Your Daily Reprieve 02.25.21

 

 

 

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday February 25, 2021   From Jacksonville, FL

“Not until I became aware that God’s delay is not necessarily God’s denial of prayer, was I willing to let a Power greater than myself determine how and when I was to receive the things I truly needed, rather than the things for which I howled.” ~Grapevine: North Hollywood, Calif., June 1980   Moderation sees itself as beautiful; it is unaware that in the eye of the immoderate it appears black and sober and consequently ugly-looking.      -Friedrich Nietzsche   We work to become, not to acquire.    -Elbert Hubbard   The number of the hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. It is our most precious resource. The more we take responsibility for the energy we bring to the world, the more empowered and productive we become.  The more we blame others or external circumstances, the more negative and compromised our energy is likely to be.     -Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Big Book Quote   "...we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life."   Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 132

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Celebrate Your Anniversary Here SHOW NEWCOMERS HOW IT WORKS!! Send your sober date to sober@yourdailyreprieve.com     SOBER DATE YOUR NAME YOUR LOCATION YEARS SOBER 6/10 (mo/day) Bob S Akron, OH 86   It will look like this : 6/10 Bob S. (Akron, OH).....86   FEBRUARY 2021 Miracles   2/1 Gilly L. (Brighton, UK)…..21 2/1 Rick J. (Rye, NY)…..29 2/1 Joe C. ()…..20 2/1 Diane O’D. (Buffalo, NY)…..8 2/1 Mike P. (Floral Park, NY) 33 2/2 Brad Mc. (Westfield, NY)…..38 2/2 Duncan M. (Paris, FR)…..31 2/2 Jennifer W. (St Mary’s, GA)…..5 2/3 Emmanuel Z. (Pensacola, FL)…..7 2/3 Joe G. (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)…..5 2/3 Carol B. (Sarasota, FL)…..25 2/3 Meredith T. (Santa Fe, NM)…..23 2/4 Casey F. (Dallas, TX)…..14 2/4 Bob F. (New Rochelle, NY)…..6 2/4 Covi C. (Jupiter, FL)…..3 2/4 Pam S. (No. Hollywood, CA)…..34 2/5 Jane S. (Newfound Lake, NH)…..12 2/5 Fred W. (Honolulu, HI)….30 2/6 Paul K. (Cape Cod/Key Largo, FL)…..37 2/6 Jae B. (Burlington, VT)…..10 2/7 Macs S. (Scottsdale, AZ)…..33 2/7 Chick B. (SLC, Utah)…..21 2/7 Lorin C. (East Sandwich, MA)…..24 2/8 Patti L/ (Tampa, FL)…..44 2/8 Jill M. ()…..1 2/8 Susanne S. ()…..7 2/9 Jason G. (Dominical, Costa Rica)…..7 2/9 Jeff S. (Hillsdale, NJ/Delray Beach, FL)…..30 2/9 Darlene A. (Largo, FL)…..27 2/10 Bob P. (Summit, NJ)…..2 2/10 Howard S. (Colonia, NJ)…..7 2/10 Sarhenity J. (Lake Monticello, Palmyra, VA)…..1 2/10 Kay H. ()…..32 2/10 Judson C. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)…..52 2/11 Steve B. (Wenham, MA)…..41 2/11 Ellen B. (Bronx, NY)…..23 2/12 Paul E. (Coconut Creek, FL)…..41 2/12 Spencer M. (Burlington, VT)…..4 2/12 Julie K. (Wausau, WI)…..9 2/12 Mary A. (Maine)…..16 2/12 Bob J. (Harrison, NY)…..7 2/12 Betty P. (Chesterton, IN)…..37 2/12 Gary S. (NYC)…..38 2/12 Nancy O (NJ)…..9 2/12 Huston A. (Houston, TX)…..3 2/13 Tom B. (Madeline Isl., LaPointe, WI)…..32 2/14 Bill S. (St. John, USVI)…..15 2/14 Kenny J. (Washington, DC)…..30 2/14 Ralph D. (Port Washington, NY)…..15 2/14 Zach G. (Livonia, MI)…..11 2/14 Laura C. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..6 2/15 Steve Y. (Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea)…..33 2/15 Josh D. (Bath, UK)…..16 2/15 John S. (Connecticut, New York)…..34 2/15 Jan W. (Sausalito, CA)…..33 2/15 Jimmie H. ()…..10 2/16 Joanne M. (Waynesville, NC)…..15 2/16 Noel S. (Harrison, NY)…..12 2/17 Woody W. (Surprise, AZ)…..38 2/17 Kevin K. (Cleveland, OH)…..7 2/17 Pete R. (Basking Ridge, NJ).....10 2/17 Dave H. (Rye, NH)…..43 2/18 Michael P. (Elmont, NY)…..29 2/18 James M. ()…..16 2/18 Allan C. (No, Andover, MA)…..10 2/18 Danny Mac. (Westfield, NY)…..2 2/18 Marlene R. (Indianapolis, IN)…..35 2/18 Dan M. (Westfield, NJ)…..2 2/18 Marcia T. ()…..36 2/19 Joe R. (Astoria, NY)…..4 2/19 Debi F. (Huntington, NY)…..18 2/20 Cami M. (Minden, LA)…..11 2/20 Jackie M. (Basking Ridge, NJ)…..15 2/21 Mike D. (Nantucket, MA)…..28 2/21 Caitlin W. (Charleston, SC/Nantucket)…..33 2/22 Marshall T. (Nantucket, MA/Venice, FL)…..23 2/22 Chris M. (Chatham, NJ)…..4 2/22 Karin K. (NYC)…..32 2/23 Daniel R. (Tokyo, JP)…..4 2/232 Scott J. (Victorville, CA)…..7 2/24 Rex S. (Port Charlotte, FL)…..7 2/24 Betsy W. (Sarasota, FL)…..32 2/25 Judy S. (Los Angeles, CA)…..40 2/26 Johnny Window ()…..16 2/26 Brent L. (Brooklyn, NY)…..5 2/26 Vaiva P. (Carmel, CA)…..20 2/27 David H. ()…..32 2/27 Neil R. (Queens, NY)…..7 2/28 Matt M. (Pelham, NY)…..11 2/28 Donna O. (Punta Gorda, FL)…..1   1742 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 Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere. That's practically impossible to believe. I think we all can agree that alcohol is a power greater than ourselves. It certainly was in my case. I was helpless before the power of alcohol. Do I remember the things that happened to me because of the power of alcohol? Meditation For The Day The spiritual and moral will eventually overcome the material and unmoral. That is the purpose and destiny of the human race. Gradually the spiritual is overcoming the material in our minds. Gradually the moral is overcoming the unmoral. Faith, fellowship, and service are cures for most of the ills of the world. There is nothing in the field of personal relationships that they cannot do. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may do my share in making a better world. I pray that I may be part of the cure for the ills of the world.

