Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Today's Gift
Letting go is one of the simple yet profound spiritual tasks taught by many of the world's religions. Knowing how to be poor means knowing how to have a full and rich life without a dependent relationship with material wealth, food, chemicals, or sex. It means not relying on the props in life like expensive clothes, a prestigious job, or a sporty car, but relying only on the basics. Knowing how to be poor is knowing we are not in control and not wasting our serenity in trying. It means being completely honest in all things. It means knowing life is neither easy nor free of pain.
Learning how to be poor is learning how to let go of all the essentials and appreciating the simplicity that endures. We don't automatically know how to do that, but we can learn.
Action for the Day: I don't expect to know everything, today I will ask my Higher Power to guide me and show me how to let go.
Anger
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They maybe the dubious luxury of normal men,
but for alcoholics these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "How It Works," p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Anger is the wind that blows out the light of reason.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A N G E R = Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery
Treasure whatever you have
Some people walk in the rain. Others just get wet. --Roger Miller
Gifts are usually surprises. We don't generally know what the ribbons, bows, and wrapping conceal.
Life's greatest misfortunes are, in retrospect, often referred to as gifts. While a debt can feel like a curse, when we finally get to the bottom of what's happened to us, we're surprised to find something good - a gift or blessing of sorts. Through our misfortune, we may have developed some true and lasting relationships, learned we had some admirable qualities we didn't know we had, or discovered the meaning of courage.
Today, if I am struggling. I will anticipate the wondrous surprise to come.
From the book Letting Go of Debt ©
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
Those who know how to be poor knows everything. --Jules Michelet
Those who know how to be poor knows everything. --Jules Michelet
Letting go is one of the simple yet profound spiritual tasks taught by many of the world's religions. Knowing how to be poor means knowing how to have a full and rich life without a dependent relationship with material wealth, food, chemicals, or sex. It means not relying on the props in life like expensive clothes, a prestigious job, or a sporty car, but relying only on the basics. Knowing how to be poor is knowing we are not in control and not wasting our serenity in trying. It means being completely honest in all things. It means knowing life is neither easy nor free of pain.
Learning how to be poor is learning how to let go of all the essentials and appreciating the simplicity that endures. We don't automatically know how to do that, but we can learn.
Action for the Day: I don't expect to know everything, today I will ask my Higher Power to guide me and show me how to let go.
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
Anger
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They maybe the dubious luxury of normal men,
but for alcoholics these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "How It Works," p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Anger is the wind that blows out the light of reason.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A N G E R = Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Treasure whatever you have
by Ralph Marston
It doesn’t matter whether you start with a lot or with a little. What matters is how diligently and purposefully you use it.
Whatever you have to work with is plenty with which to start. It is plenty, that is, when you choose to make full use of it.
Wishing that you could have it easier, won’t make it easier. Feeling resentful about whatever anyone else has to work with, won’t make your work any more effective.
The more fruitful choice is to be thankful for whatever you have. Your gratitude will shine a light on its true value, and open your mind to new ways for moving forward.
If you start with a lot of advantages and take them for granted, you’ll waste most of them. If you start with next to nothing, and yet truly treasure whatever you have, you can take yourself anywhere with it.
Life is dynamic, and responds very well to what you choose to do with it. So no matter what you have to work with, put all of yourself into the effort, and reap the rewards that your gratitude and diligence will surely bring.
It doesn’t matter whether you start with a lot or with a little. What matters is how diligently and purposefully you use it.
Whatever you have to work with is plenty with which to start. It is plenty, that is, when you choose to make full use of it.
Wishing that you could have it easier, won’t make it easier. Feeling resentful about whatever anyone else has to work with, won’t make your work any more effective.
The more fruitful choice is to be thankful for whatever you have. Your gratitude will shine a light on its true value, and open your mind to new ways for moving forward.
If you start with a lot of advantages and take them for granted, you’ll waste most of them. If you start with next to nothing, and yet truly treasure whatever you have, you can take yourself anywhere with it.
Life is dynamic, and responds very well to what you choose to do with it. So no matter what you have to work with, put all of yourself into the effort, and reap the rewards that your gratitude and diligence will surely bring.
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