Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Today's Gift
We can never do more or better than we are able to do at the moment. We punish ourselves and make ourselves feel crazy by expecting more than our reasonable best for now.
Striving for excellence is a positive quality.
Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
Did someone tell us or expect us to do or give or be more? Did someone always withhold approval?
There comes a time when we feel we have done our best. When that time comes, let it go.
There are days when our best is less than we hoped for. Let those times go too. Start over tomorrow. Work things through, until our best becomes better.
Empowering and complimenting ourselves will not make us lazy. It will nurture us and enable us to give, do, and be our best.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
Ground Glass
“The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life
and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective.
This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us,
the emotional substance that cuts and inhibits.”
- As Bill Sees It, p. 140
Thought to Ponder . . .
My perspective will change my perception.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing
Your time to do
by Ralph Marston
Go ahead, jump in, make the effort and make it happen. Now is your chance to get it done.
If you’re worried that there will be too many problems, quit worrying. There will be plenty of problems and you’ll work your way through every one of them.
If you’re wondering whether it will be worth the effort, stop wondering and start doing. You’re much better off doing something than doing nothing.
Are you waiting until you’re sure you can get it perfect. Stop waiting, start doing, and though it may not be perfect, it will be done, and you can then improve on it all you wish.
Do you seem to be encountering too many distractions? Remind yourself why you have chosen to move forward, and re-focus your efforts.
You will achieve when you choose to do. This is your time to do.
Procrastination is the thief of time. —Edward Young
When we have a problem with putting things off, we seem to add to our troubles by mentally flogging ourselves. We know we are losing time. We criticize ourselves for our irrational behavior. Whether we are putting off an important task in our lives or letting many little undone jobs accumulate, we could benefit from stopping the self-criticism and asking ourselves for the spiritual message in our actions. Perhaps we need some quiet time to do absolutely nothing. Maybe our perfectionism is paralyzing us. Is an "all or nothing" attitude telling us if we can't do the whole job right away, there is no point in beginning? Unexpressed anger may be blocking us from doing what we need to do.
Whenever we find ourselves doing things that seem irrational we can ask, "What is the message from my Higher Power in this behavior?" This question will carry us much further toward spiritual growth than the mental criticism we are tempted to do.
Today, I will do what I can within the limits of one day, and I will stay in communication with my Higher Power.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Keep It Simple
We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. -Melody Beattie
Accepting Our Best
Do our best for the moment, and then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.
We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. -Melody Beattie
Accepting Our Best
Do our best for the moment, and then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.
We can never do more or better than we are able to do at the moment. We punish ourselves and make ourselves feel crazy by expecting more than our reasonable best for now.
Striving for excellence is a positive quality.
Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
Did someone tell us or expect us to do or give or be more? Did someone always withhold approval?
There comes a time when we feel we have done our best. When that time comes, let it go.
There are days when our best is less than we hoped for. Let those times go too. Start over tomorrow. Work things through, until our best becomes better.
Empowering and complimenting ourselves will not make us lazy. It will nurture us and enable us to give, do, and be our best.
Action for the Day: Today, I will do my best, and then let it go. Higher Power, help me stop criticizing myself so I can start appreciating how far I've come.
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
Ground Glass
“The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life
and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective.
This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us,
the emotional substance that cuts and inhibits.”
- As Bill Sees It, p. 140
Thought to Ponder . . .
My perspective will change my perception.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Your time to do
by Ralph Marston
Go ahead, jump in, make the effort and make it happen. Now is your chance to get it done.
If you’re worried that there will be too many problems, quit worrying. There will be plenty of problems and you’ll work your way through every one of them.
If you’re wondering whether it will be worth the effort, stop wondering and start doing. You’re much better off doing something than doing nothing.
Are you waiting until you’re sure you can get it perfect. Stop waiting, start doing, and though it may not be perfect, it will be done, and you can then improve on it all you wish.
Do you seem to be encountering too many distractions? Remind yourself why you have chosen to move forward, and re-focus your efforts.
You will achieve when you choose to do. This is your time to do.
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