Friday, June 29, 2018
Today's Gift
I am convinced, the longer I live, that life and its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed (as) when we are suffering greatly we are so inclined to suppose. —Mary Todd Lincoln
Self-pity is a parasite that feeds on itself. Many of us are inclined toward self-pity, not allowing for the balance of life's natural tragedies. We will face good and bad times-and they will pass. With certainty they will pass.
The attitude, "Why me?" hints at the little compassion we generally feel for others' suffering. Our empathy with others, even our awareness of their suffering, is generally minimal. We are much too involved in our own. Were we less self-centered, we'd see that blessings and tragedies visit us all, in equal amounts. Some people respond to their blessings with equanimity, and they quietly remove the sting from their tragedies. We can learn to do both.
Growth is learning new responses, feeling and behaving in healthier ways. Self-pity need not catch us. We can always feel it coming on. And we can let it go.
Self-pity may beckon, today. Fortunately, I have learned I have other choices.
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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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Keep It Simple
Suffering from low self-esteem is common. Some of it may be blamed on growing up in families affected by alcohol or other drugs. Perhaps the criticism heaped on us at school or in a bad marriage triggered it. We may have thousands of reasons for lacking a sense of our worth. The bottom line is, we were insecure and full of doubt - good breeding ground for the superstar achiever.
The program is spiritually based, and in it we are introduced to a Higher Power. Many of us didn't have a Higher Power before, at least not one we relied on, to help us feel better about ourselves. We are learning to turn to our Higher Power every day for peaceful assurance that we are loved, that we are being taken care of. In time we'll grow to love ourselves, and then we'll be free of the need to overachieve.
Action for the Day: I will accept my worthiness today and trust that my Higher Power has something wonderful in store for 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
So far as alcoholics are concerned, A.A. would go even further. Most of us
would declare that without a fearless admission of our defects to another
human being we could not stay sober. It seems plain that the grace of God
will not enter to expel our destructive obsessions until we are willing to try this.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 56 - 57
Thought to Ponder
A fear faced is a fear erased.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F E A R = Fighting Ego Against Reality
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Today brings you the chance to change your world for the better. Today you can make positive transformation your highest priority.
Let go of any hesitation to act. Transform today from opportunity into achievement.
Allow self doubt to melt away. Replace it with confidence and decisive action.
Take hold of whatever energy you’ve been using to hold yourself back. Apply that energy to push all of life forward.
Realize how much the worries and excuses have worn thin, and choose to abandon them. Discover how much you can get done by simply getting out of your own way.
When tomorrow dawns, you can be riding a wave of positive momentum, created by your efforts today. Go ahead, seize the opportunity of now, and make transformation happen.
Today brings you the chance to change your world for the better. Today you can make positive transformation your highest priority.
Let go of any hesitation to act. Transform today from opportunity into achievement.
Allow self doubt to melt away. Replace it with confidence and decisive action.
Take hold of whatever energy you’ve been using to hold yourself back. Apply that energy to push all of life forward.
Realize how much the worries and excuses have worn thin, and choose to abandon them. Discover how much you can get done by simply getting out of your own way.
When tomorrow dawns, you can be riding a wave of positive momentum, created by your efforts today. Go ahead, seize the opportunity of now, and make transformation happen.
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