Friday, December 15, 2017
Today's Gift
Life is a process, and we are progressing beautifully. We are no longer abusing our bodies and minds with drugs. We are taking special time, daily, to look for guidance. We are working the Steps of the program, better and better as the abstinent days add up. We are free from past behaviors. And we can be free from our negative attitudes too.
Making a decision to look for the good in our experiences and in our friends and acquaintances frees us from so much frustration. It ushers in happiness, no only for us but for the others we are treating agreeably. Happiness is a byproduct of living the right kind of life.
We can take a moment today, each time an action is called for, to consider our response. The one that squares with our inner selves and feels good, is the right one. Happiness will accompany it.
Tradition Five
“Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.”
“SHOEMAKER, stick to thy last!”... better do one thing supremely
well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition.
Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our
Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle.
- Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 150
Thought to Ponder
Times change, alcoholism doesn't.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Alcoholic's Answer
New fulfillment
If you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity. ― Steve Maraboli
You are the hero of your life.
Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power and the Universe. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining our character and using our gifts to shape the action of every scene.
We can each be a hero in the drama of life. To the casual observer, what we do and say may not appear to be at all heroic. But we - as insiders who are only too well acquainted with our individual limitations - can appreciate and applaud a difficult decision or action.
When we accept our role in life, when we pledge to use our energies to do the best we can, and when we rely on our Higher Power for guidance and support, we will be well on our way toward recovering.
I can be a hero today, even if it doesn't show.
From the book Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L. ©
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
Happiness is a form of freedom, and of all people I should be the freest. I've earned this happiness and this freedom. --Angela L. Wozniak
Life is a process, and we are progressing beautifully. We are no longer abusing our bodies and minds with drugs. We are taking special time, daily, to look for guidance. We are working the Steps of the program, better and better as the abstinent days add up. We are free from past behaviors. And we can be free from our negative attitudes too.
Making a decision to look for the good in our experiences and in our friends and acquaintances frees us from so much frustration. It ushers in happiness, no only for us but for the others we are treating agreeably. Happiness is a byproduct of living the right kind of life.
We can take a moment today, each time an action is called for, to consider our response. The one that squares with our inner selves and feels good, is the right one. Happiness will accompany it.
Action for the Day: Today I will remember that happiness is always within my power. My attitude is at the helm.
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
“Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.”
“SHOEMAKER, stick to thy last!”... better do one thing supremely
well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition.
Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our
Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle.
- Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 150
Thought to Ponder
Times change, alcoholism doesn't.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Alcoholic's Answer
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Push through the fog of doubt and hesitation. Today rewards you with great endeavors to pursue.
Shake off excuses that have long ago grown stale. Discover once again the thrill of your own effort, the joy of your own effectiveness, the satisfaction of your own good action.
Raise up into reality your best ideas, dreams, intentions. Drink in the soul-nourishing elixir of achievement by your own hands.
Plunge into challenges, daring them to reveal how strong you truly are. Experience life at its highest level as you transform raw abundance into meaningful value.
Today exists as a vessel to be loaded with new fulfillment. You gaze upon opportunity that stretches beyond the horizon, and grow determined not to let anything stand in your way.
Get swept up and carried along by that determination, even further than you thought you could roam. Latch on to the best possibilities, here, now, and don’t let go.
Push through the fog of doubt and hesitation. Today rewards you with great endeavors to pursue.
Shake off excuses that have long ago grown stale. Discover once again the thrill of your own effort, the joy of your own effectiveness, the satisfaction of your own good action.
Raise up into reality your best ideas, dreams, intentions. Drink in the soul-nourishing elixir of achievement by your own hands.
Plunge into challenges, daring them to reveal how strong you truly are. Experience life at its highest level as you transform raw abundance into meaningful value.
Today exists as a vessel to be loaded with new fulfillment. You gaze upon opportunity that stretches beyond the horizon, and grow determined not to let anything stand in your way.
Get swept up and carried along by that determination, even further than you thought you could roam. Latch on to the best possibilities, here, now, and don’t let go.
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