Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Today's Gift
All of us have some difficult circumstances to face today. Some among us find ourselves in the hospital or in jail. Others are worried about pressures and frustrations at work. Tensions and concerns about war and the future of the world affect us all. We have many uncontrollable circumstances in our lives, but we don't have to give ourselves over to them. A person's body may be in jail while in their heart they are free.
We build a palace for our spirits by maintaining contact with our Higher Power. We are always within the circle of our Higher Power's love. Always! Knowing that helps us make peace with the limits on what we can do about our situations. Then we can go forth working to make peace in our relationships, accomplish what is possible in our lives, and make a contribution to others.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
No Cop-outs
We have to keep our sobriety independent of everything else, not entangled with any people,
and not hedged in by any cop-outs or conditions. . .
Independent, unaffiliated with anything else, our sobriety can grow strong enough
to enable us to cope with anything—and everybody.
And, as you'll see, we start liking that feeling, too.
- Living Sober, p. 64
Thought to Ponder . . .
Keep your sobriety first to make it last.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T H I N K = The Happiness I Never Knew
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Entice yourself
by Ralph Marston
Give yourself something to look forward to. Then work your way toward it.
When you know you’re going somewhere desirable, you’ll bear almost any burden to get there. When you’ve chosen a specific direction, you’ve enabled yourself to make progress.
Give yourself the gift of a meaningful and rewarding destination. Inject enthusiasm into your moments, into your work, into your attitude.
What would you most like to be doing next Saturday, or next February? Commit to a real reward for yourself, and begin immediately to benefit from its positive power.
You deserve a future that you can be enthusiastic about. You have what it takes right now to point yourself toward such a future.
Entice yourself with a promise that will pull you through the challenges, inconveniences and disappointments. Give yourself something to look forward to, and invigorate your spirit as you move in its direction.
Iron rusts from disuse, water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. --Leonardo da Vinci
After a long day of working or doing errands, we may want to sit and not do a thing. But although our bodies may be physically tired, our minds may be just the opposite.
If we're plagued by tired, cranky thoughts after a day's activity, we might discover our minds are too hooked into our feelings. We can separate the mind from the body and learn to chase away "stinking thinking." We might treat our tired bodies to a bath while we treat our minds to a good book. While we're soaking our feet or resting in an easy chair, we can put on some music. Or we can put aside the hectic pace of the day and throw our creative energies into preparing a new recipe.
There are countless ways to wake up our minds even if our bodies are tired. Instead of collapsing in front of the television or eating junk food, we can change our focus. We can tune out the signals of the day and turn on our minds.
Did I exercise my mind tonight?
From the book Night Light by Amy E. Dean. ©
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
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail. --John Donne
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail. --John Donne
All of us have some difficult circumstances to face today. Some among us find ourselves in the hospital or in jail. Others are worried about pressures and frustrations at work. Tensions and concerns about war and the future of the world affect us all. We have many uncontrollable circumstances in our lives, but we don't have to give ourselves over to them. A person's body may be in jail while in their heart they are free.
We build a palace for our spirits by maintaining contact with our Higher Power. We are always within the circle of our Higher Power's love. Always! Knowing that helps us make peace with the limits on what we can do about our situations. Then we can go forth working to make peace in our relationships, accomplish what is possible in our lives, and make a contribution to others.
Action for the Day: Today, I will remember that the frustrations around me are not all of who I am. When I am at peace within, I live among spiritual riches.
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
No Cop-outs
We have to keep our sobriety independent of everything else, not entangled with any people,
and not hedged in by any cop-outs or conditions. . .
Independent, unaffiliated with anything else, our sobriety can grow strong enough
to enable us to cope with anything—and everybody.
And, as you'll see, we start liking that feeling, too.
- Living Sober, p. 64
Thought to Ponder . . .
Keep your sobriety first to make it last.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T H I N K = The Happiness I Never Knew
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Entice yourself
by Ralph Marston
Give yourself something to look forward to. Then work your way toward it.
When you know you’re going somewhere desirable, you’ll bear almost any burden to get there. When you’ve chosen a specific direction, you’ve enabled yourself to make progress.
Give yourself the gift of a meaningful and rewarding destination. Inject enthusiasm into your moments, into your work, into your attitude.
What would you most like to be doing next Saturday, or next February? Commit to a real reward for yourself, and begin immediately to benefit from its positive power.
You deserve a future that you can be enthusiastic about. You have what it takes right now to point yourself toward such a future.
Entice yourself with a promise that will pull you through the challenges, inconveniences and disappointments. Give yourself something to look forward to, and invigorate your spirit as you move in its direction.
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