Thursday, August 30, 2018
Today's Gift
Turmoil
The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others.
Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead. Affections have been uprooted.
Selfish and inconsiderate habits have kept the home in turmoil.
We feel a man is unthinking when he says that sobriety is enough.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164
Thought to Ponder
Sobriety without action is fantasy.
AA-related 'Alconym'
N U T S = Not Using The Steps
You can do it
At the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough. ― Lori Deschen
We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever.
Do our best for the moment, and then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.
We can never do more or better than we are able to do at the moment. We punish ourselves and make ourselves feel crazy by expecting more than our reasonable best for now.
Striving for excellence is a positive quality.
Striving for perfection is self-defeating.
Did someone tell us or expect us to do or give or be more? Did someone always withhold approval?
There comes a time when we feel we have done our best. When that time comes, let it go.
There are days when our best is less than we hoped for. Let those times go too. Start over tomorrow. Work things through, until our best becomes better.
Empowering and complimenting ourselves will not make us lazy. It will nurture us and enable us to give, do, and be our best.
Today, I will do my best, and then let it go. Higher Power, help me stop criticizing myself so I can start appreciating how far I've come.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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
Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves. --Saint Francis De Sales
One night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the pieces into a huge pile.
"I can't do this," she said. She got up and walked over to the couch and plopped down.
"Let me tell you a story," said her dad, as he sat down next to her. "There was a daughter who helped her dad take care of her baby sister. Again and again, she helped her baby sister stand and try to walk. One day the daughter tried to put a puzzle together but gave up after only a few tries. She had forgotten how many times she had helped her baby sister."
We are all like Sandra, sometimes. We forget to allow ourselves to fail, even though our growth up to now has been a series of failures that we've learned from. With patience, we allow ourselves to take chances we might not otherwise explore, and we widen our world of possibilities. Life has been patient with us so far, now it's our turn.
Today’s Action: Today I will try again at something have I failed at before.
Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves. --Saint Francis De Sales
One night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the pieces into a huge pile.
"I can't do this," she said. She got up and walked over to the couch and plopped down.
"Let me tell you a story," said her dad, as he sat down next to her. "There was a daughter who helped her dad take care of her baby sister. Again and again, she helped her baby sister stand and try to walk. One day the daughter tried to put a puzzle together but gave up after only a few tries. She had forgotten how many times she had helped her baby sister."
We are all like Sandra, sometimes. We forget to allow ourselves to fail, even though our growth up to now has been a series of failures that we've learned from. With patience, we allow ourselves to take chances we might not otherwise explore, and we widen our world of possibilities. Life has been patient with us so far, now it's our turn.
Today’s Action: Today I will try again at something have I failed at before.
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
Turmoil
The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others.
Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead. Affections have been uprooted.
Selfish and inconsiderate habits have kept the home in turmoil.
We feel a man is unthinking when he says that sobriety is enough.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164
Thought to Ponder
Sobriety without action is fantasy.
AA-related 'Alconym'
N U T S = Not Using The Steps
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
You can do it
by Ralph Marston
The road is long, the climb is steep. You can do it.
Time is short, the demands are many. You can do it.
No one else understands or appreciates all you must go through to get the work done. You can do it anyway, and do it very well.
It’s lonely, frustrating, tedious, wearisome at times. Yet the more difficult the challenge, the more fulfillment you’ll experience by getting it done.
You can do it, and what’s more, you really want to do it, and must do it. And deep inside, it means the world to you that you are.
Feel the depth of challenge, the immensity of opportunity, and the great power of your own intention. You can do it, and you know it will be great.
The road is long, the climb is steep. You can do it.
Time is short, the demands are many. You can do it.
No one else understands or appreciates all you must go through to get the work done. You can do it anyway, and do it very well.
It’s lonely, frustrating, tedious, wearisome at times. Yet the more difficult the challenge, the more fulfillment you’ll experience by getting it done.
You can do it, and what’s more, you really want to do it, and must do it. And deep inside, it means the world to you that you are.
Feel the depth of challenge, the immensity of opportunity, and the great power of your own intention. You can do it, and you know it will be great.
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