Monday, September 6, 2009
Today's Gift
I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
—Katharine Hepburn
The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait for us today.
We may look forward, not just to the expected, but to the unexpected. Whom shall we meet? What will we see? What will we learn? How will we be entertained? What changes to help others will come our way? What chances to love and be loved?
Now that our eyes are opened to today's beauty, let us remain alert for new sights. Let us cry when sad, smile when touched, and laugh at what is funny in a whole new lifetime before us.
What can I be thankful for today?
—Katharine Hepburn
The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait for us today.
We may look forward, not just to the expected, but to the unexpected. Whom shall we meet? What will we see? What will we learn? How will we be entertained? What changes to help others will come our way? What chances to love and be loved?
Now that our eyes are opened to today's beauty, let us remain alert for new sights. Let us cry when sad, smile when touched, and laugh at what is funny in a whole new lifetime before us.
What can I be thankful for today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©1985, 1991 by Hazelden Foundation.
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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Walk In Dry Places
Improvement.
Improvement.
Change is sometimes necessary
Despite the fact that many of us live turbulent, chaotic lives, we may find in sobriety that we don't like change. This causes us to seek our security in familiar places, rather than reach out for the unknown that lies ahead.
Despite the fact that many of us live turbulent, chaotic lives, we may find in sobriety that we don't like change. This causes us to seek our security in familiar places, rather than reach out for the unknown that lies ahead.
This may not be real security, however, because familiar places and situations also change. Our resistance to change may simply be the fear of trying something new.
If we find that fear of change is causing us to put up with a situation that's become unsatisfactory, we need to adjust our attitude toward it.
While we view change as risky, it may be the necessary route for improvement. Let's start by simply accepting the idea that change is sometimes necessary. After that, we can expect our Higher Power to guide us to the new situations that are right for us.
While we view change as risky, it may be the necessary route for improvement. Let's start by simply accepting the idea that change is sometimes necessary. After that, we can expect our Higher Power to guide us to the new situations that are right for us.
Action for the Day: Today I may find myself fearing change. I'll remind myself that
nothing ever stays the same, and that only change can bring the true good
I'm always seeking.
nothing ever stays the same, and that only change can bring the true good
I'm always seeking.
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One Day At A Time
Peace Prize
As I stay sober, I've come to prize my peace of mind and serenity above all else.
I dread scenes, I dislike contentious subjects,
and I even shun arguments that begin to show the slightest trace of acrimony.
For, although I'm sober, I know full well
I'm only one drink away from possible insanity. And the surest way to get there
is to cultivate such bedmates as resentment and self-pity.
- Thank You For Sharing, p.45
Thought to Ponder . . .
Serenity is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
O D A A T = One Day At A Time.
I dread scenes, I dislike contentious subjects,
and I even shun arguments that begin to show the slightest trace of acrimony.
For, although I'm sober, I know full well
I'm only one drink away from possible insanity. And the surest way to get there
is to cultivate such bedmates as resentment and self-pity.
- Thank You For Sharing, p.45
Thought to Ponder . . .
Serenity is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
O D A A T = One Day At A Time.
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Daily Motivation
Daily Motivation
Making dreams come true
Dreams do indeed come true, but not on their own. Desires are most certainly fulfilled, but not just by wishing.
Dreams and desires provide the powerful energy necessary for achievement, and yet someone must focus and direct that energy. When it comes to your dreams, that is your job.
Go ahead, dream the biggest, most wonderful and personally meaningful dream you can imagine, and feel the intensity of your longing for it. Then, with your passion at full throttle, get busy making that dream a reality.
The joy of accomplishment is in the doing, and in feeling the dynamic strength of your own capabilities. What you truly seek is not to have, but to do, to create, to experience the feeling of being purposefully effective.
If you could have anything just by wishing, what would be the point, what would be the value? Fortunately, you have the opportunity to create great value precisely because your every wish does not instantly materialize.
You have the opportunity to give life to any dream by giving your effort, attention, focus and commitment to it. And by so doing, not only are you able to achieve the dream, you also give it real meaning.
-- Ralph Marston
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