The wisdom of all ages and cultures emphasizes the tremendous power our thoughts have over our character and circumstances. —Liane Cordes
"As we think, so we are." We are gifted with the personal power to make thoughtful choices and thus decide whom we are. Our actions and choices combine to create our character, and our character influences the circumstances of our lives.
Our personal mind power will work to our advantage when we think positively, or it will contribute to our disadvantage. Imagining our good fortunes will prepare us for them. Imagining the successful completion of a task heightens and strengthens the commitment we must make daily to it. Imagining the steps necessary to the successful accomplishment of any goal directs our efforts so we don't falter along the way. Our minds work powerfully for our good. And just as powerfully to our detriment, when fears intrude on all our thoughts.
The program has given me positive personal power; it lies in the relationship I have with my higher power. My outlook and attitude toward life reveals the strength of my connection to my Higher Power. I will work with my Higher Power and imagine my good fortune today.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey©
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.--- Will Durant
Sometimes we say bad things about others. When we do this, it makes us look
bad too. Our friends worry what we might say about them behind their backs. They’re
afraid to trust us. We become known as gossips.
We gossip or we don’t. This doesn’t mean we have to say everyone is wonderful
all the time. As we work our program to see ourselves better, we begin to see other
people more clearly too. We see their strong points and their weak points. But we
can know these things without gossiping about them.
light. Let me bring out the good in others.
home. I’ll think of how I talk about them to others. Am I kind?
They told me that giving was living, and living was loving, and loving was God.
And you don't have to worry about God,
because He's sitting right in front of your eyes.
You get just a little sobriety, and you get just a little humility.
Not much, just a little.
Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes, but the humility of a man
who's glad he's alive and can serve.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, p. 201
Thought to Ponder . . .
Learning is the very essence of humility. The two walk hand in hand.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Always Alive.
Daily Motivation
Thoughts and actions
What you do makes you better at what you think. What you think makes you more effective at what you do.
Take action, after thinking through the consequences that are likely to come from that action. Put some thought into what you intend to do, and then get busy doing it.
Express your best, most authentic thoughts with your actions. Focus and empower your actions with your thoughts.
Balance the informed intelligence of your thoughts with the practical effectiveness of your actions. Thought without action is not worth much, and action without thought can be even worse.
True excellence results from the synergy of thought and action. Both are vitally necessary, and neither one is very beneficial without the other.
Consider, question, observe, evaluate, intend, plan, and then do. Think about what you’re doing, and then get busy doing what you think.
— Ralph Marston
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