Monday, September 3, 2018
Today's Gift
Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times by sharing the solutions we found.
When stormy weather comes, we need to feel we are like other people. It's not that misery loves company, but that we don't want to feel we're in this alone.
We will never have perfect living conditions. The only place where every day is a sunny one is in the desert. When pain comes, we can walk through our problems and settle things quickly, rather than prolonging the hurt by battling our way around the obstacles in an effort to avoid them.
Action for the Day: I will do my best to confront and eliminate any problem that comes up today.
Willing and Honest
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all,
it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children
of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and
understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 28
Thought to Ponder
Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O P E = Honest Open Positive Environment
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Let life be life
It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, overcome the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00. —Woody Allen
Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings of gray. We believe our whole lives depend on every decision we make. When a problem comes along, we see it as a crisis rather than another of the ongoing issues that confront all people. If we are displeased with someone, or if a person is upset with us, we amplify the feelings until we rupture the whole relationship.
It would be helpful to look at today's tasks and problems as a game. Yes, we would like to play the game well, but we could have a good time while doing it. If we don't take our problems or ourselves too seriously, maybe we'll have some fun.
Help me learn that daily living needs the light of humor.
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
Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times by sharing the solutions we found.
When stormy weather comes, we need to feel we are like other people. It's not that misery loves company, but that we don't want to feel we're in this alone.
We will never have perfect living conditions. The only place where every day is a sunny one is in the desert. When pain comes, we can walk through our problems and settle things quickly, rather than prolonging the hurt by battling our way around the obstacles in an effort to avoid them.
Action for the Day: I will do my best to confront and eliminate any problem that comes up today.
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
Willing and Honest
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all,
it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children
of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and
understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 28
Thought to Ponder
Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O P E = Honest Open Positive Environment
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Let go of the need to be certain. Let in the spontaneous magic of each moment.
Play with your food. Color outside the lines.
Quit pretending to be all the things that make you pretentious. Delight in the discovery that comes when you admit you do not know.
Embrace new possibilities that appear when plans go awry. Burst out laughing when everyone gets too serious.
This is life you have, right now, right here. And if all the fabulous opportunities don’t make you giddy with excitement, you’re just not paying attention.
Take it all in, move it all forward, and enjoy the experience in your own special way. Breathe, smile, relax, jump in, and let life be magnificent, unpredictable life.
Let go of the need to be certain. Let in the spontaneous magic of each moment.
Play with your food. Color outside the lines.
Quit pretending to be all the things that make you pretentious. Delight in the discovery that comes when you admit you do not know.
Embrace new possibilities that appear when plans go awry. Burst out laughing when everyone gets too serious.
This is life you have, right now, right here. And if all the fabulous opportunities don’t make you giddy with excitement, you’re just not paying attention.
Take it all in, move it all forward, and enjoy the experience in your own special way. Breathe, smile, relax, jump in, and let life be magnificent, unpredictable life.
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