Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Today's Gift
Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. We believed in getting high. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, and we can love others without hurting them. Of course, believing is an important part of recovery.
To believe means to put aside our doubts. To believe means to have hope. Believing makes the road a little smoother. So, believing lets the healing happen a little faster. All of this is how we get ready to let in the care of our Higher Power.
Prayer for the Day: I pray for the courage to believe. I'll not let doubt into my heart. I can recover. I can give myself totally to this simple program.
Action for the Day: I'll list four times doubt got in my way. And I'll think of what I can do to not let that happen again.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
One Condition
Burn the idea into the consciousness of every person that they can get well .
regardless of anyone. The only condition is that they trust in their Higher Power and clean house.
~ Alcoholics Anonymous, p 98
Thought to Ponder . . .
Who we are is not dependent upon someone else's opinion.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T R U S T = Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Second chance
by Ralph Marston
Give yourself a second chance, and a third, a fourth, a fifth. Give yourself the opportunity to do it better, to do it right, to do it great.
Be clear about the reality of the moment. And be willing to see beyond it.
What matters now is what you do now. What matters now is the future your present actions will create.
Wrap your arms around all you care about. With love, with strength, with purpose, carry it all toward your highest vision.
The challenges are what give achievement and fulfillment their value. You know how those challenges feel, and you know how to work your way through them.
Give yourself another chance. Breathe new life into all you love, and discover how far you can go.
The Universe creates. People rearrange. --Joseph Casey
Being alive is our invitation to act in fresh, inventive ways. All it takes is concentrating on our inner vision in combination with external reality. The components for accomplishing any task are at our fingertips, awaiting discovery.
Our burdens are lightened when we understand that all situations are resolvable - no mystery need leave us in the dark for long. Just as surely as we each exist, so exists every element we need to solve any problem or chart any new course. Our purpose in life is to select those elements that will satisfy the need. We each have been blessed with this capability for proper selection.
The day promises challenge and many choices. I can successfully handle all possibilities.
From the book The Promise of a New Day by Karen Casey & Martha Vanceburg. ©
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
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.---Willaim James
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.---Willaim James
Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. We believed in getting high. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, and we can love others without hurting them. Of course, believing is an important part of recovery.
To believe means to put aside our doubts. To believe means to have hope. Believing makes the road a little smoother. So, believing lets the healing happen a little faster. All of this is how we get ready to let in the care of our Higher Power.
Prayer for the Day: I pray for the courage to believe. I'll not let doubt into my heart. I can recover. I can give myself totally to this simple program.
Action for the Day: I'll list four times doubt got in my way. And I'll think of what I can do to not let that happen again.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
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One Day At A Time
One Condition
Burn the idea into the consciousness of every person that they can get well .
regardless of anyone. The only condition is that they trust in their Higher Power and clean house.
~ Alcoholics Anonymous, p 98
Thought to Ponder . . .
Who we are is not dependent upon someone else's opinion.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T R U S T = Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Second chance
by Ralph Marston
Give yourself a second chance, and a third, a fourth, a fifth. Give yourself the opportunity to do it better, to do it right, to do it great.
Be clear about the reality of the moment. And be willing to see beyond it.
What matters now is what you do now. What matters now is the future your present actions will create.
Wrap your arms around all you care about. With love, with strength, with purpose, carry it all toward your highest vision.
The challenges are what give achievement and fulfillment their value. You know how those challenges feel, and you know how to work your way through them.
Give yourself another chance. Breathe new life into all you love, and discover how far you can go.
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