Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Today's Gift
Care and Direction
Next day found the prospect more receptive. He had been thinking it over.
"Maybe you’re right," he said. "A Higher Power ought to be able to do anything."
Then he added, "They sure didn't do much for me when I was trying to fight this
booze racket alone." On the third day the lawyer gave his life to the care and
direction of his Higher Power, and said he was perfectly willing to do anything necessary.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "A Vision for You," p. 158
Thought to Ponder
Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
Staying positive
Everyone has their own fingerprints. The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. —Charles R. Brown
We are often amazed at how different members of the same family seem to be. Contrasts are often great: one child might be loud and funny, one might be timid and quiet, and yet neither seems to take after the parents. A family is like a vegetable garden. The vegetables respond to outside influences. The one exposed to more sunlight will grow differently than the one growing in a damp, shady place. Vegetables growing in crowded areas of the garden may not be as developed as those around them, but they might be tastier. Although we may have common roots, outside experiences and friends mold us too, making each of us unique. We sometimes lose ourselves by comparisons and feel as if we don't belong, but the variety of our family garden is what makes the world so interesting.
How can I honor another person's uniqueness 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
It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. ~David Bergman
Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or looking particularly happy in the sunlight. The more attention a plant receives, the better it will grow.
We need to be noticed in the same way. If we notice a family member or friend is drooping, perhaps we can pay some special attention to him or her. All of us need someone to care about how we are and to truly listen to us. We can share and double someone's happiness by noticing and talking about it also. We help the people around us to grow by listening to their droopy edges as well as their bright days. People need this as much as plants need light and water.
Action for the Day: I will do my best help someone grow today.
It's not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen. ~David Bergman
Plants grow best when we pay attention to them. That means watering, touching them, putting them in places where they will receive good light. They need people around them to notice if they are drooping at the edges or looking particularly happy in the sunlight. The more attention a plant receives, the better it will grow.
We need to be noticed in the same way. If we notice a family member or friend is drooping, perhaps we can pay some special attention to him or her. All of us need someone to care about how we are and to truly listen to us. We can share and double someone's happiness by noticing and talking about it also. We help the people around us to grow by listening to their droopy edges as well as their bright days. People need this as much as plants need light and water.
Action for the Day: I will do my best help someone grow today.
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
Care and Direction
Next day found the prospect more receptive. He had been thinking it over.
"Maybe you’re right," he said. "A Higher Power ought to be able to do anything."
Then he added, "They sure didn't do much for me when I was trying to fight this
booze racket alone." On the third day the lawyer gave his life to the care and
direction of his Higher Power, and said he was perfectly willing to do anything necessary.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, "A Vision for You," p. 158
Thought to Ponder
Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Staying positive
by Ralph Marston
It’s easy to be positive and upbeat when things are going well. The real challenge of living with a positive focus, is when life starts handing you problem after problem. It is much more of a struggle to remain positive when there are difficulties swirling around you. Yet that is the time when a positive outlook can make the biggest difference.
Staying positive in the midst of troubles does not mean that you should live in a state of denial, refusing to even acknowledge your problems. Rather, you must clearly see the problems and all their implications, and refuse to let them get you down. Then go beyond that, and look for how you can turn the negative into a positive.
In every difficulty, there is opportunity. In order to see that opportunity, you must look for it. That means looking clearly and objectively at the problem, free of self pity or wishful thinking.
You can be positive, no matter what. Don’t deny your problems, and don’t let them deny you.
It’s easy to be positive and upbeat when things are going well. The real challenge of living with a positive focus, is when life starts handing you problem after problem. It is much more of a struggle to remain positive when there are difficulties swirling around you. Yet that is the time when a positive outlook can make the biggest difference.
Staying positive in the midst of troubles does not mean that you should live in a state of denial, refusing to even acknowledge your problems. Rather, you must clearly see the problems and all their implications, and refuse to let them get you down. Then go beyond that, and look for how you can turn the negative into a positive.
In every difficulty, there is opportunity. In order to see that opportunity, you must look for it. That means looking clearly and objectively at the problem, free of self pity or wishful thinking.
You can be positive, no matter what. Don’t deny your problems, and don’t let them deny you.
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