Thursday, January 24, 2019
Today's Gift
Action for the Day: Today, I am grateful to know and share my feelings and to have genuine relationships with those I love.
Sanity Returned
They were on thin ice. Again it was the old, insidious insanity—that first drink.
But what about their responsibilities—their family and the people who would die
because they would not know how to get well, ah—yes, those other alcoholics?
There must be many such in this town. They would phone a someone in recovery.
They sanity returned and they thanked his Higher Power.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "A Vision for You," pp. 154 - 155
Thought to Ponder
We are either working on recovery or we're working on a relapse.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F E A R = Frantic, Insane, Nuts, Emotional
Challenge to do better
You have got to know what it is you want, or someone is going to sell you a bill of goods somewhere along the line that can do irreparable damage to your self esteem, your sense of worth, and your stewardship of the talents. —Richard Nelson Bolles
In life, getting to know ourselves sometimes means developing a new form of toughness. As we deepen our relationships with ourselves, we have a clearer sense of what we care about, what is truly important, and what is not. Certainly we have learned there is evil in the world. Harm does come to good people and the good side does not always win. So we must be someone who know ourselves and are not pushovers when our basic values and needs are challenged. We leave room for being wrong, and we continue to grow and learn. But we stand up for what we believe as we see it today.
We must not join the forces that would put us down or destroy us. Those negative forces are within us more often than they are outside. Wherever they come from, knowing clearly what we want and care about is our strongest defense.
I will seek the wisdom to know my values and the strength to defend my beliefs.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind. ~Alex Karras
In our culture, being an adult often means being tough and not showing feelings. We realize in this life of recovery that those are silly and immature myths, even though we see them repeatedly on TV, on billboards, and in newspapers.
When we are told these things repeatedly, it makes an impact on us. So we need to hear from each other that this is not the way we wish to live. We don't admire these attitudes, and we don't believe the stories. Truly courageous people know themselves. They have been around enough to have depth to their souls, to let themselves love, and to feel the pain of life.
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind. ~Alex Karras
In our culture, being an adult often means being tough and not showing feelings. We realize in this life of recovery that those are silly and immature myths, even though we see them repeatedly on TV, on billboards, and in newspapers.
When we are told these things repeatedly, it makes an impact on us. So we need to hear from each other that this is not the way we wish to live. We don't admire these attitudes, and we don't believe the stories. Truly courageous people know themselves. They have been around enough to have depth to their souls, to let themselves love, and to feel the pain of life.
Action for the Day: Today, I am grateful to know and share my feelings and to have genuine relationships with those I love.
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
Sanity Returned
They were on thin ice. Again it was the old, insidious insanity—that first drink.
But what about their responsibilities—their family and the people who would die
because they would not know how to get well, ah—yes, those other alcoholics?
There must be many such in this town. They would phone a someone in recovery.
They sanity returned and they thanked his Higher Power.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "A Vision for You," pp. 154 - 155
Thought to Ponder
We are either working on recovery or we're working on a relapse.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F E A R = Frantic, Insane, Nuts, Emotional
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Challenge to do better
by Ralph Marston
You have ideas, and then you have doubts about those ideas. Let your doubts help you to improve your ideas rather than discard those ideas.
See each doubt as a challenge to do better, not as an excuse to do nothing. Figure out what it would take to erase the doubt, and proceed to get it done.
Let your doubts push you to do the work that will refine your ideas and extract value from them. Use your doubts to ensure that there’s real wisdom and depth in your ideas.
See your doubts as a way to proofread what you intend to do before you actually do it. Make your actions stronger, more relevant and effective by first challenging them with your own healthy skepticism.
Life can be filled with pitfalls and danger, and you’re smart to be wary. Yet the best way to deal with the danger is not to retreat from it, but to find a way to act in the face of it.
Push boldly forward, welcoming the doubts that are sure to come. Employ those doubts to improve your performance, and as each doubt dissolves a new achievement will take its place.
You have ideas, and then you have doubts about those ideas. Let your doubts help you to improve your ideas rather than discard those ideas.
See each doubt as a challenge to do better, not as an excuse to do nothing. Figure out what it would take to erase the doubt, and proceed to get it done.
Let your doubts push you to do the work that will refine your ideas and extract value from them. Use your doubts to ensure that there’s real wisdom and depth in your ideas.
See your doubts as a way to proofread what you intend to do before you actually do it. Make your actions stronger, more relevant and effective by first challenging them with your own healthy skepticism.
Life can be filled with pitfalls and danger, and you’re smart to be wary. Yet the best way to deal with the danger is not to retreat from it, but to find a way to act in the face of it.
Push boldly forward, welcoming the doubts that are sure to come. Employ those doubts to improve your performance, and as each doubt dissolves a new achievement will take its place.
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