Friday, October 26, 2018
Today's Gift
Our lives are enriched by the contributions of those who lived before us. Many men and women gave more than they ever took from society, and now we enjoy the rewards. Some people were fired with a spirit to beautify the world and planted trees that will live for 200 years. Others wrote music that speaks to us from another generation, and others established a government that guides our principles of justice. They gave so much because they knew they were a part of their community and the world.
Most of us cannot make the great contributions that will make us famous, but we enrich our lives when we contribute freely to improving our community and the world. We do that when we simply say hello to our neighbor or when we serve on a volunteer cleanup committee for a local park.. We too have beautified and contributed to the world, and that gives us a feeling of peace and self-respect.
Today, I will appreciate all that comes freely to me from others, and I will give what I can to make the world a better place.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
Step Twelve
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry
this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
Outline the program of action, explaining how you made a self-appraisal,
how you straightened out your past and why you are now endeavoring to be
helpful to him. It is important for him to realize that your attempt to
pass this on to him plays a vital part in your own recovery. Actually,
he may be helping you more than you are helping him.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 94
Thought to Ponder
In AA we carry the message ... not the mess.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H E A L = Helping Every Alcoholic Live
Enjoy now
A person has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when they plant shade trees under which they know full well they will never sit. --D. Elton Trueblood
Our lives are enriched by the contributions of those who lived before us. Many men and women gave more than they ever took from society, and now we enjoy the rewards. Some people were fired with a spirit to beautify the world and planted trees that will live for 200 years. Others wrote music that speaks to us from another generation, and others established a government that guides our principles of justice. They gave so much because they knew they were a part of their community and the world.
Most of us cannot make the great contributions that will make us famous, but we enrich our lives when we contribute freely to improving our community and the world. We do that when we simply say hello to our neighbor or when we serve on a volunteer cleanup committee for a local park.. We too have beautified and contributed to the world, and that gives us a feeling of peace and self-respect.
Today, I will appreciate all that comes freely to me from others, and I will give what I can to make the world a better place.
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
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view. --Carole King
Every event of our lives is contributing a rich thread to our personal tapestry. Each of us is weaving one unique to ourselves, but all of our tapestries are complementary. We need others' rich designs in order to create our own.
We seldom have the foresight to understand the worth, the ultimate value of a particular circumstance at its beginning. But hindsight offers us clarity. It's good to reflect on the many circumstances that failed to thrill us; in all cases we can now see why we needed them. As our trust in our Higher Power and the goodness of all experiences grows, we'll more quickly respond with gladness when situations are fresh. No experience is meant for harm. We are coming to understand that, even though on occasion we forget.
Practicing gratitude will help us more fully appreciate what has been offered us. Being grateful influences our attitude; it softens our harsh exterior and takes the threat out of most new situations.
Action for the Day: If I greet the day, glad to be alive, I will be gladdened by all the experiences in store for me. Each is making a necessary contribution to my wholeness.
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
Step Twelve
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry
this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
Outline the program of action, explaining how you made a self-appraisal,
how you straightened out your past and why you are now endeavoring to be
helpful to him. It is important for him to realize that your attempt to
pass this on to him plays a vital part in your own recovery. Actually,
he may be helping you more than you are helping him.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 94
Thought to Ponder
In AA we carry the message ... not the mess.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H E A L = Helping Every Alcoholic Live
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
You live in the present, not in the future. So when your enjoyment of life is based only on getting more, it is always waiting for you in the future, and you’ll never experience it.
It doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to base your enjoyment on getting more.
There is plenty of life, right here and now, for you to enjoy. In this moment is everything you need to fully and completely enjoy the wonder and beauty of being alive.
It is great when you aspire and work toward bigger and better things in your life. For that adds positive value to the whole world.
And yet, there is never any need to put off your happiness, enjoyment and fulfillment until later, until some specific condition is met. Now is the moment you’re in and now is your moment to enjoy.
So stop perpetuating the deception in your own mind that you don’t have enough, for in this very moment you have plenty. Choose to enjoy life fully, right now, for that is the surest way to make it great.
You live in the present, not in the future. So when your enjoyment of life is based only on getting more, it is always waiting for you in the future, and you’ll never experience it.
It doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to base your enjoyment on getting more.
There is plenty of life, right here and now, for you to enjoy. In this moment is everything you need to fully and completely enjoy the wonder and beauty of being alive.
It is great when you aspire and work toward bigger and better things in your life. For that adds positive value to the whole world.
And yet, there is never any need to put off your happiness, enjoyment and fulfillment until later, until some specific condition is met. Now is the moment you’re in and now is your moment to enjoy.
So stop perpetuating the deception in your own mind that you don’t have enough, for in this very moment you have plenty. Choose to enjoy life fully, right now, for that is the surest way to make it great.
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