Thursday, June 21, 2018
Today's Gift
Today’s Action: Today help me use my memories to learn and change. Help me to forgive my past.
Ready
Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A.,
and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation.
Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction
and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do
anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 24
Thought to Ponder
Today, my brain has cleared with the grace of clarity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W N O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing; No Other Way
Joy and sorrow
by Ralph Marston
In life there is some sorrow. And in life there is also joy. The sorrows show you who you are and what is truly important. The joys show you how incredibly wonderful all of that can be.
The sorrows help you understand how good things have been. The joys give you a magnificent glimpse, and spur you on, toward how much better they can be.
If there was no possibility of sorrow, then there would be no experience of joy. In this way both sorrow and joy add to the overall richness of life.
In sorrow you grow stronger, and in joy you put that strength to positive use. In sorrow you learn profoundly painful lessons, and in joy you create good things from what you have learned.
The sorrows will come, and the joys will come too. Each has their place in filling life with richness and meaning.
To be able to invite pain to join in my experience and not have to control my life to avoid pain is such a freedom! —Christina Baldwin
If we really stopped to think about it, we would be astounded to discover how much of our time is spent trying to avoid pain. We are afraid to say what we think or tell others our needs because we fear rejection. We are afraid to face the pain of our own anger. We are afraid of telling others who we are. When we are afraid of opening up to others for fear they will hurt us, we are not free, we are prisoners of our own fears.
Pain is a natural part of life, and we are gifted with the ability to feel it. Pain teaches us, makes us work harder sometimes, and it helps us appreciate pleasure.
When we accept pain, and stop exhausting ourselves trying to avoid it, we will be free to live life more fully and without so much worry.
How has my own fear limited my freedom?
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
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And never a word said she;
But, Oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
-- Robert Browning Hamilton
We may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But if we lose that old pain, we'll also lose all that we learned. We may repeat our mistakes, or make even worse ones next time. Dwelling on the past is equally dangerous. We began recovery to build a better life.
To find and maintain our balance, each area of our lives needs attention. A healthy mind in a healthy body is free to find our Higher Power. And, with our Higher Power's help, we can learn to recognize and forgive our past mistakes, while we keep the remarkable lessons we learned from life.
With our remembering, with our inventory, we can truly experience the repentance that frees us from regret and remorse. When we acknowledge our mistakes, we can learn from them and come to forgive ourselves.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And never a word said she;
But, Oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
-- Robert Browning Hamilton
We may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But if we lose that old pain, we'll also lose all that we learned. We may repeat our mistakes, or make even worse ones next time. Dwelling on the past is equally dangerous. We began recovery to build a better life.
To find and maintain our balance, each area of our lives needs attention. A healthy mind in a healthy body is free to find our Higher Power. And, with our Higher Power's help, we can learn to recognize and forgive our past mistakes, while we keep the remarkable lessons we learned from life.
With our remembering, with our inventory, we can truly experience the repentance that frees us from regret and remorse. When we acknowledge our mistakes, we can learn from them and come to forgive ourselves.
Today’s Action: Today help me use my memories to learn and change. Help me to forgive my past.
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
Ready
Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A.,
and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation.
Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction
and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do
anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 24
Thought to Ponder
Today, my brain has cleared with the grace of clarity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W N O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing; No Other Way
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Joy and sorrow
by Ralph Marston
In life there is some sorrow. And in life there is also joy. The sorrows show you who you are and what is truly important. The joys show you how incredibly wonderful all of that can be.
The sorrows help you understand how good things have been. The joys give you a magnificent glimpse, and spur you on, toward how much better they can be.
If there was no possibility of sorrow, then there would be no experience of joy. In this way both sorrow and joy add to the overall richness of life.
In sorrow you grow stronger, and in joy you put that strength to positive use. In sorrow you learn profoundly painful lessons, and in joy you create good things from what you have learned.
The sorrows will come, and the joys will come too. Each has their place in filling life with richness and meaning.
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