Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Today's Gift
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
The Main Purpose
WE, OF Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women
who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing
that no further authentication will be necessary.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreword to First Edition, p.xiii
Thought to Ponder
Higher Power grant that AA may ever stay simple.
AA-related 'Alconym'
G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Leadership by example
A day without laughter is a day wasted. -Charlie Chaplin
With Laughter
...as the day returns and brings us the silly
Rounds of irritating duties, help me perform
Them with laughter and a kind face.
Let cheerfulness overflow in my work;
Give me joy during my business all this day;
Bring me to my resting bed tired and content
And grant me the gift of sleep.
--Adapted from writing by Robert Louis Stevenson
From the book The 12 Step Prayer Book Volume 2 by Bill P. and Lisa D. ©
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
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. Cummings
One of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our hearts lets us know life is good.
It may happen in a meeting as we suddenly stop taking ourselves so seriously. It may happen as we learn to socialize again and share a joke or score a goal in a group of our new friends. It may happen as we look into the eyes of someone who loves us and our hearts bubble over with joy.
Laughter heals us. It is one of our heart's songs. There is always some in our life, somewhere - and we need only look in order to find it.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, please give me something today that will tickle me with joy or humor. Help me give in to the urge to laugh. I know my laughter is music to your ears.
Today's Action: When I notice something to laugh or smile about today, I will share it with others. Humor and joy are meant to be shared.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. Cummings
One of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our hearts lets us know life is good.
It may happen in a meeting as we suddenly stop taking ourselves so seriously. It may happen as we learn to socialize again and share a joke or score a goal in a group of our new friends. It may happen as we look into the eyes of someone who loves us and our hearts bubble over with joy.
Laughter heals us. It is one of our heart's songs. There is always some in our life, somewhere - and we need only look in order to find it.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, please give me something today that will tickle me with joy or humor. Help me give in to the urge to laugh. I know my laughter is music to your ears.
Today's Action: When I notice something to laugh or smile about today, I will share it with others. Humor and joy are meant to be shared.
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
The Main Purpose
WE, OF Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women
who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing
that no further authentication will be necessary.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, Foreword to First Edition, p.xiii
Thought to Ponder
Higher Power grant that AA may ever stay simple.
AA-related 'Alconym'
G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Leadership by example
by Ralph Marston
The most effective leadership is leadership by example. The most effective persuasion is persuasion that’s based upon your own behavior.
When you seek to influence others in their actions, first take those actions yourself. Live what you advocate, when others are watching, and even when they are not.
Your most powerful, credible statements are not made with words. They come from the deeds you do.
People are quick to discount, disbelieve and ignore what you say. It’s much more difficult for anyone to ignore what you actually do.
Live what you advocate, consistently, in all different situations. Live what you advocate, especially when it is not the easiest choice.
Know that every choice is an opportunity to set a positive example. Live what you advocate and you will be a leader, respected, credible, influential and highly effective at lifting up all of life.
The most effective leadership is leadership by example. The most effective persuasion is persuasion that’s based upon your own behavior.
When you seek to influence others in their actions, first take those actions yourself. Live what you advocate, when others are watching, and even when they are not.
Your most powerful, credible statements are not made with words. They come from the deeds you do.
People are quick to discount, disbelieve and ignore what you say. It’s much more difficult for anyone to ignore what you actually do.
Live what you advocate, consistently, in all different situations. Live what you advocate, especially when it is not the easiest choice.
Know that every choice is an opportunity to set a positive example. Live what you advocate and you will be a leader, respected, credible, influential and highly effective at lifting up all of life.
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