Monday, September 11, 2017
Today's Gift
What does this saying mean: “To thine own self be true”? Hadn’t we thought
only of ourselves before recovery? The answer is no. That wasn’t the real us.
Each of us lost touch with our real self because of our addiction. We lost our
goals, our feelings, our values. We chased the high. In this way, we lost our
spirit. We became addicts.
With sobriety, we find ourselves again---and it feels great! We stop playing a
role and become ourselves---and it’s wonderful. We follow our dreams and
beliefs, not some addictive wild goose chase. We are again free to be ourselves.
Thank you. Higher Power.
Prayer for the Day: Today, I pray to be myself, to know all of me. I can trust
myself because my spirit is good.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll pray: “thine own self be true.”
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Humility
Then we looked and listened.
Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets.
We heard story after story of how humility had brought strength out of weakness.
In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.
But this admission price had purchased more than we expected.
It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 75
Thought to Ponder
New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Gifts and Energy
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Yes you can
A person can stand a lot as long as they can stand theirself. —Axel Munthe
Sometimes we're mistaken about the source of our unhappiness. We walk around with a short fuse, ready to explode if anyone crosses our path. Then, when we do explode, we think it is the other person's fault. At other times we have frightening physical reactions and worry that something is wrong with our bodies. But we are not aware that a deeper feeling of not being able to stand ourselves causes the problem.
Most of us have problems accepting ourselves. When we make peace with our consciences, some of our problems vanish. Other problems may never disappear, but our pain is eased because our inner battle has ceased and we have the energy we need to cope.
I am grateful for the gift of self-respect that self-reflection and self-acceptance gives me.
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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Keep It Simple
This above all: To thine own self be true. --William Shakespeare
This above all: To thine own self be true. --William Shakespeare
What does this saying mean: “To thine own self be true”? Hadn’t we thought
only of ourselves before recovery? The answer is no. That wasn’t the real us.
Each of us lost touch with our real self because of our addiction. We lost our
goals, our feelings, our values. We chased the high. In this way, we lost our
spirit. We became addicts.
With sobriety, we find ourselves again---and it feels great! We stop playing a
role and become ourselves---and it’s wonderful. We follow our dreams and
beliefs, not some addictive wild goose chase. We are again free to be ourselves.
Thank you. Higher Power.
Prayer for the Day: Today, I pray to be myself, to know all of me. I can trust
myself because my spirit is good.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll pray: “thine own self be true.”
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
Humility
Then we looked and listened.
Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets.
We heard story after story of how humility had brought strength out of weakness.
In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.
But this admission price had purchased more than we expected.
It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.
- 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, p. 75
Thought to Ponder
New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Gifts and Energy
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Yes you can
by Ralph Marston
Yes you can live this day in accordance with your most treasured values. Yes you can create an intention and then do the work to fulfill that intention.
Yes you can overcome the obstacles. Yes you can successfully deal with the challenges.
Yes you can make real progress in the direction of your dreams. Yes you can focus on getting good, effective work done.
Yes you can find satisfaction and fulfillment in every step along the way. Yes you can add something positive to the life of every person you encounter.
Yes you can persevere through the disappointments and emerge even stronger than before. Yes you can meet your highest expectations and then raise those expectations.
Yes you can get past your fears, build a positive future, live with integrity and prosper in a world that often does not seem to care. Yes you can, if you will.
Yes you can live this day in accordance with your most treasured values. Yes you can create an intention and then do the work to fulfill that intention.
Yes you can overcome the obstacles. Yes you can successfully deal with the challenges.
Yes you can make real progress in the direction of your dreams. Yes you can focus on getting good, effective work done.
Yes you can find satisfaction and fulfillment in every step along the way. Yes you can add something positive to the life of every person you encounter.
Yes you can persevere through the disappointments and emerge even stronger than before. Yes you can meet your highest expectations and then raise those expectations.
Yes you can get past your fears, build a positive future, live with integrity and prosper in a world that often does not seem to care. Yes you can, if you will.
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