Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Today's Gift
For years we kept ourselves in a split condition: With one part of our minds we looked at ourselves and said, "I do some self-destructive things because I don't believe I deserve love." When we became involved with unsuitable people or abused our bodies, we said, "I am punishing myself--I am expecting too much--I neglect my own needs."
We may see clearly how and why we get in our own way. But unless we have faith in a power greater than ourselves, we won't step aside. We won't let go. We'll do the same thing and "understand" ourselves in the same ways. We may even use our "insight" to keep ourselves stuck--to protect ourselves from the risk of change.
Now, having had a spiritual awakening, having come to believe that a higher power can restore us, we possess a gift more powerful than the keenest insight--faith in our ability to grow and change. We are children of the Universe. All the creative power of the universe streams through us, if we don't block it.
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They maybe the dubious luxury of normal men,
but for alcoholics these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Anger is just one letter short of danger.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A N G E R = Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery
Keep the good value coming
Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
—Langston Hughes
Watching birds spread their wings and soar can remind us of the best in ourselves. In joyful moments we all feel our own desire to fly, to reach toward what we dream of doing.
Our dreams give us a direction to fly. Birds fly toward the light for joy, toward green leaves for shelter, to water and berries for food. In the same way, our dreams direct us to the course of our own joy, shelter, and nourishment.
Sometimes as we fly, we bump into disappointments. They may temporarily stun us or slow us down. But just like birds that are occasionally wounded, we can heal ourselves and fly again. We can choose to not let the hardships of life break our spirited wings. Rather, we can keep spreading our wings, soaring in the spirit of joy.
Am I flying today, or must I heal a wound first?
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
Insight is cheap. --Martha Roth
Insight is cheap. --Martha Roth
For years we kept ourselves in a split condition: With one part of our minds we looked at ourselves and said, "I do some self-destructive things because I don't believe I deserve love." When we became involved with unsuitable people or abused our bodies, we said, "I am punishing myself--I am expecting too much--I neglect my own needs."
We may see clearly how and why we get in our own way. But unless we have faith in a power greater than ourselves, we won't step aside. We won't let go. We'll do the same thing and "understand" ourselves in the same ways. We may even use our "insight" to keep ourselves stuck--to protect ourselves from the risk of change.
Now, having had a spiritual awakening, having come to believe that a higher power can restore us, we possess a gift more powerful than the keenest insight--faith in our ability to grow and change. We are children of the Universe. All the creative power of the universe streams through us, if we don't block it.
Action For the Day: Today, I will have faith, and all will be well.
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
Anger
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They maybe the dubious luxury of normal men,
but for alcoholics these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Anger is just one letter short of danger.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A N G E R = Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Refuse to rest on your success. Instead, expand on it.
Don’t make success itself the biggest threat to your success. Be careful not to let complacency water down your desire to make a difference.
When success comes, respond with gratitude, humility, and ambition. Choose to see your success not as a reward, but as an opportunity.
If the only thing you do with your good fortune is consume it, you’ll soon be left with a bitter regret for the opportunity you’ve missed. Instead, grab that opportunity while you have it, and build on your success.
Working toward each achievement is where the real joy of achievement lives. Experience a whole lot more of that joy by continuing to do the good work of achievement.
Make each success into a new starting point. And keep the good value coming.
Refuse to rest on your success. Instead, expand on it.
Don’t make success itself the biggest threat to your success. Be careful not to let complacency water down your desire to make a difference.
When success comes, respond with gratitude, humility, and ambition. Choose to see your success not as a reward, but as an opportunity.
If the only thing you do with your good fortune is consume it, you’ll soon be left with a bitter regret for the opportunity you’ve missed. Instead, grab that opportunity while you have it, and build on your success.
Working toward each achievement is where the real joy of achievement lives. Experience a whole lot more of that joy by continuing to do the good work of achievement.
Make each success into a new starting point. And keep the good value coming.
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