Your Daily Reprieve 01.31.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday January 31, 2019 From Jacksonville, FL

"We turn not older with years, but newer every day." – Emily Dickinson "We are called to unity, not uniformity." ~Grapevine: Oak Harbor, Washington, January 1984 "Different people must contend with different trials, but adversities in some shape or other come to everyone." --R. C. McCarthy The Serenity Prayer: 'Essentially this is to ask for the resources of grace by which we may make spiritual progress under all conditions. Greatly emphasized in this wonderful prayer is a need for the kind of wisdom that discriminates between the possible and the impossible. We shall also see that life's formidable array of pains and problems will require many different degrees of acceptance as we try to apply this valued principle.' ~Language of the Heart. Pg. 269 - 'What is Acceptance?'

Big Book Quote "Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Well, that's exactly what this book is about." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 45

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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).....83 January 2019 Miracles 1/1 Terry H. (Rockville, MD).....26 1/1 Dorothy D. (Fayetteville, NC).....18 1/1 Lauren B. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....1 1/1/Severine W. (Sacramento, C).....2 1/1 Lee Anne P. (Chicago, IL).....2 1/1 John C. (Los Alamitos, CA).....14 1/1 Greg S. (Littlehampton, UK).....11 1/1 Pine J. (Salt Lake City, UT).....8 1/1 John S. (Naples, FL).....30 1/1 Deirdre K. (Madison, NJ).....15 1/1 Gerry K. (Purcellville, VA).....19 1/1 Patrick T. (New York, NY).....41 1/1 Joan B. (Port Charlotte, FL).....30 1/1 Ray A. (White Rock, BC, Canada).....1 1/1 Bob V. (Bernardsville, NJ).....35 1/2 Peggy M. (Rye, NH).....39 1/2 Gregory B. (NY,NY).....7 1/2 Carl B. (Katy, TX).....31 1/2 Brian C. (Port Washington, NY).....3 1/2 Tara H. (Scarsdale, NY).....4 1/3 johnyr (Stuart, FL).....41 1/4 Tammy C. (Waynesville, NC).....8 1/4 Mary Z. (Andover, MA).....1 1/4 Jeff D. (Raymond, NH).....3 1/5 Tim G. (Dallas, TX).....7 1/5 Carol S. (Hobe Sound, FL).....16 1/6 Mary B. (Key Largo, FL).....14 1/6 David M. ().....19 1/6 Steve S. (Astoria. NY).....1 1/6 David M. (Los Angeles, CA).....23 1/6 Mike S. (Jacksonville, FL).....13 1/7 Alexis E. (Twickenham, UK).....17 1/7 Patrick M. (Boston, MA).....7 1/7 Liz O. (New York, NY).....15 1/7 Tom D. (Gold Canyon, AZ).....47 1/7 Leo D (Warren, NJ).....21 1/7 Ray W. (Long Island).....7 1/8 Lou S. (Sarasota, FL).....6 1/8 Melodi M. (Monroe, GA).....1 1/8 Alan J. (Woodstock, NY).....11 1/9 Tefft W. (Washington, DC).....34 1/10 Rosemary I. (Orland Park, IL).....31 1/10 Kelly P. (Methuen, MA).....30 1/10 Tim S. (Rownhams, UK).....13 1/10 Tom D. (Dallas, TX).....28 1/10 Oldman Bill (Princeton, NJ).....45 1/10 Paula B. (Charleston, SC).....36 1/11 Betsy F. (Satellite Beach, FL).....31 1/11 Mary S. (Jacksonville, FL).....6 1/11 Danielle T. (NYC, NY).....26 1/12 John E. (Reading, UK).....4 1/12 David F. (Windermere, BC).....6 1/12 Padraic O. (Whistler, BC).....6 1/12 Lynne C. (Princeton, NJ).....13 1/12 Larry D. (Long Island, NY).....3 1/13 Tara M. Larchmont, NY).....6 1/13 David S. (Boston, MA).....33 1/13 Brian G. (Ridgewood, NJ).....29 1/13 Shahab N. (Bethesda, MD).....16 1/13 Barb W. (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) .....40 1/13 Robbie H. (FL/VA).....37 1/13 Rick H. (Vero Beach, FL).....1 1/14 Nick M. (Asheville, NC).....25 1/14 Glenda M. (Leesburg, FL).....41 1/14 Dot C. (Acton, MA).....6 1/14 Frank A. (Queens, Long Island, NY).....1 1/14 Earl B. (Chateauguay QC).....23 1/15 Steve D. (Bernardsville, NJ).....7 1/15 Robert F. (Wynesville, NC).....15 1/15 Kathy Anne C. (Athens, GA).....3 1/15 Aaron H. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....14 1/16 Rob R. (Mesa, AZ).....11 1/16 Tree A. (San Anselmo, CA).....30 1/16 Jeff W. (Lake City, CO).....14 1/17 Scott M. (New York, NY).....5 1/17 Helen C. (Folkstone, UK).....47 1/17 Stephanie H. (New York, NY).....4 1/17 Steve B. (Florham Park, NJ).....1 1/18 Christabel R. (Akron, OH).....9 1/18 Peeps N. (Roses, Spain).....26 1/19 Sheila J. (Middleburgh/).....33 1/19 Alan S. (Hiawassee, GA).....6 1/19 Rhonda L. (Stuart, FL).....17 1/20 Elizabeth J. (Beverly Hills, FL).....32 1/20 Deryn K. (Seymour, TN).....26 1/21 Tony R. (New Canaan, CT).....23 1/21 Heather N. (Wylie, TX).....22 1/21 Shirley S. (Midlothain, IL).....1 1/22 Tiffany M. (Los Angeles, CA).....3 1/22 Stacey C. (New York, NY).....12 1/22 Keith B. (Stuart, FL).....21 1/22 Paul S. (Exeter, NH).....1 1/23 Daniel R. (Tokyo, Japan).....2 1/23 Sandra S. (Long Island, NY).....14 1/23 Susie S. (Lagarto, TX).....24 1/23 Jay O’D. (East Milton).....9 1/23 Dan R. (Vancouver, BC).....5 1/24 Brian Mc (Mahwah, NJ).....35 1/24 Paul B. (Newburyport, MA).....33 1/24 Glenn C. (Adelaide, Australia).....3 1/25 PJC (Bel Air, MD).....4 1/25 Thomas M. (Airdrie, Scotland).....30 1/26 Doug L. (San Diego, CA).....8 1/26 Billy D. (Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada)......32 1/26 Dana R. (Madison, CT).....4 1/27 Noel G. (Nashville, TN).....12 1/27 Brian L. (Tampa, FL).....1 1/27 Susan H. (Reno, NV).....4 1/27 Iris F. (Naples, FL).....21 1/28 Bill S. (Horseheads, NY).....30 1/28 Lisa G. (Manasquan, NJ).....7 1/29 Sandra C. (Port St Lucie, FL).....43 1/29 Joanna V. (Houston, TX).....4 1/29 Jill M. (Alsip, IL).....1 1/30 Keith C. (Denham Springs, LA).....10 1/31 Kim J. (Streator, IL).....8 1/31 Diane B. (Cape Cod, MA).....26 1/31 Sandy W. (East Hampton, NY).....23 1/31 Susan Q. (New York, NY).....6 1/31 Bob P. (Jacksonville, NC).....35 1/31 Gerard R. (Woodstock, NY).....33 1938     Total Years of Sobriety

