Monday, January 7, 2019
Today's Gift
Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world - making the most of one's best. --Harry Emerson Fosdick
What am I doing with what I've got? Instead of despairing over my lack of abilities in certain areas, am I doing the best with the talents I've been given?
All of us have unique gifts and abilities. Some of us work well with our hands; others are gifted at working with abstract ideas. Whatever our abilities, we would do well to concentrate on bringing those we can do to fruition rather than focus on our limitations.
Greek philosopher Epictetus put it this way: "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." German poet and dramatist Goethe said, "The person who is born with a talent which they are meant to use finds their greatest happiness in using it."
TODAY, let me not concentrate on my handicaps as much as on my abilities. I know I have been given all I need to make my life a success.
From the book The Reflecting Pond by Liane Cordes. ©
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
Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings of gray. We believe our whole lives depend on every decision we make. When a problem comes along, we see it as a crisis rather than another of the ongoing issues that confront all people. If we are displeased with someone, or if a person is upset with us, we amplify the feelings until we rupture the whole relationship.
It would be helpful to look at today's tasks and problems as a game. Yes, we would like to play the game well, but we could have a good time while doing it. If we don't take ourselves or our problems too seriously, maybe we'll have some fun.
Action for the Day: Today I will remember that daily living needs the light of humor.
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
We thought "conditions" drove us to drink, and when we tried to correct these
conditions and found that we couldn't to our entire satisfaction, our drinking
went out of hand and we became alcoholics. It never occurred to us that
we needed to change ourselves to meet conditions, whatever they were.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, "Step Four," p. 47
Thought to Ponder
Learn to change, change to learn.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A C T I O N = Any Change To Improve Our Nature
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
There is a great treasure in this day. Find it not by looking for it, but by being an active part of it.
Be the eyes through which life sees its unbounded beauty. Be the hands through which good work brings new richness into the world.
Resolve to see the best in the people you encounter. Let them bring out the best in you.
Every small moment is an opportunity to to deepen life’s meaning, to add fulfillment. And this day is full of small moments.
From the soft rose hue of sunrise until brilliant stars are scattered through the night sky, this is your day to live. Remind yourself what a great treasure you already have and what an even better treasure you can now help to make.
For another beautiful day you can live, you can give, you can care, you can dare to love, to hope, and bring new goodness to life. Here is great treasure, ready for you to create.
There is a great treasure in this day. Find it not by looking for it, but by being an active part of it.
Be the eyes through which life sees its unbounded beauty. Be the hands through which good work brings new richness into the world.
Resolve to see the best in the people you encounter. Let them bring out the best in you.
Every small moment is an opportunity to to deepen life’s meaning, to add fulfillment. And this day is full of small moments.
From the soft rose hue of sunrise until brilliant stars are scattered through the night sky, this is your day to live. Remind yourself what a great treasure you already have and what an even better treasure you can now help to make.
For another beautiful day you can live, you can give, you can care, you can dare to love, to hope, and bring new goodness to life. Here is great treasure, ready for you to create.
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