Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Today's Gift
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, stop me from judging. Help me know what You want to do. Help me work the Steps Two and Three.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll leave myself alone. I will remember that picking on myself is another from of control.
Defense
Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. Their defense must come from a Higher Power.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 43
Thought to Ponder
I can't, They can, I'll let Them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R O G = Fully Rely On Goodness
Imagine the wonder
The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end. —Baroness Orczy
The difficult spells in our lives come to an end. And no matter the depth of our disturbance, we will survive. We forget that the depths teach us how to better appreciate the heights.
Sorrow heightens joy. Depression heightens laughter. We wouldn't know the joys and laughter were it not for the sorrows. In them we learn to be patient, waiting for the wisdom which will light our way. In them we learn to listen for the guidance that beckons us forth.
We must reflect on the troubling experiences we've passed through of late. They made us wiser; they gave us strength. They changed us, moving us ever closer to the person, whole and happy, we desire to be.
Difficulties often precede enlightenment. They pull us inward, perhaps push us to search for our connectedness to The Universe and a Higher Power, a connectedness that is at home in our hearts. The paradox is that these painful periods strengthen our oneness with the Spirit.
If the day looks bleak, I will accept it as a hand reaching toward me, to pull me forward, to secure my place in the spiritual family.
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
Leave yourself alone.---Jenny Janacek
We often pick on ourselves. We put ourselves down. But doing this isn't part of our recovery.
In fact, it goes against our program. Our program is based on loving care. We have turned our lives over to a caring, loving Higher Power who will give us the answers. We are told Easy Does It. We back off. As recovering addicts, we learn not to judge. Instead, we learn to be kind to ourselves. Our job is not to figure out the world, butt to add more love to it. Let's start with ourselves.
We often pick on ourselves. We put ourselves down. But doing this isn't part of our recovery.
In fact, it goes against our program. Our program is based on loving care. We have turned our lives over to a caring, loving Higher Power who will give us the answers. We are told Easy Does It. We back off. As recovering addicts, we learn not to judge. Instead, we learn to be kind to ourselves. Our job is not to figure out the world, butt to add more love to it. Let's start with ourselves.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, stop me from judging. Help me know what You want to do. Help me work the Steps Two and Three.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll leave myself alone. I will remember that picking on myself is another from of control.
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
Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. Their defense must come from a Higher Power.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 43
Thought to Ponder
I can't, They can, I'll let Them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R O G = Fully Rely On Goodness
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Imagine the weight of the world has been lifted clean away from you. There’s no pain, fear, worry, or anxiety.
There’s just you, and this moment, and the wonder of existence that surrounds you. Feel how easily you are amazed by all that is.
Your eyes gaze in wonder and awe at what just a moment ago seemed so ordinary, so plain. You realize how magical it is to be, here, now, alive, aware.
Weariness and cynicism seem at first like a distant memory, then disappear altogether in the brilliance of now. Beauty, possibilities, and new wonders stretch out in every direction.
This unique, magical now has been in the making since the instant that time began. Allow its energy to fill your spirit, gently encouraging you forward with inspired purpose.
Imagine the wonder that is, the wonder that can be. Now, live what you imagine.
Imagine the weight of the world has been lifted clean away from you. There’s no pain, fear, worry, or anxiety.
There’s just you, and this moment, and the wonder of existence that surrounds you. Feel how easily you are amazed by all that is.
Your eyes gaze in wonder and awe at what just a moment ago seemed so ordinary, so plain. You realize how magical it is to be, here, now, alive, aware.
Weariness and cynicism seem at first like a distant memory, then disappear altogether in the brilliance of now. Beauty, possibilities, and new wonders stretch out in every direction.
This unique, magical now has been in the making since the instant that time began. Allow its energy to fill your spirit, gently encouraging you forward with inspired purpose.
Imagine the wonder that is, the wonder that can be. Now, live what you imagine.
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