Friday, November 23, 2018
Today's Gift
The circumstances of our lives seldom live up to our expectations or desires. However, in each circumstance we are offered an opportunity for growth or change, a chance for greater understanding of life's heights and pitfalls. Each time we choose to lament what isn't, we close the door on the invitation to a better existence.
We simply don't know just what's best for us. Our vision is limited. Less so today than yesterday, but limited still. The experiences we are offered will fail to satisfy our expectations because we expect so much less than our Higher Power has planned for us in the days ahead.
We get what we need, in the way of relationships, adventures, joys and sorrows, today and every day. Celebrating what we get and knowing there is good in it eases whatever trial we are undergoing. We are cared for, right now. We need not lament what we think we need. We do have what we need. We will always get what we need, when we need it.
Errors to Assets
Henry Ford once made a wise remark to the effect that experience
is the thing of supreme value in life. That is true only if one is willing
to turn the past to good account. We grow by our willingness to face
and rectify errors and convert them into assets.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 124
Thought to Ponder
The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = Facing All, Intuitively Trusting a Higher Power
Living happiness
Happiness is not a place to travel to. It's a way of getting there. —Anonymous
Those of us who climb mountains find joy in reaching the top. However, the climb would not make much sense if there were not things to enjoy on the way up. If we groan and complain, it will be hard to feel joy at the summit. However, if we are able to enjoy each day's journey, it makes all the difference in the world. In the midst of each chore, we can notice the sunset or the unique and beautiful surroundings of each day.
Each of our days is different. Happiness is not a goal we are struggling to reach some time in the future. It is a gift we can give ourselves today. If we enjoy some parts of each day of our hike, we will also feel joy at the summit.
What form will my gift of happiness take 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
Keep It Simple
"If onlys" are lonely. --Morgan Jennings
"If onlys" are lonely. --Morgan Jennings
The circumstances of our lives seldom live up to our expectations or desires. However, in each circumstance we are offered an opportunity for growth or change, a chance for greater understanding of life's heights and pitfalls. Each time we choose to lament what isn't, we close the door on the invitation to a better existence.
We simply don't know just what's best for us. Our vision is limited. Less so today than yesterday, but limited still. The experiences we are offered will fail to satisfy our expectations because we expect so much less than our Higher Power has planned for us in the days ahead.
We get what we need, in the way of relationships, adventures, joys and sorrows, today and every day. Celebrating what we get and knowing there is good in it eases whatever trial we are undergoing. We are cared for, right now. We need not lament what we think we need. We do have what we need. We will always get what we need, when we need it.
Action for the Day: I will breathe deeply and relax. At this moment my every need is being attended to. My life is unfolding exactly as it should.
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
Errors to Assets
Henry Ford once made a wise remark to the effect that experience
is the thing of supreme value in life. That is true only if one is willing
to turn the past to good account. We grow by our willingness to face
and rectify errors and convert them into assets.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 124
Thought to Ponder
The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = Facing All, Intuitively Trusting a Higher Power
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Living happiness
by Ralph Marston
When you chase happiness it can be frustratingly elusive. Once you arrive at where you thought it would be, it has sped off to somewhere else. A sure sign that you’re chasing happiness to no avail is the phrase “if only,” as in “if only I had a new car, then I’d be happy” or “if only I had a better job, then I’d be happy."
It’s great to have higher and higher ambitions. Yet when you make your happiness conditional, you never seem to be able to meet all the conditions. You arrive at one “if only” to discover a whole set of new “if onlys."
A better strategy is not to chase happiness but to make it right where you are. Rather than putting conditions on your happiness, simply allow it to be. Could you be happy right now, right here? Of course. By all means pursue your dreams. Make things better. And enjoy each moment along the way. There’s no need to wait for happiness. You don’t get it by chasing it. You have it by living it.
When you chase happiness it can be frustratingly elusive. Once you arrive at where you thought it would be, it has sped off to somewhere else. A sure sign that you’re chasing happiness to no avail is the phrase “if only,” as in “if only I had a new car, then I’d be happy” or “if only I had a better job, then I’d be happy."
It’s great to have higher and higher ambitions. Yet when you make your happiness conditional, you never seem to be able to meet all the conditions. You arrive at one “if only” to discover a whole set of new “if onlys."
A better strategy is not to chase happiness but to make it right where you are. Rather than putting conditions on your happiness, simply allow it to be. Could you be happy right now, right here? Of course. By all means pursue your dreams. Make things better. And enjoy each moment along the way. There’s no need to wait for happiness. You don’t get it by chasing it. You have it by living it.
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