Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Today's Gift
Keep It Simple
... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore
Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job is the effort. The outcome is part of a larger plan, one that involves more than ourselves.
We'll find joy when we find acceptance of ourselves and our efforts and the belief that we are spiritual beings whose lives do have purpose and direction.
The wisdom that accompanies spiritual growth offers us security, that which we have sought along many avenues. And when we feel secure, we can trust that the challenges confronting us are purposeful and to our advantage.
One day at a time, one small prayer at a time, moves us even closer to spiritual security. We can look with glad anticipation at our many responsibilities and activities today. They are our opportunities for spiritual security. We can trust our growing inner resources by simply asking for guidance and waiting patiently. It will find us.
Revolutionized
The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and
effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole
attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward our Higher Power’s universe.
The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator
has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25
(*Fully explained—Appendix II.)
Thought to Ponder
We will suffer a great poverty until we know
that our Higher Power lives in us and we can see Them there.
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
Unsurpassed enthusiasm
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. —Abraham Lincoln
Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, and even giant boulders are hurtling down the mountain.
When we find ourselves stuck in a rut thinking a negative thought, we can decide to stop and replace it with a positive thought. At first our single positive thought may not dislodge another one. We may have to think of several and start them rolling down the mountainside. If we practice, we will find it becomes easier for that first good thought to shake loose others. We will see our lives change when we begin to look at the positive side of things.
How can I begin to shape my outlook today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
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
... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore
Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job is the effort. The outcome is part of a larger plan, one that involves more than ourselves.
We'll find joy when we find acceptance of ourselves and our efforts and the belief that we are spiritual beings whose lives do have purpose and direction.
The wisdom that accompanies spiritual growth offers us security, that which we have sought along many avenues. And when we feel secure, we can trust that the challenges confronting us are purposeful and to our advantage.
One day at a time, one small prayer at a time, moves us even closer to spiritual security. We can look with glad anticipation at our many responsibilities and activities today. They are our opportunities for spiritual security. We can trust our growing inner resources by simply asking for guidance and waiting patiently. It will find us.
Today's Action: I must exercise my prayers if I want the spiritual security where I can find joy. I will ask for guidance with every activity 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
Revolutionized
The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and
effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole
attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward our Higher Power’s universe.
The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator
has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25
(*Fully explained—Appendix II.)
Thought to Ponder
We will suffer a great poverty until we know
that our Higher Power lives in us and we can see Them there.
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Unsurpassed enthusiasm
by Ralph Marston
When the going gets rough, that’s not a sign that you must lower your expectations. It is precisely during such times that your best strategy is to raise those expectations.
If your goal is to merely get by, to do nothing more than just break even, there’s nothing in it to motivate or inspire you. Set your sights on a destination so compelling that you’ll be pulled toward it just by thinking about it.
Giving up and settling for less is never the answer to life’s challenges. See those challenges as the tremendously valuable opportunities that they are.
Always, always, always there are rich rewards waiting for those who can produce and provide real value to life. That is even more acutely true in times of turmoil and uncertainty.
You have so very much to offer, for you are smart, experienced, adaptable, curious, open-minded and willing to make a positive difference. So by all means, get busy making your own unique contribution to life with every opportunity that comes your way.
This is your time to shine more brightly than ever before. Greet this day, and every day, with the unsurpassed enthusiasm of knowing what a truly grand opportunity is now in your hands.
When the going gets rough, that’s not a sign that you must lower your expectations. It is precisely during such times that your best strategy is to raise those expectations.
If your goal is to merely get by, to do nothing more than just break even, there’s nothing in it to motivate or inspire you. Set your sights on a destination so compelling that you’ll be pulled toward it just by thinking about it.
Giving up and settling for less is never the answer to life’s challenges. See those challenges as the tremendously valuable opportunities that they are.
Always, always, always there are rich rewards waiting for those who can produce and provide real value to life. That is even more acutely true in times of turmoil and uncertainty.
You have so very much to offer, for you are smart, experienced, adaptable, curious, open-minded and willing to make a positive difference. So by all means, get busy making your own unique contribution to life with every opportunity that comes your way.
This is your time to shine more brightly than ever before. Greet this day, and every day, with the unsurpassed enthusiasm of knowing what a truly grand opportunity is now in your hands.
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