Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Today's Gift
Defining good in my life is up to me.
We've heard, "Life is as good as we make it," but this sounds far too simplistic. We look at friends, family, and co-workers and often see much unhappiness. If it's up to us to make life good, why do so few take advantage of the opportunity?
It's not that we don't want happiness. All of us do. But many of us mistakenly think happiness comes from outside ourselves. For example, when other people shower us with love, we're happy. When the boss compliments our work, we're happy. On the other hand, relying on our inner wisdom to tell us we're worthy and believing we are worthy are untapped skills for most of us. Fortunately, we are in the right place to acquire these skills.
The Universe will teach us, if we are ready to take responsibility for our own happiness. Our friends are learning how to rely on their inner wisdom and their Higher Power, and we are learning from their example.
It's really only a simple change in perspective. It's looking within, not without, for knowledge of our worth. There's no mystery to it. We can do it just as they are doing it.
I will monitor how I evaluate my experiences today. Living peacefully and happily is up to me.
From the book A Life of My Own 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
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail. --John Donne
All of us have some difficult circumstances to face today. Some among us find ourselves in the hospital or in jail. Others are worried about pressures and frustrations at work. Tensions and concerns about war and the future of the world affect us all. We have many uncontrollable circumstances in our lives, but we don't have to give ourselves over to them. A man's body may be in jail while in his heart he is free.
We build a palace for our spirits by maintaining contact with our Higher Power. We are always within the circle of our Higher Power's love. Always! Knowing that helps us make peace with the limits on what we can do about our situations. Then we can go forth working to make peace in our relationships, accomplish what is possible in our lives, and make a contribution to others.
Today's Action: Today, I will remember that the frustrations around me are not all of who I am. When I am at peace within, I live among spiritual riches.
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
Spiritually-Minded
People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. Actually,
we used to have no reasonable conception whatever. We used to
amuse ourselves by cynically dissecting spiritual beliefs and practices
when we might have observed that many spiritually-minded persons
of all races, colors, and creeds were demonstrating a degree of stability,
happiness and usefulness which we should have sought ourselves.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 49
Thought to Ponder
Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = For An Instant Trust a Higher Power
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Have fun with life
by Ralph Marston
Have fun with your work. Have fun with your play.
Have fun with your obligations and responsibilities. Have fun with all the other great people in your life.
A job you must do is only a chore if you make it a chore. You can just as readily and realistically make it fun.
With what you’re asked to do, with what you choose to do, have fun. Your attitude, after all, is yours to control.
Make it an attitude that will make you more effective. Make it an attitude that will make life more enjoyable.
Wherever you find yourself, whatever you’re doing, have fun. It’s your life after all, so smile, and laugh, and really enjoy the ride.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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