Monday, January 29, 2018
Today's Gift
Humility
It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility.
It was only at the end of a long road, marked by successive defeats and humiliations,
and the final crushing of our self-sufficiency, that we began to feel humility as
something more than a condition of groveling despair.
- Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 72
Thought to Ponder
Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking of myself less.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Gifts and Energy
Inspired by the difficulties
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
When people are rightfully occupied, then their amusement grows out of their work as the color petals out of a fruitful garden. --John Ruskin
What do we need most in order to be happy? Certainly we all need to be loved. Yet we need even more than that. The spirit also wishes to be needed. When we are needed, no matter what age we are, we serve a purpose for others. When we are needed, we will be loved, as well as respected, imitated, and rewarded with gratitude. Our needs are not great empty pits to be filled any way we can. They are the couplings by which we connect to those we love.
Our needs also tell us what others want, and how to enrich their lives--which also enriches ours. How do we become needed? We have only to look at our own needs and give what we need to others--love, respect, kindness, and generosity. When we realize we are needed, we realize we also need others.
What do I need that I can give to another person today?
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
No person is more cheated than the selfish person. --Henry Ward Beecher
When we're selfish, we close off the channels of exchange with others. Not only are we grabbing and holding all the goods or attention we can get, but we are denying others the possibility of sharing with us in the benefits. We may be selfish in material goods, but there are many other ways too. Some of us expect our spouses to meet our needs while we make little effort to meet theirs. Some of us discover our selfishness as we drive, refusing to yield a position to another car or getting furious if we lose a place in heavy traffic.
By contrast, our generosity and welcoming responses nourish the spirit within us and create a good environment for our growth. Sometimes giving does not come easily We have a more generous spirit when we are in touch with our ultimate vulnerability. All of life is fragile, and we need each other to have a good life. We can truly hold on to nothing but ourselves. Giving what we can of our time, our energy, and our goods, helps create the kind of world we want to live in.
Action for the Day: Today, I will look for ways to be generous with those with whom I share this world.
No person is more cheated than the selfish person. --Henry Ward Beecher
When we're selfish, we close off the channels of exchange with others. Not only are we grabbing and holding all the goods or attention we can get, but we are denying others the possibility of sharing with us in the benefits. We may be selfish in material goods, but there are many other ways too. Some of us expect our spouses to meet our needs while we make little effort to meet theirs. Some of us discover our selfishness as we drive, refusing to yield a position to another car or getting furious if we lose a place in heavy traffic.
By contrast, our generosity and welcoming responses nourish the spirit within us and create a good environment for our growth. Sometimes giving does not come easily We have a more generous spirit when we are in touch with our ultimate vulnerability. All of life is fragile, and we need each other to have a good life. We can truly hold on to nothing but ourselves. Giving what we can of our time, our energy, and our goods, helps create the kind of world we want to live in.
Action for the Day: Today, I will look for ways to be generous with those with whom I share this world.
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
It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility.
It was only at the end of a long road, marked by successive defeats and humiliations,
and the final crushing of our self-sufficiency, that we began to feel humility as
something more than a condition of groveling despair.
- Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, p. 72
Thought to Ponder
Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking of myself less.
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)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Inspired by the difficulties
by Ralph Marston
Do you want to complain about not being able to get it done? Or would you prefer to actually get it done?
Do you seek to have an impressive sounding excuse? Or would you rather have a real, substantive achievement?
The world pushes against you often, that is true. Life is not fair, and disappointing results are all too common.
You can be offended by that, and use it as an excuse. Or you can accept the challenge, and transform it into an inspiration.
Nobody cares why you can’t. What makes people stand up and take notice, is doing what you can.
So go ahead, and instead of being excused by the difficulties, be inspired to act. Do what you can, every chance you get, and you will surely get the job done.
Do you want to complain about not being able to get it done? Or would you prefer to actually get it done?
Do you seek to have an impressive sounding excuse? Or would you rather have a real, substantive achievement?
The world pushes against you often, that is true. Life is not fair, and disappointing results are all too common.
You can be offended by that, and use it as an excuse. Or you can accept the challenge, and transform it into an inspiration.
Nobody cares why you can’t. What makes people stand up and take notice, is doing what you can.
So go ahead, and instead of being excused by the difficulties, be inspired to act. Do what you can, every chance you get, and you will surely get the job done.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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