Friday, July 15, 2016
Today's Gift
Hearing the good words and praise of another person is harder for some of us to accept than criticism and abuse. Perhaps it is easier to receive what we are accustomed to, or maybe we feel a loss of control when someone compliments us. This is a time for us to begin accepting others' actions. We do not need to be in control of our relationships at all times. When friends offer sincere compliments, we don't need to push them away or brush them off.
All we need to do is allow others' positive messages to come into us. In a good relationship we listen to the feelings of our friends, and sometimes that means truly listening as they tell us their good feelings about us.
Spiritual Strength
With my life in my Higher Power’s care, fear, uncertainty, and anger are no longer my response to those portions of life that I would rather not have happen to me.
The pain of living through these times will be healed
by the knowledge that I have received the spiritual strength to survive.
- Daily Reflections, p. 206
Thought to Ponder . . .
Through adversity we find strength.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Pointing the way
by Ralph Marston
What seems to be standing in your way is not really standing in your way. It’s pointing the way.
What looks like it’s holding you back is not really holding you back. It’s building your determination to move forward.
The mountain is steep and treacherous, yet it gives you a pathway to get to the top. The work is challenging and complicated, and yet it gives you a way to create achievement.
Don’t you dare despair when things get tough. Rejoice in knowing that the reason you’re encountering so much resistance is because you’re moving so powerfully ahead.
Look in the direction from where the resistance is coming. That’s where value lives.
Feel your determination as it grows stronger each time you push forward. Now you have what it takes to bring great things to life.
I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child. Now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely. —Mary Pickford
We can all learn to change our lives so the child within each of us can live in balance with the people we have become. We can learn to give the child a voice, let the child play, let the child express needs and fears and pleasures.
We might look at our old baby pictures for a valuable lesson. We will see pictures of ourselves on rocking horses, grinning and waving; pictures of ourselves with our most precious toy - a crude metal car, perhaps; pictures of ourselves rolling in the grass. The lesson we learn is that it doesn't take much to make this child happy - even today.
We keep our own happiness safe inside us to call on whenever we need it, as long as we keep a healthy relationship with the child within. When we nourish the child, we can be assured the child will also nourish us.
What simple thing will make me happy 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
There is nothing you can say in answer to a compliment. I have been complimented myself a great many times, and they always embarrass me - I always feel that they have not said enough. --Mark Twain
There is nothing you can say in answer to a compliment. I have been complimented myself a great many times, and they always embarrass me - I always feel that they have not said enough. --Mark Twain
Hearing the good words and praise of another person is harder for some of us to accept than criticism and abuse. Perhaps it is easier to receive what we are accustomed to, or maybe we feel a loss of control when someone compliments us. This is a time for us to begin accepting others' actions. We do not need to be in control of our relationships at all times. When friends offer sincere compliments, we don't need to push them away or brush them off.
All we need to do is allow others' positive messages to come into us. In a good relationship we listen to the feelings of our friends, and sometimes that means truly listening as they tell us their good feelings about us.
Action for the Day: Today, I will be open to the compliments that come my *way without controlling them.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
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One Day At A Time
Spiritual Strength
With my life in my Higher Power’s care, fear, uncertainty, and anger are no longer my response to those portions of life that I would rather not have happen to me.
The pain of living through these times will be healed
by the knowledge that I have received the spiritual strength to survive.
- Daily Reflections, p. 206
Thought to Ponder . . .
Through adversity we find strength.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Pointing the way
by Ralph Marston
What seems to be standing in your way is not really standing in your way. It’s pointing the way.
What looks like it’s holding you back is not really holding you back. It’s building your determination to move forward.
The mountain is steep and treacherous, yet it gives you a pathway to get to the top. The work is challenging and complicated, and yet it gives you a way to create achievement.
Don’t you dare despair when things get tough. Rejoice in knowing that the reason you’re encountering so much resistance is because you’re moving so powerfully ahead.
Look in the direction from where the resistance is coming. That’s where value lives.
Feel your determination as it grows stronger each time you push forward. Now you have what it takes to bring great things to life.
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