Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Today's Gift
One of the first things we learn about in recovery is time. Before, we may have tried to control time by Pushing it along. We tried to hurry everything and everybody. We wanted our "quick fix." But the program tells us to slow down. Easy Does It.
We probably couldn't picture ourselves staying sober for the rest of our life. So we were told to just work at staying sober today. We learned to work our program One Day at a Time. We were thought that time can be our friend. Times is our Higher Power's way of not having everything happen at once.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, you are my teacher. You are in charge of the lesson. Help me accept this. Teach me how to use my time wisely.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll list five ways I use my time in ways that aren't helpful to me. I'll work at making time my friend.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
Reaching Out
I must examine myself whenever I meet a newcomer to make sure
that I am carrying the message with simplicity, humility and generosity.
The one who still suffers from the terrible disease of alcoholism and addiction
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
What you really want
by Ralph Marston
What is it you really want? Do you want to sit around doing nothing, or do you want to make a difference?
Do you want to be trapped by the empty comfort and convenience of self-indulgence? Or do you want to have something to show for your life?
Do you want to sit on a lofty, lonely perch, looking down on others with disdain? Or do you want the profound satisfaction of joining in to make life better for all the people around you?
Do you want everything done for you, without having to learn, think, decide or commit? Or would you prefer to grow in wisdom, confidence, skill and competence by taking full responsibility for life?
Your life is filled with so much promise and possibility. You can transform it all into deep regret, or into beautiful, meaningful achievement.
Each moment when choosing how to proceed, remember this. Your life is what you make it, so make it into what you really want.
Each day provides its own gifts. —Ruth P. Freedman
We are guaranteed experiences that are absolutely right for us today. We are progressing on schedule. Even when our personal hopes are unmet, we are given the necessary opportunities for achieving those goals that complement our unique destinies.
Today is full of special surprises, and we will be the recipient of the ones which are sent to help us grow - in all the ways necessary for our continued journey. We might not consider every experience a gift at this time. But hindsight will offer the clarity lacking at the moment, just as it has done in many instances that have gone before.
We are only offered part of our personal drama each day. But we can trust our lives to have many scenes, many acts, points of climax, and a conclusion. Each of us tells a story with our lives, one different from all other stories and yet necessary to the telling of many other stories too. The days ahead will help us tell our story. Our interactions with others will influence our outcomes and theirs. We can trust the drama and give fully to our roles.
Every day is a gift exchange. I give, and I will receive.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey ©
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
The strongest of all warriors are these two--Time and Patience. -Leo Tolstay
The strongest of all warriors are these two--Time and Patience. -Leo Tolstay
One of the first things we learn about in recovery is time. Before, we may have tried to control time by Pushing it along. We tried to hurry everything and everybody. We wanted our "quick fix." But the program tells us to slow down. Easy Does It.
We probably couldn't picture ourselves staying sober for the rest of our life. So we were told to just work at staying sober today. We learned to work our program One Day at a Time. We were thought that time can be our friend. Times is our Higher Power's way of not having everything happen at once.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, you are my teacher. You are in charge of the lesson. Help me accept this. Teach me how to use my time wisely.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll list five ways I use my time in ways that aren't helpful to me. I'll work at making time my friend.
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
I must examine myself whenever I meet a newcomer to make sure
that I am carrying the message with simplicity, humility and generosity.
The one who still suffers from the terrible disease of alcoholism and addiction
must find in me a friend who will allow him to get to know the AA way,
because I had such a friend when I arrived in AA.
Today it is my turn to hold out my hand, with love.
- Daily Reflections, p, 357
Thought to Ponder . . .
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
C A R E = Comforting And Reassuring Each other
- Daily Reflections, p, 357
Thought to Ponder . . .
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
C A R E = Comforting And Reassuring Each other
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
What you really want
by Ralph Marston
What is it you really want? Do you want to sit around doing nothing, or do you want to make a difference?
Do you want to be trapped by the empty comfort and convenience of self-indulgence? Or do you want to have something to show for your life?
Do you want to sit on a lofty, lonely perch, looking down on others with disdain? Or do you want the profound satisfaction of joining in to make life better for all the people around you?
Do you want everything done for you, without having to learn, think, decide or commit? Or would you prefer to grow in wisdom, confidence, skill and competence by taking full responsibility for life?
Your life is filled with so much promise and possibility. You can transform it all into deep regret, or into beautiful, meaningful achievement.
Each moment when choosing how to proceed, remember this. Your life is what you make it, so make it into what you really want.
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