Friday, November 10, 2017
Today's Gift
In our struggles with self-hate and guilt, we may have thought we were humble - or perhaps even too humble. But self-abasement, which often alternates with feelings of superiority, is not the spiritual quality of humility that we strive for in our program.
With humility, we respect ourselves and our place in the universe. Humility is having ourselves in perspective, knowing we are connected to the whole world, accepting how small and powerless we are, and accepting the power and responsibility we have. With this spiritual feeling comes a sense of awe for the world we live in and a feeling of gratitude for the life we've been given.
Providence
It is truly awful to admit, glass in hand, we have warped our minds
into such an obsession for destructive drinking
that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21
Thought to Ponder
Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.
AA-related 'Alconym'
N E W = Nothing Else Worked
Find your way
Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth. --Francoise Giroud
Sometimes we think we need to try and be something we're not. Maybe we feel pressure from friends to behave or dress like someone else.
All we need to do is remember when we were younger and dressed in our parents' clothes and shoes. We pretended to be grownups, and it was fun for a while. Then the huge shoes on our feet grew clumsy and uncomfortable and the mountain of rolled-up sleeves kept falling down and getting in the way. Soon we grew tired of the game and stopped pretending.
Today when we start feeling the pressure to be someone else, let's remember how hard it is to play a role that doesn't fit us.
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
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
Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. --Dag Hammarskjold
Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. --Dag Hammarskjold
In our struggles with self-hate and guilt, we may have thought we were humble - or perhaps even too humble. But self-abasement, which often alternates with feelings of superiority, is not the spiritual quality of humility that we strive for in our program.
With humility, we respect ourselves and our place in the universe. Humility is having ourselves in perspective, knowing we are connected to the whole world, accepting how small and powerless we are, and accepting the power and responsibility we have. With this spiritual feeling comes a sense of awe for the world we live in and a feeling of gratitude for the life we've been given.
Action for the Day: The humility I feel today goes hand in hand with my self-respect and gratefulness for being part of life.
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
Providence
It is truly awful to admit, glass in hand, we have warped our minds
into such an obsession for destructive drinking
that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21
Thought to Ponder
Avoidance is not the key; surrender opens the door.
AA-related 'Alconym'
N E W = Nothing Else Worked
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Find your way
by Ralph Marston
When you’re unsure about what to do or how to do it , that’s not an excuse to do nothing. On the contrary, it’s a very good reason to take action.
The answer won’t come by just pondering the question. The answer will come by getting more involved in life.
If you’re looking for something you’ve misplaced, you don’t just sit in one place. You get up and move around, looking in many different locations.
Get yourself in motion and you’ll see a whole lot more possibilities. Take action, and you’ll quickly zero in on the best action to take.
When you took your first step as a baby, you had never walked before, but that didn’t stop you. You stepped forward anyway, and as a result you were soon walking very well.
That same determination, that same ability to learn how to proceed is still in you today. So step forward, take action, and you’ll quickly find your way.
When you’re unsure about what to do or how to do it , that’s not an excuse to do nothing. On the contrary, it’s a very good reason to take action.
The answer won’t come by just pondering the question. The answer will come by getting more involved in life.
If you’re looking for something you’ve misplaced, you don’t just sit in one place. You get up and move around, looking in many different locations.
Get yourself in motion and you’ll see a whole lot more possibilities. Take action, and you’ll quickly zero in on the best action to take.
When you took your first step as a baby, you had never walked before, but that didn’t stop you. You stepped forward anyway, and as a result you were soon walking very well.
That same determination, that same ability to learn how to proceed is still in you today. So step forward, take action, and you’ll quickly find your way.
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