Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Today's Gift
Possible Existence
As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit
of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of
a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps.
We found that our Higher Power does not make too hard terms with those who seek Them.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46
Thought to Ponder
Our Higher Power seldom becomes a reality until our Higher Power becomes a necessity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = For All I Trust Him/Her
Let the beauty brightly shine
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
I feel we have picked each other from the crowd as fellow-travelers, for neither of us is to the other's personality the end-all and the be-all. —Joanna Field
We must look around at the people in our lives today, and know that we have something special to offer each of them, and they to us. We do travel separate paths together. We may need to learn tolerance and acceptance; perhaps a friend's behavior pushes us to be more tolerant and accepting. Impatience may be our nemesis, and everywhere we turn are lines, slow cash registers, traffic jams. Our experiences with others aren't chance. Fellow travelers are carefully selected by the inner self, the spiritual guide who understands our needs in this life.
We are both the teachers and the pupils. We need both our friends and those we may label our enemies for what they can help us learn.
I will carefully look about me today with gladness at the travelers I've selected to learn from.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey ©
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
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. --Will Durant
Sometimes we say bad things about others. When we do this, it makes us look bad too. Our friends worry what we might say about them behind their backs. They're afraid to trust us. We become known as gossips.
The things we say about other people tell a lot about us. We are kind or unkind. We gossip or we don't. This doesn't mean we have to say everyone is wonderful all the time. As we work our program to see ourselves better, we begin to see other people more clearly too. We see their strong points and their weak points. But we can know these things without gossiping about them.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me see others clearly, and in their best light. Let me bring out the good in others.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll list the people I'm closest to at work, school, and home. I'll think of how I talk about them to others. Am I kind?
Sometimes we say bad things about others. When we do this, it makes us look bad too. Our friends worry what we might say about them behind their backs. They're afraid to trust us. We become known as gossips.
The things we say about other people tell a lot about us. We are kind or unkind. We gossip or we don't. This doesn't mean we have to say everyone is wonderful all the time. As we work our program to see ourselves better, we begin to see other people more clearly too. We see their strong points and their weak points. But we can know these things without gossiping about them.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me see others clearly, and in their best light. Let me bring out the good in others.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll list the people I'm closest to at work, school, and home. I'll think of how I talk about them to others. Am I kind?
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
As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit
of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of
a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps.
We found that our Higher Power does not make too hard terms with those who seek Them.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46
Thought to Ponder
Our Higher Power seldom becomes a reality until our Higher Power becomes a necessity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = For All I Trust Him/Her
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
See that wherever life may find you today is a beautiful place to be. Realize that whatever you have to work with is everything you need to make new richness in this moment.
You can create value right now that will always be with you. You can experience joys today that can change your life forever.
You are surrounded by life’s richness. Possibilities stretch out in every direction.
Wherever you may choose to go, the first step is ready for you to take. The journey toward any destination you can imagine begins right here and now.
Recognize the beauty in every detail and appreciate the value in every challenge. Feel the purpose that springs from deep within you, and follow its lead as you move through each day.
Allow the sparkling new abundance that is born every moment to fill you with its warmth. Right here, right now, with life as it is, take it all in and let the beauty brightly shine from you.
See that wherever life may find you today is a beautiful place to be. Realize that whatever you have to work with is everything you need to make new richness in this moment.
You can create value right now that will always be with you. You can experience joys today that can change your life forever.
You are surrounded by life’s richness. Possibilities stretch out in every direction.
Wherever you may choose to go, the first step is ready for you to take. The journey toward any destination you can imagine begins right here and now.
Recognize the beauty in every detail and appreciate the value in every challenge. Feel the purpose that springs from deep within you, and follow its lead as you move through each day.
Allow the sparkling new abundance that is born every moment to fill you with its warmth. Right here, right now, with life as it is, take it all in and let the beauty brightly shine from you.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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