Thursday, January 5, 2017
Today's Gift
Life holds so many choices now that we are sober. We'd like to go so many places. We'd like to see so many things. We have so much to do. We are slowly learning how to trust our dreams and reach for them. Our program teaches us that we live One Day at a Time. We make progress by doing First Things First. Easy Does It. Our dreams may seem very big and far away. We wonder if we'll ever get there. But our faith tells us to go for it. And we know how: one step at a time.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me know this gentle truth: my life matters. Help me set goals that I can grow toward, one step at a time.
Acceptance
Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside.
This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower;
it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living.
We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free.
There had been no irretrievable disaster.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 198
Thought to Ponder . . .
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change
How you can
by Ralph Marston
Don’t ask yourself if you can do it. Ask yourself how you can do it.
Then, remind yourself why you want to do it in the first place. And let yourself feel, right now, how good it will feel when you’ve achieved whatever it is you wish to achieve.
Assume that there’s a way, and suddenly there’s a way. Focus on it, get going, and keep moving.
You have unique, valuable contributions to make to life. Your authentic desires point the way, and it’s your job to follow through.
Choose to put your time and awareness into living your highest intentions. Choose to spend your life fully living your destiny.
Remind yourself why, ask yourself how, and refuse to stop until you get a solid, workable answer. Commit to finding a way to put your skills, resources, time and effort to meaningful and loving use.
. . . and, when the time comes to let it go, . . . let it go. —Mary Oliver
If we all let go of one thing we like, and take instead each other's hand; if we all let go of three minutes each day, and find instead a few perfect words for someone in the house; if we all withhold our judgments for one hour, and reveal during that time one of our own small secret sins; if we all skip the same meal each week, and spend the time together in the park; would we have less or more than what we started with?
It is one of the great and pleasing mysteries of life that we gain by giving things up. Instead of grabbing things or demanding from others if we give something up, we leave a space for something new to enter our lives.
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
Keep It Simple
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.--Chinese proverb
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.--Chinese proverb
Life holds so many choices now that we are sober. We'd like to go so many places. We'd like to see so many things. We have so much to do. We are slowly learning how to trust our dreams and reach for them. Our program teaches us that we live One Day at a Time. We make progress by doing First Things First. Easy Does It. Our dreams may seem very big and far away. We wonder if we'll ever get there. But our faith tells us to go for it. And we know how: one step at a time.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me know this gentle truth: my life matters. Help me set goals that I can grow toward, one step at a time.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll think about one of my goals. I will list ten little steps that will help me get there.
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
Acceptance
Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside.
This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower;
it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living.
We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free.
There had been no irretrievable disaster.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 198
Thought to Ponder . . .
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
How you can
by Ralph Marston
Don’t ask yourself if you can do it. Ask yourself how you can do it.
Then, remind yourself why you want to do it in the first place. And let yourself feel, right now, how good it will feel when you’ve achieved whatever it is you wish to achieve.
Assume that there’s a way, and suddenly there’s a way. Focus on it, get going, and keep moving.
You have unique, valuable contributions to make to life. Your authentic desires point the way, and it’s your job to follow through.
Choose to put your time and awareness into living your highest intentions. Choose to spend your life fully living your destiny.
Remind yourself why, ask yourself how, and refuse to stop until you get a solid, workable answer. Commit to finding a way to put your skills, resources, time and effort to meaningful and loving use.
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