Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Today's Gift
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Growing is like running a twenty-six mile marathon. If we give up on the twenty-fourth mile, we will never know what it feels like to finish the race. —Anonymous
There will be times in our growth when we will want to give up. Our pain seems to have no end to it. In a sense, we are like the runner of a marathon on their twenty-fourth mile. They may think they cannot finish the race; they may lose her ability to see things as they are.
If they can remember previous successes, they will no doubt make the decision to go on, to at least give the race their best shot. It does not matter how many people come in before or after them. It matters only that they have not given up. When they cross the finish line, the pain turns quickly into joy.
When we refuse to give up, we give ourselves an accomplishment we can rejoice in, the reward of knowing we have done our best.
What can I finish that I gave up on earlier?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
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
Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do---Mark Twain
Self-discipline is a key part of living sober life. We need it t get to our meetings regularly. We need it to understand the Steps. We need it to work the Steps.
And we get much in return. With self-discipline, we learn to trust ourselves. We learn to do what is most loving and caring for ourselves. What a great relief! One of the worst parts of our illness was that we couldn’t count on ourselves. We didn’t know what we’d do next. Self-discipline heals this part of our illness.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, You have given me much. It’s only right that I give You part of my day. I will pray and meditate on Your wonders.
Action for the Day: I will list areas of my life where I lack self-discipline. I will share the list with my group and sponsor, and I’ll let them know in a month how I’m doing.
Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
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One Day At A Time
Directions
If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to
sense the flow of His Spirit into us. To some extent we have
become God-conscious. We have begun to develop this vital
sixth sense. But we must go further and that means more action.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85
Thought to Ponder
Faith is mighty. Action with faith is mightier.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Accountable Actions
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
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Daily Motivation
Ideal moment to start
by Ralph Marston
Achievement is a thrill that has no equal. Experience yourself achieving today, and feel again how great you feel when making a difference.
Although you may not get it perfect, you can get it done. You’ll know the incomparable satisfaction of working through the challenges, one by one.
The world will change today with or without you. The more you actively participate in those changes, the more they will be to your liking.
Be especially good to yourself today by giving yourself plenty of meaningful work to do. Enable yourself to look back on this day with genuine gratitude for the way you lived it.
If you’ve been waiting for the ideal moment to start, this is it. The sooner you do the work, the greater positive impact it will have.
So jump in early, make the effort, and keep at it. Give this day the best you can give, and enjoy each contribution you make to the goodness that is life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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