Monday, May 14, 2018
Today's Gift
The unity of body and spirit becomes more real for us as we learn to listen to the messages our bodies give. Perhaps if we are frequently ill with a cold we are hiding from the fact that we are discouraged and in need of something for our spirit. We all face the problems at times of sleeplessness or backaches or allergies. These are not moral problems but problems that go with being human. When we are open to the spirit dimension, we look for the part that may express a message from our spiritual selves.
As we notice our physical selves today, we perhaps feel a tension in a muscle or a sensation somewhere that can speak to us about our deeper feelings. The message may not be clear at first. Spiritual messages are not quick answers, but if we listen to our questions a while, the answers may gradually become clear. Simply being open to the messages strengthens us for our tasks and deepens our spiritual self-awareness.
A Power
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live,
and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power?
Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find
a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 45
Thought to Ponder
Willpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power.
AA-related 'Alconym'
B I G _ B O O K = Believing In Goodness Beats Our Old Knowledge
Depth of spirit
Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do. --Lydia M. Child
Our Spirit is our inner guide. And our Spirit never, never, gives us wrong directions. Because we're human, it's all too easy to deny the voice from within. Some call it conscience. And our behavior, maybe frequently, maybe occasionally, belies what our conscience knows is right. We suffer for it.
We are trying to be healthy, emotionally, spiritually, physically. Each day we can make progress. With each action we take, we have a choice. Our Spirit, our conscience, should be consulted. Right choices make for right actions that will emotionally and spiritually benefit us and the other persons close to us.
It's comforting to rely on the inner voice. It assures us we're never alone. No decision has to be made alone. No wrong action need ever be taken. A sense of security accompanies the partnership between each of us and our Spirit.
I will let the partnership work for me today.
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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Often the wisdom of the body clarifies the despair of the spirit. --Marion Woodman
Often the wisdom of the body clarifies the despair of the spirit. --Marion Woodman
The unity of body and spirit becomes more real for us as we learn to listen to the messages our bodies give. Perhaps if we are frequently ill with a cold we are hiding from the fact that we are discouraged and in need of something for our spirit. We all face the problems at times of sleeplessness or backaches or allergies. These are not moral problems but problems that go with being human. When we are open to the spirit dimension, we look for the part that may express a message from our spiritual selves.
As we notice our physical selves today, we perhaps feel a tension in a muscle or a sensation somewhere that can speak to us about our deeper feelings. The message may not be clear at first. Spiritual messages are not quick answers, but if we listen to our questions a while, the answers may gradually become clear. Simply being open to the messages strengthens us for our tasks and deepens our spiritual self-awareness.
Action for the Day: Today, I will to listen to the wisdom of my own body.
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
A Power
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live,
and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power?
Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find
a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 45
Thought to Ponder
Willpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power.
AA-related 'Alconym'
B I G _ B O O K = Believing In Goodness Beats Our Old Knowledge
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Depth of spirit
by Ralph Marston
There are some things you can know and yet never understand. Love is one of those, and beauty is another. There are things you know to be true, even though you could not explain why. And nothing could ever convince you otherwise.
The richness of your life, of your being, extends far beyond anything your mind can imagine or rationally comprehend. It’s a truth you know on a very deep level, beyond words, beyond reason.
Though you could never fully explain what makes life so very much worth living, that doesn’t change the fact that it is. Yes, on the surface there are storms and tempests, yet down deep at the core you know there waits a peaceful, undeniable joy.
Though your body, mind and rational self may frequently bump up against limits, your spirit can always soar ever higher. Let it do so, and the rest of you will surely follow.
Life is much more than what you can touch, or see or taste or even think. Live from the depth of your spirit and give life the best that you know.
There are some things you can know and yet never understand. Love is one of those, and beauty is another. There are things you know to be true, even though you could not explain why. And nothing could ever convince you otherwise.
The richness of your life, of your being, extends far beyond anything your mind can imagine or rationally comprehend. It’s a truth you know on a very deep level, beyond words, beyond reason.
Though you could never fully explain what makes life so very much worth living, that doesn’t change the fact that it is. Yes, on the surface there are storms and tempests, yet down deep at the core you know there waits a peaceful, undeniable joy.
Though your body, mind and rational self may frequently bump up against limits, your spirit can always soar ever higher. Let it do so, and the rest of you will surely follow.
Life is much more than what you can touch, or see or taste or even think. Live from the depth of your spirit and give life the best that you know.
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