Thursday, April 27, 2017
Today's Gift
Personal relations.
Who are the people we really like, and to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others.
Being happy is almost the entire secret of being likable. Though no person can expect to be liked by everybody, likable people have the inside track most of the time.
How do we become happy and thus likable? We're continuously told that happiness cannot be found in property, power, and prestige. It is rooted instead in self-acceptance. In feeling loved and wanted, and in giving genuine service, maybe just in the form of very useful work.
Twelve Step programs are structured to make us happy if we persevere long enough in working the individual steps. While it may seem contradictory, even people with heavy burdens and personal sorrows can find underlying happiness in the program. A great deal of this also hinges on our belief in a Higher Power and a confidence that we have a place in the universal system.
Action for the Day: I can be happy today in spite of things that others would consider burdensome and depressing. Happiness really comes from my Higher Power and the Universe, and it also serves to attract friends into my life.
Readiness
Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying
because we are afraid. For the readiness to take the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others
at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 87
Thought to Ponder . . .
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
F E A R = Face Everything And Recover
Love what happens
by Ralph Marston
Decide to love what happens, before it ever happens. Choose to love this day, before you know what it will bring.
See the futility of fighting against what is. Embrace the power of acceptance.
Don’t waste your time waging a battle that’s already over. Employ your energy, your resources to make good and meaningful use of what is.
Imagine the power of knowing at the start what a great day this will be for you. Think of how effective you can be when whatever way things go, they’re going your way.
Being grateful is one of the most empowering things you can do. It’s in your best interest to be grateful for as much as you can, indeed, for everything.
Love the way life unfolds, in every way it unfolds. In that spirit of gratitude, love, resourcefulness and cheer, you’ll create greatness no matter what.
Negativity is cannibalistic. The more you feed it, the bigger and stronger it grows. --Bobby Darnell
Some people are carriers of negativity. They are storehouses of pent up anger and volatile emotions. Some remain trapped in the victim role and act in ways that further their victimization. And others are still caught in the cycle of addictive or compulsive patterns.
Negative energy can have a powerful pull on us, especially if were struggling to maintain positive energy and balance. It may seem that others who exude negative energy would like to pull us into the darkness with them. We do not have to go. Without judgment, we can decide its okay to walk away, okay to protect ourselves.
We cannot change other people. It does not help others for us to get off balance. We do not lead others into the Light by stepping into the darkness with them.
Today, Higher Power, help me to know that I don't have to allow myself to be pulled into negativity - even around those I love. Help me set boundaries. Help me know its okay to take care of myself.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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
Walk in Dry Places
Happy People are likable.
Happy People are likable.
Personal relations.
Who are the people we really like, and to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others.
Being happy is almost the entire secret of being likable. Though no person can expect to be liked by everybody, likable people have the inside track most of the time.
How do we become happy and thus likable? We're continuously told that happiness cannot be found in property, power, and prestige. It is rooted instead in self-acceptance. In feeling loved and wanted, and in giving genuine service, maybe just in the form of very useful work.
Twelve Step programs are structured to make us happy if we persevere long enough in working the individual steps. While it may seem contradictory, even people with heavy burdens and personal sorrows can find underlying happiness in the program. A great deal of this also hinges on our belief in a Higher Power and a confidence that we have a place in the universal system.
Action for the Day: I can be happy today in spite of things that others would consider burdensome and depressing. Happiness really comes from my Higher Power and the Universe, and it also serves to attract friends into my life.
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
Readiness
Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying
because we are afraid. For the readiness to take the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others
at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 87
Thought to Ponder . . .
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
F E A R = Face Everything And Recover
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Love what happens
by Ralph Marston
Decide to love what happens, before it ever happens. Choose to love this day, before you know what it will bring.
See the futility of fighting against what is. Embrace the power of acceptance.
Don’t waste your time waging a battle that’s already over. Employ your energy, your resources to make good and meaningful use of what is.
Imagine the power of knowing at the start what a great day this will be for you. Think of how effective you can be when whatever way things go, they’re going your way.
Being grateful is one of the most empowering things you can do. It’s in your best interest to be grateful for as much as you can, indeed, for everything.
Love the way life unfolds, in every way it unfolds. In that spirit of gratitude, love, resourcefulness and cheer, you’ll create greatness no matter what.
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