Thursday, August 17, 2017
Today's Gift
We are generally so certain that we know what's best for ourselves. And we are just as often certain that what we think is best will guarantee happiness. Perhaps we should reflect on all the times in the past when our wishes didn't come true--fortunately.
Did any one of us expect to be doing today, what we each are doing? We may have expected children, a particular kind of home, a certain career, but did we really anticipate all that life has wrought? Addiction, and then recovery from it, was probably not in our pictures. But it does fit into the big picture. The happiness we experience today probably doesn't visit us in the way we anticipated a few years back. But it is measured out according to our needs. The choice to be happy with what is, is ours to make, every moment.
Our Dilemma
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live,
and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power?
Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find
a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 45
Thought to Ponder
No God, no peace — know God, know peace.
AA-related 'Alconym'
B I G B O O K = Believing In Goodness Beats Our Old Knowledge
Life is to live
Life is change ... Growth is optional... Choose wisely... —Karen Kaiser Clark
We can certainly count on change. We become parents, our children become more independent, we make new friends, and other friends move away. When a person clings too tightly to the status quo or tries to control the direction of change, they are bound to be disappointed. We are like skiers on a mountain. We must continue down the slope. We can vary our speed somewhat, but if we stop for too long we will get cold or hungry; if we ski too fast, we may have a serious fall. Part of the pleasure is in not being able to control or predict every circumstance we will meet.
We don't control which loved ones come into our lives and which ones go or whether we become ill or stay healthy. We don't control life's opportunities. We can control how we choose to respond to these transitions. Whatever happens can be used for growth and we can commit ourselves to use all experiences that way.
Today, I will not try to control change but will choose to use whatever happens for growth.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy. --Jennie Jerome Churchill
We are generally so certain that we know what's best for ourselves. And we are just as often certain that what we think is best will guarantee happiness. Perhaps we should reflect on all the times in the past when our wishes didn't come true--fortunately.
Did any one of us expect to be doing today, what we each are doing? We may have expected children, a particular kind of home, a certain career, but did we really anticipate all that life has wrought? Addiction, and then recovery from it, was probably not in our pictures. But it does fit into the big picture. The happiness we experience today probably doesn't visit us in the way we anticipated a few years back. But it is measured out according to our needs. The choice to be happy with what is, is ours to make, every moment.
Action for the Day: I will take life as it is, and trust that it is just right, just what it needs to be. The big picture guarantees me lasting happiness. Today's experiences will move me a step closer.
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
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live,
and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power?
Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find
a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 45
Thought to Ponder
No God, no peace — know God, know peace.
AA-related 'Alconym'
B I G B O O K = Believing In Goodness Beats Our Old Knowledge
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
This is a unique moment, and you have a distinct perspective on it. Be sure to make good use of the opportunity.
Remind yourself to do more than just watch, wish, complain, opinionate. Make it your business, today, to participate.
There are people who can benefit from your encouragement, from your presence. There are all kinds of situations that can be improved with your efforts, problems that can be solved with your insights.
Life is not to waste, to hoard, to worry about, or to make excuses for. Life is to live.
Life is to live, and here you are, able to do that right now in your very own way. Life is to live, with intention, with love, with wonder, awe, courage and gratitude.
Today offers much you can do, and much regret you’ll avoid by going ahead and doing it. Life is to live, and now is when.
This is a unique moment, and you have a distinct perspective on it. Be sure to make good use of the opportunity.
Remind yourself to do more than just watch, wish, complain, opinionate. Make it your business, today, to participate.
There are people who can benefit from your encouragement, from your presence. There are all kinds of situations that can be improved with your efforts, problems that can be solved with your insights.
Life is not to waste, to hoard, to worry about, or to make excuses for. Life is to live.
Life is to live, and here you are, able to do that right now in your very own way. Life is to live, with intention, with love, with wonder, awe, courage and gratitude.
Today offers much you can do, and much regret you’ll avoid by going ahead and doing it. Life is to live, and now is when.
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