Thursday, August 25, 2016
Today's Gift
The irony of such behavior is that we then have to accept much more
failure as a result of problems created by drinking. Our
drinking brings far more pain than it removes.
Learning acceptance in sobriety is part of the growing-up process.
Along with learning to accept things we cannot change, however, we learn
there are some things we don't have to accept. Living sober gives us the
power and confidence to make such changes.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums
Face the Music
“Are you really placing recovery first, or are you making it contingent upon other people,
places, or circumstances?
You may find it ever so much better to face the music right where you are now,
and, with the help of the AA program, win through.
Before you make a decision, weigh it in these terms.”
- As Bill Sees It, p. 251
Thought to Ponder . . .
In order to recover, we need to uncover.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P R O G R A M = People Relying On Goodness Relaying A Message
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Generous heart
by Ralph Marston
Live with a generous heart. Walk through the world with a generous spirit.
Care, not just to improve your image, but because you do care. Help, not just to look good, but because it is your nature.
The less you make things about you, the more effective you’ll be. The less you struggle to get your way, the more fulfillment you’ll experience.
Generosity is love translated into action. Let love harness your energy to lift up the world around you.
Feel the positive power of a perspective that extends far beyond you. Let your own generosity illuminate and activate the abundance in which you’re always immersed.
Remind yourself of the beautiful paradox you already know. The best thing you can do for yourself is to do for others, for all.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself. —Albert Camus
We learn about ourselves by bumping up against something solid. By throwing ourselves into a project, meeting an obstacle we can't overcome, perhaps making some mistakes, we learn what we are capable of and what we are not. We are not here to live a comfortable and placid life. Our task is to grow and learn, to make a contribution, and to have some tranquility while we do. The only way we can achieve those goals is to assert ourselves, find out where the solid limits are, and assert our right to make mistakes in the process.
When we first learn to drive a car, we over steer and hit the brakes too hard or too softly. In the process we learn how to feel what is just right. When we are learning to ask for what we need and to make a place for ourselves, we may ask too demandingly at times. That is not bad. It is how we will learn to do it well.
Today, I will have opportunities to assert myself. I will take the risks required to learn.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Walk In Dry Places
Acceptance
What should We accept?
Alcoholics usually have trouble accepting ordinary setbacks and limitations that
other people live with all the time. Sometimes it seems much easier
to just get drunk than to accept boredom and frustration.
Alcoholics usually have trouble accepting ordinary setbacks and limitations that
other people live with all the time. Sometimes it seems much easier
to just get drunk than to accept boredom and frustration.
The irony of such behavior is that we then have to accept much more
failure as a result of problems created by drinking. Our
drinking brings far more pain than it removes.
Learning acceptance in sobriety is part of the growing-up process.
Along with learning to accept things we cannot change, however, we learn
there are some things we don't have to accept. Living sober gives us the
power and confidence to make such changes.
Action for the Day: I'll repeat the Serenity Prayer today if I begin to feel disturbed or
threatened. I will face life realistically while knowing I have many
opportunities for growth and change.
threatened. I will face life realistically while knowing I have many
opportunities for growth and change.
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
Face the Music
“Are you really placing recovery first, or are you making it contingent upon other people,
places, or circumstances?
You may find it ever so much better to face the music right where you are now,
and, with the help of the AA program, win through.
Before you make a decision, weigh it in these terms.”
- As Bill Sees It, p. 251
Thought to Ponder . . .
In order to recover, we need to uncover.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P R O G R A M = People Relying On Goodness Relaying A Message
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Generous heart
by Ralph Marston
Live with a generous heart. Walk through the world with a generous spirit.
Care, not just to improve your image, but because you do care. Help, not just to look good, but because it is your nature.
The less you make things about you, the more effective you’ll be. The less you struggle to get your way, the more fulfillment you’ll experience.
Generosity is love translated into action. Let love harness your energy to lift up the world around you.
Feel the positive power of a perspective that extends far beyond you. Let your own generosity illuminate and activate the abundance in which you’re always immersed.
Remind yourself of the beautiful paradox you already know. The best thing you can do for yourself is to do for others, for all.
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