Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Today's Gift
Made a Beginning
Every person who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has,
without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that
in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn their life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Already a willingness has been achieved to cast out one's own will and
one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (Step Three) p. 35
Thought to Ponder
What have I been given today? Am I willing to reach out and grasp it?
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W _ N O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing; No Other Way
Lingering complications
There are ups and downs, but whatever happens, you have to trust and believe in yourself. Luka Modric
What a great gift we've been given - ourselves. To listen to ourselves, to trust instinct and intuition, is to pay tribute to that gift.
What a disservice not to heed the leadings and leanings that so naturally arise from within. When will we learn that these leadings and leanings draw us into the Universe's rich plan for us?
We will learn. We will learn by listening, trusting, and following through. What is it time to do?... What do I need to do to take care of myself?... What am I being led to do?... What do I know?
Listen, and we will know. Listen to the voice within.
Today, I will listen and trust. I will be helped to take action when that is needed. I can trust the Universe and myself.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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 is the chiefest point of
happiness that one is willing to
be what they are. -- Desiderious Erasmus
I am an alcoholic. Today I am able to love myself because I am able
to accept myself.
More than this: because I am able to accept myself, I am able to be
myself. The acceptance of my disease around alcohol and drugs has taught me
that I am not perfect, and I do not live in a perfect world --- this leads
to an acceptance of others. My pain around alcohol and drugs has given me an
insight into the sufferings of others --- and this has produced spiritual
growth.
I am happy not because I am an alcoholic and addict but because I know that I
am an alcoholic and addict.
Action for the Day: Today I can be what I was meant to be, rather than
the "fake" that I was becoming.
It is the chiefest point of
happiness that one is willing to
be what they are. -- Desiderious Erasmus
I am an alcoholic. Today I am able to love myself because I am able
to accept myself.
More than this: because I am able to accept myself, I am able to be
myself. The acceptance of my disease around alcohol and drugs has taught me
that I am not perfect, and I do not live in a perfect world --- this leads
to an acceptance of others. My pain around alcohol and drugs has given me an
insight into the sufferings of others --- and this has produced spiritual
growth.
I am happy not because I am an alcoholic and addict but because I know that I
am an alcoholic and addict.
Action for the Day: Today I can be what I was meant to be, rather than
the "fake" that I was becoming.
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
Made a Beginning
Every person who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has,
without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that
in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn their life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Already a willingness has been achieved to cast out one's own will and
one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (Step Three) p. 35
Thought to Ponder
What have I been given today? Am I willing to reach out and grasp it?
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W _ N O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing; No Other Way
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Lingering complications
by Ralph Marston
Maybe the question or problem you’re faced with doesn’t have a good answer, or at least not one you can find right away. And maybe you can be okay with that.
Perhaps, despite all your best efforts, not everything gets resolved before the end of the day or end of the week. And maybe you can get a great night’s sleep, and have a delightful weekend, nonetheless.
Sure, it’s fine to get all the issues resolved, tied up in a nice, neat conclusion. But it’s not essential, and it rarely happens like that anyway.
You can live a great life for a long time, even with lingering complications and unanswered questions. Don’t put your life on hold waiting for all the problems to be solved.
Living a rich and joyous life does not prevent you from resolving the difficult issues. On the contrary, it helps you prioritize things and discover effective ways to deal with them.
Work diligently to solve the problems, to get the answers. While you do, live well, gently refusing to let anything keep you down.
Maybe the question or problem you’re faced with doesn’t have a good answer, or at least not one you can find right away. And maybe you can be okay with that.
Perhaps, despite all your best efforts, not everything gets resolved before the end of the day or end of the week. And maybe you can get a great night’s sleep, and have a delightful weekend, nonetheless.
Sure, it’s fine to get all the issues resolved, tied up in a nice, neat conclusion. But it’s not essential, and it rarely happens like that anyway.
You can live a great life for a long time, even with lingering complications and unanswered questions. Don’t put your life on hold waiting for all the problems to be solved.
Living a rich and joyous life does not prevent you from resolving the difficult issues. On the contrary, it helps you prioritize things and discover effective ways to deal with them.
Work diligently to solve the problems, to get the answers. While you do, live well, gently refusing to let anything keep you down.
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