12&12 Step Seven - "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility. We had lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come first, and that material satisfactions were not the purpose of living. Quite characteristically, we had gone all out in confusing the ends with the means. Instead of regarding the satisfaction of our material desires as the means by which we could live and function as human beings, we had taken these satisfactions to be the final end and aim of life. p. 71

Twenty-Four Hours A.A. Thought For The Day Drinking cuts you off from God. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religion is, no matter if you say you believe in God, nevertheless you build up a wall between you and God by your drinking. You know you're not living the way God wants you to. As a result, you have that terrible remorse. When you come into A.A., you begin to get right with other people and with God. A sober life is a happy life, because by giving up drinking we've got rid of our loneliness and remorse. Do I have real fellowship with other people and with God? Meditation For The Day I believe that all sacrifice and all suffering is of value to me. When I am in pain, I am being tested. Can I trust God, no matter how I feel? Can I say Thy will be done, no matter how much I am defeated? If I can, my faith is real and practical. It works in bad times as well as in good times. The Divine Will is working in a way that is beyond my finite mind to understand, but I can still trust in it. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may take my suffering in my stride. I pray that I may accept pain and defeat as part of God's plan for my spiritual growth.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Reminder We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day, "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves. 1976, 2001 AAWS Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 87-8 Thought to Consider . . . It works - it really does. *~*AACRONYMS*~* F I T Faith, Intuition, and Trust

Daily Reflection OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has . . . We stay whole, or A. A. dies TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 129 Our Traditions are key elements in the ego deflation process necessary to achieve and maintain sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. The First Tradition reminds me not to take credit, or authority, for my recovery. Placing our common welfare first reminds me not to become a healer in this program; I am still one of the patients. Selfeffacing elders built the ward. Without it, I doubt I would be alive. Without the group, few alcoholics would recover. The active role in renewed surrender of will enables me to step aside from the need to dominate, the desire for recognition, both of which played so great a part in my active alcoholism. Deferring my personal desires for the greater good of group growth contributes toward A.A. unity that is central to all recovery. It helps me to remember that the whole is greater than the sum of all its parts.

Pot Luck Don't resent the obstacle for being in your way. Figure out how to get over it, under it, around it or through it. It's not the end of the world when things fail to go your way. It's the beginning of your quest to turn things around by making a positive difference. If someone disagrees with you or criticizes you, there's no need to take offense. Instead, take the opportunity to learn something valuable about that person's perspective. When you make an attempt and it doesn't work, that's no reason to quit. You've just gained priceless experience, so put it to good, effective use. When life is negative, your best response is to be positive. In fact, you'll find the best opportunities in the worst situations, so choose to make the most of those opportunities. A key ingredient of success is seeing that it can happen. And it can happen whenever you choose. ~Ralph Marston .

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