Monday, November 27, 2017
Today's Gift
Character Defects
If I drew a line between active alcoholism on one side
and life as my Higher Power wants me to live and has equipped me to on the other,
then I'm somewhere in the middle, striving toward the ideal.
If I allow my character defects to rule my life again and forget the AA program,
forget where the power to change for the better comes from,
I will, in the long run, inevitably drink again.
- The Best of the Grapevine, [Vol. 3] p. 187
Thought to Ponder
I am as sick as my secrets.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Always Aware
Your self
There are as many ways to live and grow, as there are people. Our own ways are the only ways that should matter to us. --Evelyn Mandel
Wanting to control other people, to make them live as we'd have them live, makes the attainment of serenity impossible. And serenity is the goal we are seeking in this life.
We are each powerless over others, which relieves us of a great burden. Controlling our own behavior is a big enough job. Learning to behave responsibly takes practice. Most of us have behaved irresponsibly at some point in our lives. Emotional immaturity is slow to depart, but every responsible action we take gives us the courage for another - and then another. Our own fulfillment is the by-product of the accumulation of our own responsible actions. Others' actions need not concern us.
Today, I will weigh my behavior carefully. Responsible behavior builds gladness of heart.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women 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
A controller doesn't trust their ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae Brown
It is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as controlling ourselves or controlling how people respond to us. We may be worried about a loved one's behavior or safety, but not realize our hovering over that person is a controlling activity. We may be keenly aware of other people's controlling behavior with us, but unaware we have equaled their control by monitoring them and trying to change their behavior.
What a moment of spiritual adventure it is to risk living through the pain! When we do not seek an escape or a quick fix but have patience with the process, new possibilities often do develop. We can only let go of our control - or turn it over to our Higher Power. And we will do it and forget, taking control back within minutes or within an hour. Then we let go again.
Action for the Day: Today, I will submit to the insecurity of a changing universe and have faith that I can live through the process and grow.
A controller doesn't trust their ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae Brown
It is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as controlling ourselves or controlling how people respond to us. We may be worried about a loved one's behavior or safety, but not realize our hovering over that person is a controlling activity. We may be keenly aware of other people's controlling behavior with us, but unaware we have equaled their control by monitoring them and trying to change their behavior.
What a moment of spiritual adventure it is to risk living through the pain! When we do not seek an escape or a quick fix but have patience with the process, new possibilities often do develop. We can only let go of our control - or turn it over to our Higher Power. And we will do it and forget, taking control back within minutes or within an hour. Then we let go again.
Action for the Day: Today, I will submit to the insecurity of a changing universe and have faith that I can live through the process and grow.
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
Character Defects
If I drew a line between active alcoholism on one side
and life as my Higher Power wants me to live and has equipped me to on the other,
then I'm somewhere in the middle, striving toward the ideal.
If I allow my character defects to rule my life again and forget the AA program,
forget where the power to change for the better comes from,
I will, in the long run, inevitably drink again.
- The Best of the Grapevine, [Vol. 3] p. 187
Thought to Ponder
I am as sick as my secrets.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Always Aware
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Your self
by Ralph Marston
This above all: to thine own self be true
-- Shakespeare
You have something that no one can ever take away from you. Your own self. No one can ever steal it, or talk you out of it, or repossess it, or imprison it. It is yours. It is you.
Deep inside, is a place where no one can get to you. Where you are safe and secure. Where there is no fear, no struggle, no limitation, only the joy of being. Deep inside, is the uniqueness that is you.
Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self. Your true self is your wellspring of pure possibility, the ultimate energy that drives your life. To whatever degree you harness and apply that energy, you will have fulfillment.
Anything you could ever want is available to you. If it wasn’t already there, how could you want it in the first place? Your desires have the energy for their own fulfillment. Find and express the person you are, and you’ll have everything necessary for the person you want to be.
This above all: to thine own self be true
-- Shakespeare
You have something that no one can ever take away from you. Your own self. No one can ever steal it, or talk you out of it, or repossess it, or imprison it. It is yours. It is you.
Deep inside, is a place where no one can get to you. Where you are safe and secure. Where there is no fear, no struggle, no limitation, only the joy of being. Deep inside, is the uniqueness that is you.
Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self. Your true self is your wellspring of pure possibility, the ultimate energy that drives your life. To whatever degree you harness and apply that energy, you will have fulfillment.
Anything you could ever want is available to you. If it wasn’t already there, how could you want it in the first place? Your desires have the energy for their own fulfillment. Find and express the person you are, and you’ll have everything necessary for the person you want to be.
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