Monday, August 13, 2018
Today's Gift
Do we think it's weak to need a break? Do we ignore the need to recharge our batteries? Responsibility for our own lives requires us to recognize the need to restore our energy. Maybe our former escape from the world was by using food, or drugs, or spending money, or sexual release, or preoccupation with another person.
Now, since we are developing the ability to be with ourselves, we can take a break from the world and come back restored. This meditation time generates more energy for our lives. Recreation with friends, a walk, a movie, or a concert does the same. Taking responsibility to get away is a good cure for self-pity and exhaustion.
First Fruits
Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves
to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene.
As we persist, a brand-new kind of confidence is born, and the sense of relief
at finally facing ourselves is indescribable. These are the first fruits of Step Four.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 49 - 50
Thought to Ponder
Life is an ongoing miracle.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Good can come from it
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. People who do not experience self-love have little or no capacity to love others. —Nathaniel Branden
We cannot hang on to feelings of shame and guilt and still hope to become better people. How did these feelings begin? If we were treated badly by people, we need to be honest about what happened so we can resolve it and move on. Have we perpetuated our feelings by acting disrespectfully ourselves? Then we need to take a thorough inventory of our wrongdoings, admit them, make repairs, and let them go.
We may wallow in shame because facing it feels too frightening. Often, we believe our shame is greater than that of others. This belief is usually untrue and grandiose. It's part of how we isolate ourselves. We don't have to face it alone. We have the help of others who can listen to our pain and tell us about their experiences.
Today, may I find the courage to face my shame and assert my right to self-esteem.
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'd like to get away from earth awhile and then come back to it and begin again. --Robert Frost
I'd like to get away from earth awhile and then come back to it and begin again. --Robert Frost
Do we think it's weak to need a break? Do we ignore the need to recharge our batteries? Responsibility for our own lives requires us to recognize the need to restore our energy. Maybe our former escape from the world was by using food, or drugs, or spending money, or sexual release, or preoccupation with another person.
Now, since we are developing the ability to be with ourselves, we can take a break from the world and come back restored. This meditation time generates more energy for our lives. Recreation with friends, a walk, a movie, or a concert does the same. Taking responsibility to get away is a good cure for self-pity and exhaustion.
Today's Action: Today, I will be aware of my need to restore my energy.
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
First Fruits
Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves
to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene.
As we persist, a brand-new kind of confidence is born, and the sense of relief
at finally facing ourselves is indescribable. These are the first fruits of Step Four.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 49 - 50
Thought to Ponder
Life is an ongoing miracle.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Good can come from it
by Ralph Marston
What if the problem is not really a problem? What if that’s just the way you’ve chosen to see it?
What if the difficulty might eventually turn out to be helpful? What if the disappointment could soon lead to a valuable gain?
Step back from your assumptions. Imagine differently, optimistically, with confidence and a positive perspective.
See your situation as it is. Then envision a whole set of favorable possibilities flowing out of it.
You have an opportunity here. The future has not happened, and what you do right now will have an impact on how your future plays out.
Acknowledge reality while also seeing the good things that can come from it. Now, get to work making those good things happen.
What if the problem is not really a problem? What if that’s just the way you’ve chosen to see it?
What if the difficulty might eventually turn out to be helpful? What if the disappointment could soon lead to a valuable gain?
Step back from your assumptions. Imagine differently, optimistically, with confidence and a positive perspective.
See your situation as it is. Then envision a whole set of favorable possibilities flowing out of it.
You have an opportunity here. The future has not happened, and what you do right now will have an impact on how your future plays out.
Acknowledge reality while also seeing the good things that can come from it. Now, get to work making those good things happen.
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