Thursday, February 1, 2018
Today's Gift
Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or looking particularly happy in the sunlight. The more attention a plant receives, the better it will grow.
We need to be noticed in the same way. If we notice a family member or friend is drooping, perhaps we can pay some special attention to them. All of us need someone to care about how we are and to truly listen to us. We can share and double someone's happiness by noticing and talking about it also. We help the people around us to grow by listening to their droopy edges as well as their bright days. People need this as much as plants need light and water.
From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Inventory
Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for
our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and
frightened? Though a situation had not been entirely our fault, we tried to
disregard the other person involved entirely.
Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man’s.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 67
Thought to Ponder
In order to recover we have to uncover.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S O L U T I O N S = Saving Our Lives Using The Inventory Of Needed Steps
Wish and do the work
You were there when I needed you. You stood above all of the others with your strength and you guided me. To each of you I offer my being, my love and all that I am. —Deidra Sarault
Each of us is guided while we act as guides to one another, throughout the day, throughout our lives. We are interdependent. Everywhere we look, someone is learning from us and we from them. We often know not what we give, when we give it. And we seldom realize the value of what we're receiving at the time we accept it.
Resistance to what another person is offering us may be our natural response. But the passage of time highlights the value of the experience. We can look for the comforters in our lives. They are there offering us strength and hope enough to see us through any difficulty.
We need both the rough times and the soft shoulders of a friend. They contribute equally to the designs our lives are weaving. The rough times press us to pray, to reach out to others for solace. And our pain gives others the chance to heal our wounds. We are all healers offering strength. And we all need healing.
One of the greatest gifts of life is giving and receiving strength.
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
It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman
It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. --David Bergman
Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or looking particularly happy in the sunlight. The more attention a plant receives, the better it will grow.
We need to be noticed in the same way. If we notice a family member or friend is drooping, perhaps we can pay some special attention to them. All of us need someone to care about how we are and to truly listen to us. We can share and double someone's happiness by noticing and talking about it also. We help the people around us to grow by listening to their droopy edges as well as their bright days. People need this as much as plants need light and water.
Action for the Day: I will make myself available to help someone grow today.
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
Inventory
Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for
our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and
frightened? Though a situation had not been entirely our fault, we tried to
disregard the other person involved entirely.
Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man’s.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 67
Thought to Ponder
In order to recover we have to uncover.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S O L U T I O N S = Saving Our Lives Using The Inventory Of Needed Steps
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Wish and do the work
by Ralph Marston
Let your wish set your direction. Then do the work to bring that wish to life.
The moment you have the wish is the moment to take your first step in its direction. Act while your desire is strong and fresh, and establish momentum.
If all you do is wish, and then wish again, doing nothing about it, that drains energy out of your desire. Each time you express the wish without acting on it, your doubt increases while your confidence and enthusiasm erode.
Instead, demonstrate to yourself how powerful, decisive, effective you can be. Grab that wish, and experience the power of your desire as you act on it.
Forge a solid and persistent connection between desire and action. Get in the habit of immediately doing the work every time you feel the wish.
Don’t just let empty wishes fill your head again and again. Wish, and then do the work, because you deserve to bring those wishes to life.
Let your wish set your direction. Then do the work to bring that wish to life.
The moment you have the wish is the moment to take your first step in its direction. Act while your desire is strong and fresh, and establish momentum.
If all you do is wish, and then wish again, doing nothing about it, that drains energy out of your desire. Each time you express the wish without acting on it, your doubt increases while your confidence and enthusiasm erode.
Instead, demonstrate to yourself how powerful, decisive, effective you can be. Grab that wish, and experience the power of your desire as you act on it.
Forge a solid and persistent connection between desire and action. Get in the habit of immediately doing the work every time you feel the wish.
Don’t just let empty wishes fill your head again and again. Wish, and then do the work, because you deserve to bring those wishes to life.
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