Friday, September 22, 2017

The Work-In: Daily Motivation 9-22-2017

Friday, September 22, 2017
Today's Gift

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. Bryant H. McGill

Listening and Sharing

Let us review what others have said about listening and sharing:

"To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it."
--Churton Collins

"They that will not be counseled cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason, it will rap you on the knuckles." --Benjamin Franklin

"Don’t give your advice before you are called upon." --Erasmus

"If a person’s faith is unstable and their peace of mind troubled, their knowledge will not be perfect." --Buddhist Proverb

"Let no person presume to give advice to others that they have not first lived successfully themself."
--Anonymous

"People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be – not what you nag them to be." --S.N. Parker

"An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to keep the bugs out." --Virginia Hutchinson

"Philosophy is a purely personal matter. A genuine philosopher's credo is the outcome of a single complex personality; it cannot be transferred. No two persons, if sincere, can have the same philosophy." --Havelock Ellis

Today I will not expect others to agree with my views. I will share and listen for what is good in others and myself. I will seek honesty and increased understanding from all my communications with others.

From the book The Reflecting Pond by Liane Cordes. ©
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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

Praise and an attitude of gratitude are unbeatable stimulators . . . we increase whatever we extol. --Sylvia Stitt Edwards

What outlook are we carrying forth into the day ahead? Are we feeling fearful about the circumstances confronting us? Do we dread a planned meeting? Are we worried about the welfare of a friend or lover? Whatever our present outlook, its power over the outcome of our day is profound. Our attitude in regard to any situation attracting our attention influences the outcome. Sometimes to our favor, often to our disfavor if our attitude is negative.

Thankfulness toward life guarantees the rewards we desire, the rewards we seek too often from an ungrateful stance. The feeling of gratitude is foreign to many of us. We came to this program feeling worthless, sometimes rejected, frequently depressed. It seemed life had heaped problems in our laps, and so it had. The more we lamented what life "gave us," the more reasons we were given to lament. We got just what we expected. We still get just what we expect. The difference is that the program has offered us the key to higher expectations. Gratitude for the good in our lives increases the good.

Action for the Day: I have the personal power to influence my day; I will make it a good one.

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

Our Home
Since the home has suffered more than anything else, it is well that a person exert
theirself there. They are not likely to get far in any direction if they fail to show
unselfishness and love under their own roof. We know there are difficult wives and families,
but the person who is getting over alcoholism must remember they did much to make them so.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 127
Thought to Ponder

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past.

AA-related 'Alconym'
F R E E = F
ortunately, Recovery Enhances Everything


From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)

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Daily Motivation


Excerpt of The Daily Motivator

Choose goodness
by Ralph Marston

It’s just as realistic to envision success as it is to worry about failure. The difference is in the choice you make.

It’s just as possible for you to make the effort as it is for you to make up an excuse. The choice is up to you.

You always have the power to make a difference. Choose to use that power in positive, purposeful and life-enriching ways.

Time is always flowing to you, and energy is always flowing from you. Continually make the choice to transform all that time and all that energy into useful, meaningful value.

Instead of wasting your resources on worry, resentment and anxiety, direct them toward goodness and achievement. This amazing, miraculous life is yours, so live each moment in the service of your highest values.

Every day, the choice is yours to make. Choose goodness, success and fulfillment.

From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/



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