Your Daily Reprieve 05.31.19

Your Daily Reprieve for Friday May 31, 2019

From Waynesville, NC

"My sponsor taught me how to be of service with grace and gratitude.

She taught me how to listen, how to be respectful,

and most importantly, to mind my own business."

~Grapevine: Palm Springs, California, May 2012,

No man knows the value of innocence and integrity

but he who has lost them.
~ William Goodwin

"Life Is A Challenge - Meet it!
Life Is A Song - Sing It!
Life Is A Dream - Realize It!
Life Is A Game - Play It!
Life Is Love - Enjoy It!" --
--Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"Action eradicates fear.

No matter what you fear, positive, self-affirming action

can diminish or completely cancel that which you are fearful of."
--Mark Victor Hansen

The answer you seek is hiding in plain sight.

~Anonymous

Big Book Quote

"We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek
Him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never
exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we
believe, to all men."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, Page 46~

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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).....84

May 2019 Miracles

5/1 Stacey E. (Dothan, AL)…..13

5/1 John L. (Raritan, NJ)…..29

5/1 Leslie W. (Bozeman, MN)…..32

5/1 Rhonda B. (Seattle, WA)…..18

5/1 Greg F. (New York, NY)…..3

5/1 Bryan E. (NYC,NY)…..55/1 Susan C. (Cape Cod, MA)…..10

5/2 Steve W. (Cape Cod, MA)…..4

5/2 Lindsey I. (Nantucket/NYC)…..10

5/2 Eddie C. (Bursledon, UK)…..19

5/3 Cathy M. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..9

5/4 Nina S. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..14

5/4 Patrick R. (Bell End, Happy Valley, MA)…..8

5/4 Rick F. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..23

5/5 Denny M. (The Villages, FL)…..37

5/5 Alan S. (New York, NY)…..29

5/6 Chloe B. (Morristown, NJ)…..19

5/7 Anthony A. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..23 (BYOC)

