Monday, April 23, 2018
Today's Gift
We might have to get up in front of a group to give a speech. We could give in to our fear and not give the speech, or we could admit our fear to those who love us, and then go ahead and do the best we can. To go ahead in the face of fear is courage.
Character
Many of us felt that we had plenty of character. There was a
tremendous urge to cease forever. Yet we found it impossible.
This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it—this utter inability
to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 34
Thought to Ponder
Alcohol — cunning, baffling, powerful!
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keep It Simple; Surrender
A little more adventure
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how stable we are.
Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within; we feel out of balance.
When the stress is external and internal, we experience our most difficult times.
During stressful times, we can rely more heavily on our support systems. Our friends and groups can help us feel more balanced and peaceful in spite of our stressful conditions.
Affirming that the events taking place are a temporarily uncomfortable part of a good, solid plan can help. We can assure ourselves that we will get through. We won't be destroyed. We won't crumple or go under.
It helps to go back to the basics to focus on detachment, dealing with feelings, and taking life one day at a time.
Our most important focus during times of stress is taking care of ourselves. We are better able to cope with the most irregular circumstances; we are better able to be there for others, if we're caring for ourselves. We can ask ourselves regularly: What do we need to do to take care of ourselves? What might help us feel better or more comfortable?
Self-care may not come as easily during times of stress. Self-neglect may feel more comfortable. But taking care of us always works.
Today, I will remember that there is no situation that can't be benefited by taking care of myself.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear. --Mark Twain
It is not unusual to feel afraid. It is unusual, however, to hear anyone admit to feeling afraid. Sometimes we think there are some people who are so cool and calm that they never feel afraid. This may make us think we're not as good because we know how often we feel afraid. This is why it is important to think about what courage really is. It is not the absence of fear. Courage is not letting fear stop us from doing what we need to do.
We might have to get up in front of a group to give a speech. We could give in to our fear and not give the speech, or we could admit our fear to those who love us, and then go ahead and do the best we can. To go ahead in the face of fear is courage.
Action for the Day: Today I will face one thing that am I afraid of.
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
Many of us felt that we had plenty of character. There was a
tremendous urge to cease forever. Yet we found it impossible.
This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it—this utter inability
to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 34
Thought to Ponder
Alcohol — cunning, baffling, powerful!
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keep It Simple; Surrender
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
A little more adventure
by Ralph Marston
Get yourself into places, into situations where life can surprise you. Add to the richness, add to the adventure by not always knowing what will happen next.
Actively open yourself to what you never knew was there. Life on this day is too precious to live it just like any other day.
Exercise your courage to start something without being sure exactly how it will end. Discover wonder, beauty, and awe in places you’ve never found them before.
When you were very young, the world was an amazing place, filled with adventure, new things to learn, exciting experiences to be lived every day. In fact, the world still is like that, when you once again allow it to be.
For the place where adventure resides is within you. That adventure springs to life the moment you open yourself to its possibilities.
Right now, life is longing to experience itself in new and surprising ways through you. Let go of your constant craving for certainty, and let a little more adventure come to life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Get yourself into places, into situations where life can surprise you. Add to the richness, add to the adventure by not always knowing what will happen next.
Actively open yourself to what you never knew was there. Life on this day is too precious to live it just like any other day.
Exercise your courage to start something without being sure exactly how it will end. Discover wonder, beauty, and awe in places you’ve never found them before.
When you were very young, the world was an amazing place, filled with adventure, new things to learn, exciting experiences to be lived every day. In fact, the world still is like that, when you once again allow it to be.
For the place where adventure resides is within you. That adventure springs to life the moment you open yourself to its possibilities.
Right now, life is longing to experience itself in new and surprising ways through you. Let go of your constant craving for certainty, and let a little more adventure come to life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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