Monday, May 7, 2018
Today's Gift
Much of the wisdom of our program is about how to live in the middle. We learn how to pause and think before we act. We ask, "What is the best way to handle this?" We look for the smooth part of the road. Our actions tell us who we are. We listen to our actions, and we think about them. This listening and thinking takes time. This slows us down. It's good for us. It gives us time to talk with our Higher Power. After all, we want our actions to come from the new values our Higher Power has given us. Thus, over time we act and feel wiser. The wisdom of the program becomes part of who we are.
Prayer for the Day: I pray that I I don't get caught up in the rush of the day. Higher Power, teach me to stop and think, to seek Your wisdom.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll set aside time to think, meditate, and be alone. I will listen to what's inside me.
Fearless and Thorough
At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way.
But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to
be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of us have tried to hold on
to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58
Thought to Ponder
The Twelve Steps -- a manuscript for rational living.
AA-related 'Alconym'
L E T _ G O = Leave Everything To Goodness, Okay?
Free of the problem
Our deeds will travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. —George Eliot
We grow within, the way a tree does. We've all seen the rings representing the years of a tree's life. We carry our histories with us, too. Our actions, our attitudes, our goals, and our dreams all gather together inside us to make us what we are today. We're probably ashamed of some of our past, but our behavior each day adds to our history, and we control it.
We can't escape our mistakes, but we don't have to repeat them; and every day that is lived well gives us a history to be proud of.
How can I add goodness to my past - and my future - by my actions today?
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
Anyone who follows a middle course is called a sage.--- Maimonides
Anyone who follows a middle course is called a sage.--- Maimonides
Much of the wisdom of our program is about how to live in the middle. We learn how to pause and think before we act. We ask, "What is the best way to handle this?" We look for the smooth part of the road. Our actions tell us who we are. We listen to our actions, and we think about them. This listening and thinking takes time. This slows us down. It's good for us. It gives us time to talk with our Higher Power. After all, we want our actions to come from the new values our Higher Power has given us. Thus, over time we act and feel wiser. The wisdom of the program becomes part of who we are.
Prayer for the Day: I pray that I I don't get caught up in the rush of the day. Higher Power, teach me to stop and think, to seek Your wisdom.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll set aside time to think, meditate, and be alone. I will listen to what's inside me.
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
Fearless and Thorough
At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way.
But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to
be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of us have tried to hold on
to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58
Thought to Ponder
The Twelve Steps -- a manuscript for rational living.
AA-related 'Alconym'
L E T _ G O = Leave Everything To Goodness, Okay?
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Free of the problem
by Ralph Marston
It is painful, inconvenient, messy, awkward and complicated to deal with a problem. And the sooner you do it, the better.
Hiding from a problem, or running away, or denying it exists, does not free you from that problem. By avoiding the problem you only make it worse.
To be free of the problem you must acknowledge it, face it, and do something positive about it. Any other choice just delays the inevitable.
What problem has been troubling you, that you would like to free yourself from? Today, stand up straight, feel your power, and put that power to work.
Commit yourself to make the necessary effort that will create a beneficial resolution. Decide that it’s time to get beyond the problem, and do the work to make it happen.
Put an end to the worry, the anxiety, the wasted energy of avoidance and denial. Put your best capabilities to work, and be free of the problem through the power of your positive actions.
It is painful, inconvenient, messy, awkward and complicated to deal with a problem. And the sooner you do it, the better.
Hiding from a problem, or running away, or denying it exists, does not free you from that problem. By avoiding the problem you only make it worse.
To be free of the problem you must acknowledge it, face it, and do something positive about it. Any other choice just delays the inevitable.
What problem has been troubling you, that you would like to free yourself from? Today, stand up straight, feel your power, and put that power to work.
Commit yourself to make the necessary effort that will create a beneficial resolution. Decide that it’s time to get beyond the problem, and do the work to make it happen.
Put an end to the worry, the anxiety, the wasted energy of avoidance and denial. Put your best capabilities to work, and be free of the problem through the power of your positive actions.
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