Daily Thought ^*^*^*^*^ (\    ~~    /) (    \(AA)/    ) (_ /AA\ _) / AA \ ^*^*^*^*^ Juggernaut We who are alcoholics can consider ourselves fortunate indeed. Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to be willing to look for something better. So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to A.A., have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher Power. c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 37-38 Thought to Consider . . . If faith without works is dead, then willingness without action is fantasy. *~*AACRONYMS*~* W H O Willingness, Honesty, Openmindedness

Daily Reflection   THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31   How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came experience and, in suffering, I became obedient. When I sought God, as I understand Him, He shared His treasured gifts. Through experience and obedience, growth started, followed by gratitude. Yes, then came peace of mind—living in and sharing sobriety.

Pot Luck   "The good part of recovery is that you get your feelings back; the bad part is that you get your feelings back."   Ah, the paradox of recovery—one of many. When I was out there, I had an easy way of dealing with my feelings: I’d numb them with alcohol. Unable to feel or even acknowledge my feelings, I drifted through the complexities of relationships and situations, neither growing nor evolving. In fact, I’ve heard it said that we come into the program emotionally frozen at the age we started drinking and using. So here I was, a thirty-seven-year-old man with the emotional maturity of a seventeen-year-old. And here came a bewildering onslaught of feelings. Shame, hurt, fear, rage, regret, resentments—the range, depth, and color of my feelings were overwhelming. At first, I didn’t think I would survive, but I followed my sponsor’s direction and kept coming to meetings, and I stayed sober. Over time, I learned that my feelings were not going to kill me. I learned that, although sometimes painful and unwanted, all my feelings were valid, and each had something valuable to teach me. Through working the Steps, I developed tools to process my emotions and soon learned to give them the space and respect they deserved. Today, my feelings are teachers, and all teachers are welcome.

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