Friday, March 9, 2018
Today's Gift
Each of us has been given life. Now it's up to each of us what we do with it. At times, we'll work hard to grow quickly. At other times, our growth will be slower. This is okay. We're not in a race. Our pace is not important. What is important is that we're always working on our self.
We're all part of a fellowship, a caring group. We're one of many. But we're each important. Each of us will have a special way to work our programs through our readings, friends, meetings, and what we know of how life works. each of us puts together a miracle of recovery. We than take our miracle and share it with others, so they can build their miracle.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me work at growing. Help me be a person who is an important part of a group.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll work at seeing myself as very important. I'll remind myself that other's recovery also depends on my recovery. I am needed.
Happiness In Giving
These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must
help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary.
It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 159
Thought to Ponder
In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving,
or receive without giving.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H J F = Happy, Joyous, Free
Bigger
I want to get you excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now. --Virginia Satir
Deciding to move forward was our first step. That decision meant we did want to go beyond where we were. We did want something better for ourselves. And at times, in fleeting moments, we have been excited about who we are and our prospects for a better life.
The excitement and the inspiration come and go; they are seldom stationary. We can actively create the excitement and the inspiration. We need not wait for them to come to us. That's one of the choices we have as human beings, as a person.
Passively waiting for "the good life" is past behavior. Each day, this day, we can set our sights on reaching a goal--we can take a step, or two, toward that goal. Progress is there for the making--achievement is there for the taking.
Whatever our hearts' pure desires, we can move toward that goal. We are what we need to be. We have what we need to move ahead.
Today, I will let my excitement for life's possibilities spur me on.
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
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.---Irish Proverb
Each of us has been given life. Now it's up to each of us what we do with it. At times, we'll work hard to grow quickly. At other times, our growth will be slower. This is okay. We're not in a race. Our pace is not important. What is important is that we're always working on our self.
We're all part of a fellowship, a caring group. We're one of many. But we're each important. Each of us will have a special way to work our programs through our readings, friends, meetings, and what we know of how life works. each of us puts together a miracle of recovery. We than take our miracle and share it with others, so they can build their miracle.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me work at growing. Help me be a person who is an important part of a group.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll work at seeing myself as very important. I'll remind myself that other's recovery also depends on my recovery. I am needed.
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
These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must
help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary.
It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 159
Thought to Ponder
In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving,
or receive without giving.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H J F = Happy, Joyous, Free
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Connect to a purpose that’s bigger than your fear. Latch on to a goal that’s bigger than your hesitation.
Do something right that’s bigger than what’s wrong. Rev up your current enthusiasm to be bigger than your past disappointment.
Don’t get sucked into fighting against negativity. Be smart, be effective, and overwhelm it with your positive presence.
The possibilities are already big. Engage them, work to fulfill them, and make them even bigger.
Make your intentions bigger than the distractions. Choose your actions so they’re bigger than the challenges.
On any day, in every situation, life has real value. See that value, appreciate it, and with all you do, make it bigger.
Connect to a purpose that’s bigger than your fear. Latch on to a goal that’s bigger than your hesitation.
Do something right that’s bigger than what’s wrong. Rev up your current enthusiasm to be bigger than your past disappointment.
Don’t get sucked into fighting against negativity. Be smart, be effective, and overwhelm it with your positive presence.
The possibilities are already big. Engage them, work to fulfill them, and make them even bigger.
Make your intentions bigger than the distractions. Choose your actions so they’re bigger than the challenges.
On any day, in every situation, life has real value. See that value, appreciate it, and with all you do, make it bigger.
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