Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Today's Gift
When we used alcohol and other drugs, we shared little as possible. There was little love in our hearts. We had become selfish. This caused us to be lonely.
Then something happened to change all of that. Remember the first time you walked into a meeting? You were met by people who shared. Maybe they shared a smile, their story, or just a cup of coffee with you. The sharing that goes on in a Twelve Step program is great. We learn that the more we give, the more we get. We get well by giving to others. Helping others is a great way to hold on to sobriety. Love is the reward of love.
Prayer for the Day: I pray that I will be there when others need me. I pray that service will become a big part of my program.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll think of friends who could use my help. I’ll talk to them and offer to be there for them.
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Value your time
for most this amazing day . . .
. . . for everything
which is natural which is infinite
which is yes. —e. e. cummings
Let us be thankful today for all simple obvious things: for the sun's rising this morning without our having to awaken it; for another good turn the earth makes today without expecting anything in return; for our ability to know right and wrong by heart. Let us give thanks for all small things that mean the world to us; for bread and cheese and clean running water; for our ability to call our enemies our friends, to forgive even ourselves; for our own bodies, however sagging and worn, which insist on continuing for at least another day.
How much ordinary daily good do I take for granted?
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
Love is the reward of love.---Johann von Schiller
Love is the reward of love.---Johann von Schiller
When we used alcohol and other drugs, we shared little as possible. There was little love in our hearts. We had become selfish. This caused us to be lonely.
Then something happened to change all of that. Remember the first time you walked into a meeting? You were met by people who shared. Maybe they shared a smile, their story, or just a cup of coffee with you. The sharing that goes on in a Twelve Step program is great. We learn that the more we give, the more we get. We get well by giving to others. Helping others is a great way to hold on to sobriety. Love is the reward of love.
Prayer for the Day: I pray that I will be there when others need me. I pray that service will become a big part of my program.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll think of friends who could use my help. I’ll talk to them and offer to be there for them.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Prayer
Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation.
We shouldn’t be shy on this matter of prayer.
Better people than we are using it constantly.
It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 85 - 86
Thought to Ponder
The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed.
AA-related 'Alconym'
T G I F = Thanking Goodness Is Freedom
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One Day At A Time
Prayer
Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation.
We shouldn’t be shy on this matter of prayer.
Better people than we are using it constantly.
It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 85 - 86
Thought to Ponder
The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed.
AA-related 'Alconym'
T G I F = Thanking Goodness Is Freedom
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Value your time
by Ralph Marston
Once a moment is gone, you cannot get it back. Spend each one wisely, with intention, with purpose, with meaning.
Your time is more precious than just about anything else you have. For it is with time that you create, access and experience all else.
Don’t let yourself be tricked into providing it too cheaply. What appears to be a bargain in terms of money can end up imposing a terrible cost on your irreplaceable time.
Do you constantly feel you have too little time? That’s a strong indication you’re not placing a high enough value on the time you have.
Each day comes to you with plenty of time for rich, creative, meaningful living. Hold every moment to a high standard, and insist on spending them all engaged in what truly matters.
Time is your opportunity to fill life with great treasure. Make good and meaningful use of every single minute.
Once a moment is gone, you cannot get it back. Spend each one wisely, with intention, with purpose, with meaning.
Your time is more precious than just about anything else you have. For it is with time that you create, access and experience all else.
Don’t let yourself be tricked into providing it too cheaply. What appears to be a bargain in terms of money can end up imposing a terrible cost on your irreplaceable time.
Do you constantly feel you have too little time? That’s a strong indication you’re not placing a high enough value on the time you have.
Each day comes to you with plenty of time for rich, creative, meaningful living. Hold every moment to a high standard, and insist on spending them all engaged in what truly matters.
Time is your opportunity to fill life with great treasure. Make good and meaningful use of every single minute.
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