Thursday, July 5, 2018
Today's Gift
Being the victim is, or was, uncomfortably familiar to many of us. Perhaps some of us are only now realizing we have choices, that we need not let life happen to us. Becoming responsible to ourselves, choosing behavior, beliefs, friends, activities, that please us, though unfamiliar at first, soon exhilarates us. The more choices we make, the more alive we feel. The more alive we feel, the healthier our choices.
Our aim is recovery. Recovering means participating fully in our lives. It means self-assessment and self-direction. It means trusting to move forward, step-by-step, choice-by-choice, knowing all the while that no thoughtful action can trouble us.
Today’s Action: Many opportunities to make choices will present themselves today. The choices I make will satisfy me; they will move me toward my goal of recovery.
Happy, Joyous and Free
We are sure our Higher Power wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us.
But it is clear that we made our own misery. Our Higher Power didn’t do it.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 133
Thought to Ponder
Happiness and peace of mind are always here, open and free to anyone.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R E E = Fortunately, Recovery Enhances Everything
Dream, dream, dream it
Other people can't meet our needs if we don't tell them what our needs are.
We need tenderness and caring from our families and friends. We need their acceptance, understanding, and support. Sometimes we need their criticism and forgiveness.
Whatever our needs are, other people will probably be involved in getting them met. If we expect those close to us to read our minds and know exactly what we want without being told, we will probably be disappointed. Being honest and candid about our needs and feelings is an important goal of self preservation. True, the other person may say no, but being able to make a reasonable request raises our self-esteem and opens the door to communication.
Today, I will take the risk of asking someone directly for something I want.
From the book Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L. ©
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
There are really only two ways to approach life--as victim or as gallant fighter--and you must decide if you want to act or react, deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck. And if you don't decide which way to play with life, it always plays with you. --Merle Shain
There are really only two ways to approach life--as victim or as gallant fighter--and you must decide if you want to act or react, deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck. And if you don't decide which way to play with life, it always plays with you. --Merle Shain
Being the victim is, or was, uncomfortably familiar to many of us. Perhaps some of us are only now realizing we have choices, that we need not let life happen to us. Becoming responsible to ourselves, choosing behavior, beliefs, friends, activities, that please us, though unfamiliar at first, soon exhilarates us. The more choices we make, the more alive we feel. The more alive we feel, the healthier our choices.
Our aim is recovery. Recovering means participating fully in our lives. It means self-assessment and self-direction. It means trusting to move forward, step-by-step, choice-by-choice, knowing all the while that no thoughtful action can trouble us.
Today’s Action: Many opportunities to make choices will present themselves today. The choices I make will satisfy me; they will move me toward my goal of recovery.
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
Happy, Joyous and Free
We are sure our Higher Power wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us.
But it is clear that we made our own misery. Our Higher Power didn’t do it.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 133
Thought to Ponder
Happiness and peace of mind are always here, open and free to anyone.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R E E = Fortunately, Recovery Enhances Everything
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Dream, dream, dream it
by Ralph Marston
Dream, and let your dreams lift you high above the problems and disappointments. Dream, and give yourself a perspective that transcends the everyday struggles.
Dream, and give the power of purpose to your efforts, your words, your thoughts and encounters. Dream, and let your dreams pull you in the direction of your highest vision.
Dream, and provide reason and means to expect the best in whatever you undertake. Dream, with the commitment necessary to fulfill your dreams, and recharge life with excellence of your own choosing.
Dream, and connect your dreams to the actions you must take, to the responsibilities you must honor. Enable your dreams to remind you why and to renew your energy.
Dream, for there is a person inside who cares deeply about many things. Dream, and follow those dreams, because your love for life is one of a kind, and deserves full expression.
Dream, dream, dream it until you do it. Then dream again and pull all of life higher along with you.
Dream, and let your dreams lift you high above the problems and disappointments. Dream, and give yourself a perspective that transcends the everyday struggles.
Dream, and give the power of purpose to your efforts, your words, your thoughts and encounters. Dream, and let your dreams pull you in the direction of your highest vision.
Dream, and provide reason and means to expect the best in whatever you undertake. Dream, with the commitment necessary to fulfill your dreams, and recharge life with excellence of your own choosing.
Dream, and connect your dreams to the actions you must take, to the responsibilities you must honor. Enable your dreams to remind you why and to renew your energy.
Dream, for there is a person inside who cares deeply about many things. Dream, and follow those dreams, because your love for life is one of a kind, and deserves full expression.
Dream, dream, dream it until you do it. Then dream again and pull all of life higher along with you.
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