you didn’t drink and you didn’t die!   APRIL 2022 Miracles   4/1 Jane C. (Lynbrook, NY)…..32 4/1 Grady S. (Sunnyvale, CA)…..31 4/1 Ron F. (Cincinnati, OH)…..45 4/1 Joyce G. (Bradford, MA)…..34 4/1 Merrie F. (Lynbrook, NY)…..32 4/2 Jeannie C. (Scottsdale, AZ)…..36 4/4 Kevin O’G. (The Villages, FL)…..31 4/5 Bob C. (Jacksonville, FL)…..20 4/6 Vige B. (New York)…..45 4/7 Madeleine M. (Groveland, MA)…..39 4/8 Maureen K. (New Providence, NJ)…..12 4/9 Dayton H. (New York, NY)…..31 4/11 Mary Jane C. (Raritan, NJ)…..9 4/11 Jerry W. (Walker, LA)…..49 4/12 Kathleen M. (Naples, FL)…..34 4/15 Alicia B. (Prescott, AZ)…..4 4/15 Erin S. (Wayland/P’Town)…..17 4/17 Jay M. (Pepper Pike, OH)…..8 4/18 Lynne S. …..3 4/19 Kathie J. (Needham, MA)…..24 4/22 Jason C. (Birmingham, AL)…..11 4/22 Leighanne B. (Jacksonville, FL)…..6 4/23 Timothy H. (Indianapolis, IN)…..1 4/23 Claudia G.(Panama City, FL)…..29 4/23 Don D. (Long Island City, NY)…..32 4/24 Molly M. (Greater Pittstown, NJ)…..29 4/24 Colin C. (Venice, FL)…..1 4/27 James F. (Beaufort, SC)…..38 4/27 Norma. (Bradford, MA)…..11 4/29 Denise O. (Louisville, KY)…..6 4/29 Paul M. (Palm Coast, FL)…..5   0707 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12   Step Five - "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." But of the things which really bother and burn us, we say nothing. Certain distressing or humiliating memories, we tell ourselves, ought not be shared with anyone. These will remain our secret. Not a soul must ever know. We hope they'll go to the grave with us. pp. 55-56

Twenty-Four Hours   A.A. Thought For The Day Since I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward becoming more honest? Do I no longer have to lie to my loved ones? Do I try to have meals on time, and do I try to earn what I make at work? Am I trying to be honest? Have I faced myself as I really am and have I admitted to myself that I'm no good by myself, but have to rely on God to help me do the right thing? Am I beginning to find out what it means to be alive and to face the world honestly and without fear? Meditation For The Day God is all around us. His spirit pervades the universe. And yet we often do not let His spirit in. We try to get along without His help and we make a mess of our lives. We can do nothing of any value without God's help. All our human relationships depend on this. When we let God's spirit rule our lives, we learn how to get along with others and how to help them. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may let God run my life. I pray that I will never again make a mess of my life through trying to run it myself.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\  ~~~  /) (     \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) /AA\ ^*^*^*^*^ Obsession "Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us." Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 24 Thought to Consider . . .  The best things in life aren't things. *~*AACRONYMS*~* N U T S Not Using The Steps

Daily Reflection   LOOKING WITHIN Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 42 Step Four is the vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what the liabilities in each of us have been, and are. I want to find exactly how, when, and where my natural desires have warped me. I wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and myself. By discovering what my emotional deformities are, I can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for me. To resolve ambivalent feelings, I need to feel a strong and helpful sense of myself. Such an awareness doesn't happen overnight, and no one's self-awareness is permanent. Everyone has the capacity for growth, and for self-awareness, through an honest encounter with reality. When I don't avoid issues but meet them directly, always trying to resolve them, they become fewer and fewer.

Pot Luck   Today’s Gift   Many things are lost for want of asking. — English proverb   It’s a principle of this program that we grow, in part, by learning to ask for what we need. Perhaps today we are struggling with a problem that could be eased if we talked to another man in the program. We could call him on the phone and just ask him if he has a few minutes to talk. Maybe we’re wondering about a physical pain. Maybe we feel strange about something we said and would like to ask someone’s opinion.   Mistaken notions about masculinity get in the way of recovery when we refuse to ask for help. We think we should know the answers and be self-sufficient. Maybe we feel stupid if we have to ask. Those notions drop by the wayside as we get healthier and learn the rewards of connecting with others to satisfy our mutual needs. No longer does false pride have to keep us isolated and struggling alone.   Today, I will notice what I need and practice asking for help.   Hazelden Foundation

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