Thursday, March 9, 2017
Today's Gift
The masks we wear are as varied as those who wear them, but their purpose is quite simple. We wear masks to hide our real faces from those around us and even from ourselves. There are seductive masks, innocent masks, white knight masks, tough guy masks, black sheep masks, lone wolf masks, and many more. Sometimes we want to take on another identity so others won't see our insecurities. Or we think taking the form of someone else will give us power over others, or they will like us better, or we can escape ourselves.
The cost of wearing a mask is not getting a chance to develop our real personalities. What masks are we attached to? Are we willing to give them up in the interest of our spiritual growth?
Action for the Day: I will work up the courage to drop my phony masks in order to grow stronger in self knowledge.
Discovery
“Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems.
I have since been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before. My old manner of life was by no means a bad one, but I would not exchange its best moments for the worst I have now. I would not go back to it even if I could.’’
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 42 - 43
Thought to Ponder . . .
Recovery is discovery.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A R T = Always Remain Teachable
Keep creating more
by Ralph Marston
You never have to force yourself to do what you don’t want to do. You can always allow yourself to do what you know you can do.
Instead of fighting the effort, unify yourself with it. Feel your level of energy increase, feel your purpose deepen as you persist with each task.
At your core is a brilliant creative force. Unleash it by dropping all pretense, by finding great soothing joy in your own authenticity.
Break free of arbitrary judgments and rusty old assumptions that impose needless limitations. Discover the fulfillment you deserve to enjoy in whatever work you’re engaged in.
In your ability to make a difference, in your experience of getting it done, you taste life’s true magic. Persevere in the effort through whatever may come, and build that taste into a continuing magnificent feast.
Feel the intoxicating power of purpose as you exercise it and express it with action. Driven by your love of life, of beauty, of meaning and substance, keep creating more.
I want to get you excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now. —Virginia Satir
Deciding to discover who we really are is our first step. This decision means we do want to go beyond where we were. We did want something better for ourselves. And at times, in fleeting moments, we have been excited about who we are and our prospects for a better life.
The excitement and the inspiration come and go; they are seldom stationary. We can actively create the excitement and the inspiration. We need not wait for them to come to us. That's one of the choices we have as human beings.
Passively waiting for "the good life" is past behavior. Each day, this day, we can set our sights on reaching a goal--we can take a step, or two, toward that goal. Progress is there for the making--achievement is there for the taking.
Whatever our hearts' pure desires, we can move toward that goal. We are what we need to be. We have what we need to move ahead.
Today, I will let my excitement for life's possibilities spur me on.
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
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own shin. --Andre Berthiaume
The masks we wear are as varied as those who wear them, but their purpose is quite simple. We wear masks to hide our real faces from those around us and even from ourselves. There are seductive masks, innocent masks, white knight masks, tough guy masks, black sheep masks, lone wolf masks, and many more. Sometimes we want to take on another identity so others won't see our insecurities. Or we think taking the form of someone else will give us power over others, or they will like us better, or we can escape ourselves.
The cost of wearing a mask is not getting a chance to develop our real personalities. What masks are we attached to? Are we willing to give them up in the interest of our spiritual growth?
Action for the Day: I will work up the courage to drop my phony masks in order to grow stronger in self knowledge.
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
“Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems.
I have since been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before. My old manner of life was by no means a bad one, but I would not exchange its best moments for the worst I have now. I would not go back to it even if I could.’’
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 42 - 43
Thought to Ponder . . .
Recovery is discovery.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A R T = Always Remain Teachable
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
You never have to force yourself to do what you don’t want to do. You can always allow yourself to do what you know you can do.
Instead of fighting the effort, unify yourself with it. Feel your level of energy increase, feel your purpose deepen as you persist with each task.
At your core is a brilliant creative force. Unleash it by dropping all pretense, by finding great soothing joy in your own authenticity.
Break free of arbitrary judgments and rusty old assumptions that impose needless limitations. Discover the fulfillment you deserve to enjoy in whatever work you’re engaged in.
In your ability to make a difference, in your experience of getting it done, you taste life’s true magic. Persevere in the effort through whatever may come, and build that taste into a continuing magnificent feast.
Feel the intoxicating power of purpose as you exercise it and express it with action. Driven by your love of life, of beauty, of meaning and substance, keep creating more.
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