5/7 Lauryn M. (Boston, MA)…..1

5/7 Clinton S. (Clermont, FL)…..33

5/7 Leo H. (South Wales, UK)…..14

5/7 Sallie C. (Peaks Island, ME)…..1

5/8 Mickey B. (Locust Valley, NY)…..31

5/9 Stuart O. (Springfield, VA)…..7

5/9 Erik L. (Charlotte, NC)…..3

5/10 Sue V. (Kittery, ME)…..13

5/10 Laura B. (Dothan, AL)…..11

5/10 Valerie G. (Devon, PA)…..6

5/10 Nicole B. (NY,NY)…..2

5/10 Jim P. (Carmel, CA)…..8

5/10 Terry D. (Portland, ME)…..2

5/10 John H. (Key Biscayne, FL)…..37

5/10 Steve N. (North Port, FL)…..30

5/10 Rob P. (Rhinebeck, NY)…..5

5/11 Vaugn T. (Gladstone, NJ)…..15

5/11 Heather F. (Nantucket, MA)…..9

5/12 Clayton D. (Jacksonville, FL)…..2

5/12 Cliff B. (Burlington, VT)…..3

5/12 Beth N. (Orlando, FL)…..22

5/12 Pat P. (Ponta Gorda, FL)…..13

5/13 Chipper R. (Waynesville, NC)…..22

5/13 Michelle T. (Bluffton, SC)…..1

5/13 Gary V. (Highland, IN)…..33

5/13 Linda K. (Deerfield, IL)…..33

5/14 Chris S. (Happy Vlley, MA)…..1

5/15 Deb W-S. (Frenchtown, NJ)…..35

5/15 Austin P. (Newport, RI)…..19

5/15 Bill O’D. (East Hampton, NY)…..15

5/15 Vicki H. (Jacksonville, FL)…..30

5/15 Wilma R. (Princeton, NJ)…..29

5/16 Kathy M. (Laguna Hills, CA)…..5

5/16 Amy R. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..3

5/17 Sanjay C. (Astoria, NY)…..1

5/17 David H. (Lewisburg, PA)…..29

5/17 John C. (East Hampton, NY)…..18

5/17 Kimberly K. (Bridgewater, NJ)…..1

5/17 Lisa H. (Punta Gorda, FL/Lexington, KY)…..8

5/17 Heather S. (Highland Park, NJ)…..10

5/18 Eigil R. (Washington, DC)…..18

5/18 Shannon S. (Northwest, Arkansas)…..5

5/20 Maggie S. (Rye/Harrison, NY)…..8

5/20 Jeff E. (Pensacola, FL)…..7

5/21 Dennis G. (New York, NY)…..36

5/21 Frank S. (NY, NY)…..1

5/21 Paolo M. (Nantucket/No. Palm Beach)…..18

5/21 Pete C. (Vero Beach, FL)…..1

5/22 Jamie S. (Mamaroneck, NY)…..17

5/23 Leo B. (Cleveland, OH)…..28

5/23 Lisa C. ()…..9

5/23 Phyllis C. ()…..26

5/23 Erik A. (Mequon, WI)…..36

5/24 Harry K. (Normandy, FR)…..26

5/26 Mark D. (So. Berwick, ME)…..16

5/26 Kate W. (Barnstable, MA)…..4

5/26 Monica F. (Los Angeles, CA)…..2

5/26 Lisa F. (New York, NY)…..15

5/26 Michael W. (North Vancouver, Canada)…..4

5/26 Jerry S. (New York, NY)…..37

5/26 Lee T. (Conn/BVI)…..28

5/28 Heather M-D. (St. Stephens, New Brunswick, CA)…..29

5/28 Phil K. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..44

5/28 Brian L. (Greenwich, CT)…..10

5/28 Susan L. (Westhampton, NY)…..6

5/28 Roldan C-P. (Puerto Rico/ Jacksonville, FL)…..4

5/28 Gary G. (New York, NY)…..46

5/29 Zoe T. (Nantucket, MA)…..2

5/29 Allen V. (Phoenicia/Astoria, NY)…..11

5/29 Kathleen S. (Bernardsville, NJ)…..18

5/29 Jim C. (Brooklyn, NY)…..6

5/29 Bumpersticker Billy (Portsmouth, RI)…..21

5/29 George B. (Cleveland, OH/Key Largo, FL)…..6

5/29 Mary C. (Yuma, AZ)….29

5/29 Paula M. (Bloomfield, MI)…..12

5/30 Matt C. (Ringwood, UK)…..14

5/30 Bill D. (New York, NY)…..36

5/31 Art D. (Mequon, WI)…..35

5/31 Rhoda M. (Easthampton, NY)…..13

5/31 Lisa M. (Jacksonville, FL)…..10

1510 Total Years of Sobriety

12&12

Step Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

This all meant, of course, that we were still far off balance. When a job still looked like a mere means of getting money rather than an opportunity for service, when the acquisition of money for financial independence looked more important than a right dependence upon God, we were still the victims of unreasonable fears. And these were fears which would make a serene and useful existence, at any financial level, quite impossible.

p. 121

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

I shall not wait to be drafted for service to A.A. I Shall volunteer. I
shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my
criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give
to A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all,
myself. Do I also accept this as my AA. credo?

Meditation For The Day

Prayer is of many kinds, but of whatever kind, prayer is the linking up
of the soul and mind to God. So, if prayer is only a glance of faith, a
look or a word of love, or just a feeling of confidence in the goodness
and purpose in the universe, still the result of that prayer is added
strength to meet all temptations and to overcome them. Even if no
supplication is expressed, all the supply of strength that is necessary is
secured, because the soul, being linked and united to God, receives
from Him all spiritual help needed. The soul, when in its human body,
still needs the things belonging to its heavenly habitation.

Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may be taught how to pray. I pray that I may be linked
through prayer to the mind and will of God.

Daily Thought

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Fear

"This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling? Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing. It seems to cause more trouble."
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 67-68

Thought to Consider . . .

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

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F E A R
Forever Escaping And Retreating

Daily Reflection

READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS

. . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high

mission—to carry the A.A. message to those who don't

know there's a way out

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151

The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow

alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow.

The "Steps" to self-improvement have small beginnings,

but each Step builds the "ladder" out of the pit of despair to

new hope. Honesty becomes my "tool" to unfurl the

"chains" which bound me. A sponsor, who is a caring

listener, can help me to truly hear the message guiding me

to freedom.

I ask God for the courage to live in such a way that the

Fellowship may be a testimony to His favor. This mission

frees me to share my gifts of wellness through a spirit of

readiness to serve others.

Pot Luck

Growth is the only evidence of life.

~John, Cardinal Newman

We should be thankful we can never reach complete serenity. If we could, we would never have the need to improve ourselves. We would stop growing, because there would be no reason to learn any more than we already know, and we would become bored. Even the things which seem so serene in nature usually contain a struggle within. A lake, with a swan gliding slowly across it, seems a perfect picture of serenity. But, unseen below the surface, fish, turtles, and frogs struggle each day for survival.
The important thing is to accept the struggles as a part of the beauty of life, not as blemishes on it.
What struggles shall help me grow better today?