Monday, May 28, 2018
Today's Gift
Humility
All of us saw, for example, that we lacked honesty and tolerance, that we were beset at times
by attacks of self-pity or delusions of personal grandeur. But while this was a humiliating
experience, it didn't necessarily mean that we had yet acquired much actual humility.
Though now recognized, our defects were still there. Something had to be done about them.
- 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, p. 58
Thought to Ponder
Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking of myself less.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Growth Everyday
Powerful positive start
I sidestep the either/or choices of logic and choose both. —Ken Feit
People like us have often had a lifestyle guided by either/or logic. We think we must either conquer the challenge we see before us or we will be failures. We think loved ones must either meet our needs or they do not love us. We think we must either be perfect or we are unacceptable.
Let us now step back from the rigidity of such unhealthy logic. Much of human experience and many answers to our problems don't come in neatly tied packages. As we learn to think and feel in more flexible ways, we find life gets better. Using our intuition at times, rather than always following rigid rules for life, improves the recipe. The arrogance of our thought process has sometimes told us we had the answer, but it closed us to the growth, which only comes by trusting our feelings. If we make mistakes, we can learn from them and go on. Many of the most ingenious inventions came not by rigidly following rules, but by following an inner feeling.
Today, I will be open to more possibilities in my thinking.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles - the character of an honest person. --George Washington
Happiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest. True honesty begins within each of us and flows out to touch those around us. If we are to be true to society, and to ourselves, we cannot feel one thing in our hearts and outwardly speak different views.
There is no such thing as too much honesty. When we practice honesty in all our affairs, we discover that the reason for being honest is not because it is expected of us, but because we find that honesty avoids problems and makes our life happier.
Action for the Day: Today I will remind myself when I am honest with myself and others, I am making progress toward greatness of character.
Happiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest. True honesty begins within each of us and flows out to touch those around us. If we are to be true to society, and to ourselves, we cannot feel one thing in our hearts and outwardly speak different views.
There is no such thing as too much honesty. When we practice honesty in all our affairs, we discover that the reason for being honest is not because it is expected of us, but because we find that honesty avoids problems and makes our life happier.
Action for the Day: Today I will remind myself when I am honest with myself and others, I am making progress toward greatness of character.
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
All of us saw, for example, that we lacked honesty and tolerance, that we were beset at times
by attacks of self-pity or delusions of personal grandeur. But while this was a humiliating
experience, it didn't necessarily mean that we had yet acquired much actual humility.
Though now recognized, our defects were still there. Something had to be done about them.
- 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, p. 58
Thought to Ponder
Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking of myself less.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Growth Everyday
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Before you go to bed tonight, give yourself a compelling reason to get up and get started right away tomorrow. Be clear in advance, motivated in advance, and you’ll give the day a powerful positive start.
Don’t waste half the morning wondering what you’ll do or convincing yourself to do it. You already know tomorrow is coming, so build in your plan and your enthusiasm for it today.
Create a shield to protect yourself from indecision, distraction, and regret. Energize your life, your mind, your experience with a day that gets off to a great start and then just keeps getting better.
Tomorrow you’ll wake up to a whole new day, filled with great possibilities. Invest a little time and thought today, getting yourself prepared to make full use of the opportunity.
Infuse yourself now with excitement about the progress you can make. Let your positive expectations take root and begin to grow.
A new day is already on its way here, and with it you can choose to do many great things. So decide today to give your tomorrow a powerful positive start.
Before you go to bed tonight, give yourself a compelling reason to get up and get started right away tomorrow. Be clear in advance, motivated in advance, and you’ll give the day a powerful positive start.
Don’t waste half the morning wondering what you’ll do or convincing yourself to do it. You already know tomorrow is coming, so build in your plan and your enthusiasm for it today.
Create a shield to protect yourself from indecision, distraction, and regret. Energize your life, your mind, your experience with a day that gets off to a great start and then just keeps getting better.
Tomorrow you’ll wake up to a whole new day, filled with great possibilities. Invest a little time and thought today, getting yourself prepared to make full use of the opportunity.
Infuse yourself now with excitement about the progress you can make. Let your positive expectations take root and begin to grow.
A new day is already on its way here, and with it you can choose to do many great things. So decide today to give your tomorrow a powerful positive start.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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