Thursday, November 19, 2015
Today's Gift
We all fear what we don't know - it's natural. —Leo Buscaglia
If we put a blindfold over our eyes and begin to walk around an open field, we would feel unsure with each step. We might be afraid of falling, afraid of walking over some unseen edge and hurting ourselves.
When any of us face something and we don't know what the outcome will be, we often feel blindfolded. We fear we may get hurt. We fear we can't do it. We have a hard time trusting ourselves. A blind person often finds help or guidance from others, or will gain confidence by walking on - slowly at first, finding trust and sureness with each step.
These same things help us when we are afraid. It is also helpful to remember there is no right or wrong way to explore what faces us - only our own way.
What new trust can I place in myself today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day
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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Keep It Simple
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery. --Anne Frank
Acknowledging our gratitude for the blessings in our life releases the happiness that we sometimes keep hidden within our heart. And happiness can be contagious. We all know people who are always bubbly, who always look on the bright side of events, who genuinely inspire happiness in us when we're around them. We, too, can serve as a catalyst for happiness in the lives of others.
Knowing that we're never left alone to solve any problem or handle any situation relieves us of much of the anxiety that crowds out happiness. Having a Higher Power as a constant companion, and having faith that we are moving toward the best outcome for the present circumstance, makes happiness a far more frequent visitor in our life. Happiness becomes habitual when we keep our focus on our Higher Power as our play's director, the source for all our decisions.
Action for the Day: I will share happiness and my faith in my Higher Power with others today.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
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One Day At A Time
Transformation
Until now, our lives have been largely devoted to running from pain and problems.
Escape through our dysfunction was always our solution. Then we looked and listened.
Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 156
Thought to Ponder . . .
Learn to listen; listen to learn.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A R T = Always Remain Teachable.
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
The beauty of now
by Ralph Marston
Life is lived with what you have, not with empty wishes for more. Be pushed forward by your ambition for what can be, while you derive full benefit from what already is.
If you’re constantly focused on what you want to have someday, you’ll miss out on the goodness and value already available to you. Honor your vision for the future by acting on it today, where you are, with what you have.
Enjoy each moment for what it is, without being obsessed about what it might someday get you. Appreciate the beauty that’s already here and now, and find inspiration in that beauty, here and now.
Every desire you have for the future points to an inner value that you can express today. Let those good values flow out into the world with your words and actions now.
As great as your ambition may be, you already have enough for right now. Make full use of what you now have, to do great things today.
The more you value what you already have, the more you’ll be able to do with it. See the beauty and value of right now, right here, and live it fully.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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