Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Today's Gift
We need to stay fresh in our program. We need to be open to new ideas. We need change. The ways we work the Steps should change for us as the years go by. And as we grow, more of the fog of our denial clears away. Then we see the world and our program in different ways.
We need to allow this to happen. At times, it’s scary to give up old ways and old opinions, but this is what allows new growth. Every day, we wake up to a new world. Being alive means change. Opinions and ideas are like a strong tree: the base is strong, but leaves change with the seasons.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll ask two friends to tell me how I may be rigid. I will listen to what they say.
Solid Ground
Go or stay away, whichever seems best. But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground
before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of
what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it.
But if you are shaky, you had better work with another alcoholic instead!
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102
Thought to Ponder
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S O B E R = Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right
Let life get to you
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. —Billie Holiday
Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional breakdown. No battle is worth the damage to the psyche that nearly any battle can cause. Nonresistance is the safer way to chart our daily course.
Bowing with the wind, flowing with the tide, eases the steps we need to take, the steps that will carry us to our personal fulfillment. Part of the process of our growth is learning to slide past the negative situations that confront us, coming to understand that we are in this life to fulfill a unique purpose. The many barriers that get in our way can strengthen our reliance on our Higher Power if we'll let them. People or situations need never thwart us. We will profit from taking all experiences in our stride. The course we travel is the one we chart. The progress we make toward our life goals is proportionate to the smoothness of our steps.
I will flow with the tide. It will assuredly move me closer to my destination.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey ©
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
The foolish and the dead never change their opinions.---James Russell Lowell
The foolish and the dead never change their opinions.---James Russell Lowell
We need to stay fresh in our program. We need to be open to new ideas. We need change. The ways we work the Steps should change for us as the years go by. And as we grow, more of the fog of our denial clears away. Then we see the world and our program in different ways.
We need to allow this to happen. At times, it’s scary to give up old ways and old opinions, but this is what allows new growth. Every day, we wake up to a new world. Being alive means change. Opinions and ideas are like a strong tree: the base is strong, but leaves change with the seasons.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me stay fresh and alive. Help me stay open to new ideas and attitudes. Help me to not become rigid.
Action for the Day: Today, I’ll ask two friends to tell me how I may be rigid. I will listen to what they say.
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
Solid Ground
Go or stay away, whichever seems best. But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground
before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of
what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it.
But if you are shaky, you had better work with another alcoholic instead!
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 102
Thought to Ponder
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S O B E R = Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Let life get to you
by Ralph Marston
Let life’s wonder and beauty draw you in. Let life’s mystery and possibilities excite you.
Let life’s challenges generate fresh enthusiasm within you. Let life’s goodness inspire you.
Let life get to you in a way that is positive and energizing. Whatever the moment offers, let the brilliance, the love, the hope shine through.
Draw new strength from each experience. Find new respect, understanding, and compassion with every encounter.
Whether the day is stormy, or sunny, or somewhere in between, you have good things to do with it. Be motivated by what you see, what you feel, what you know, to give your best.
Open yourself anew to the wondrous experience of being alive. Let life get to you in a way that invigorates you into giving your best.
Let life’s wonder and beauty draw you in. Let life’s mystery and possibilities excite you.
Let life’s challenges generate fresh enthusiasm within you. Let life’s goodness inspire you.
Let life get to you in a way that is positive and energizing. Whatever the moment offers, let the brilliance, the love, the hope shine through.
Draw new strength from each experience. Find new respect, understanding, and compassion with every encounter.
Whether the day is stormy, or sunny, or somewhere in between, you have good things to do with it. Be motivated by what you see, what you feel, what you know, to give your best.
Open yourself anew to the wondrous experience of being alive. Let life get to you in a way that invigorates you into giving your best.
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