Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Today's Gift
There is no provision for blaming others in our lives. Who we are is a composite of the actions, attitudes, choices, decisions we've made up to now. For many of us, predicaments may have resulted from our decisions to not act when the opportunity arose. But these were decisions, no less, and we must take responsibility for making them.
We need not feel utterly powerless and helpless about the events of our lives. True, we cannot control others, and we cannot curb the momentum of a situation, but we can choose our own responses to both; these choices will heighten our sense of self and well-being and may well positively influence the quality of the day.
Meditation
Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries,
either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is
essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in their own way.
But its object is always the same: to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power,
with Their grace, wisdom, and love.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 101
Thought to Ponder
Prayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer.
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place. Judith Wright
"Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life."
There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions.
Pay attention to how you feel: what you love, dislike, hate, enjoy. Pay attention to what grabs your heart, what interests you. Discover who you are, not who you think you should be.
From the book 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact ©
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 bottom line is that I am responsible for my own well-being, my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days. --Kathleen Andrus
The bottom line is that I am responsible for my own well-being, my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days. --Kathleen Andrus
There is no provision for blaming others in our lives. Who we are is a composite of the actions, attitudes, choices, decisions we've made up to now. For many of us, predicaments may have resulted from our decisions to not act when the opportunity arose. But these were decisions, no less, and we must take responsibility for making them.
We need not feel utterly powerless and helpless about the events of our lives. True, we cannot control others, and we cannot curb the momentum of a situation, but we can choose our own responses to both; these choices will heighten our sense of self and well-being and may well positively influence the quality of the day.
Action for the Day: I will accept responsibility for my actions, but not for the outcome of a situation; that is all that's requested of me. It is one of the assignments of life, and homework is forthcoming.
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
Meditation
Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries,
either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is
essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in their own way.
But its object is always the same: to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power,
with Their grace, wisdom, and love.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 101
Thought to Ponder
Prayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer.
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Feel great
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Feel great
by Ralph Marston
The news is troubling, the weather is unpleasant, people are rude and uncooperative. Even so, especially so, feel great about today.
Feel great that you can be a beacon of hope, of encouragement, of competence, to a world that badly needs it. Feel great about the opportunity you have to make a positive difference.
Feel great that the value of your life does not depend on random circumstance. Feel great because you can decide to do so.
Feel great about what you can get done, right now. Feel great as you experience yourself doing it.
Feel great, and do all you can to make your great feeling highly contagious. Feel great, and be pleasantly surprised at how many other positive people you encounter.
Feel great, and let the positive energy flow into every action you take. Feel great, and discover how much your positive feeling can improve the world around you.
The news is troubling, the weather is unpleasant, people are rude and uncooperative. Even so, especially so, feel great about today.
Feel great that you can be a beacon of hope, of encouragement, of competence, to a world that badly needs it. Feel great about the opportunity you have to make a positive difference.
Feel great that the value of your life does not depend on random circumstance. Feel great because you can decide to do so.
Feel great about what you can get done, right now. Feel great as you experience yourself doing it.
Feel great, and do all you can to make your great feeling highly contagious. Feel great, and be pleasantly surprised at how many other positive people you encounter.
Feel great, and let the positive energy flow into every action you take. Feel great, and discover how much your positive feeling can improve the world around you.
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