Thursday, March 14, 2019
Today's Gift
Was there ever a time when we did not feel divided from ourselves? Occasionally we get a glimpse of what such spiritual wholeness would be like, but most of the time we struggle with feelings of conflict, unevenness, a divided heart. Perhaps, "the child" is a metaphor for a spiritual guide, like our own higher power, that can help us in our journey toward self-acceptance.
"I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent," writes author Ashleigh Brilliant. If we can be happy with this proud, funny boast then perhaps we can stop berating ourselves for our imperfections. If we dwell on our own contradictory impulses, we give them too much important, too much power.
Action for the Day: I will trust my glimpses of harmony and wholeness and be grateful for the richness of my spirit.
One Of Them Too
Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered.
These are followed by forty-two personal experiences. . .
Our hope is that many alcoholic people, desperately in need,
will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing
ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say,
"Yes, I am one of them too; I must have this thing."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 29
Thought to Ponder
Higher Power grant that AA may ever stay simple.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H E A L = Helping Every Alcoholic Live
Your instincts
by Ralph Marston
Pay attention to your instincts. Just because they are not rational does not mean they are uninformed.
There is much your senses have captured that you never consciously realized. There is much you have known that you do not currently recall.
Your instincts are informed by the rich sensory details of your experiences and the memories hidden in your subconscious. Your instincts draw upon truths that are not limited by reason or logic.
Your instincts can make connections that you are afraid to make or embarrassed to make, or just too stubborn to make. No, they are not magically perfect, but neither are your instincts crazy.
When you feel something is wrong, though you have no explicit evidence for it to be, give weight to that feeling. Don’t be so impressed with your own intelligence that you ignore what you can’t explain.
Tap into the dimension of your intelligence that exists beyond fact and reason. Give serious consideration to your instincts, for they know you and your world very well.
The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find their self in places no one has ever seen before. – Albert Einstein
What does it mean to be different? How does it feel? Is it okay to act or look or be different from everyone else at times? Sometimes, maybe even most of the time, it feels safer to blend into the crowd. We don't want to stick out like a sore thumb. But sometimes it's when we are different that we discover new things no one has ever thought of or done before.
We don't want to spend our whole lives doing only what others do. And there are times when we must take a stand if what others are doing is wrong. Perhaps it's good practice to try to do some little thing differently once in a while, to stand out from the crowd, just to get used to it. We might even like it. After all, if no one ever dares to be different, how would our world ever change for the better?
What little thing can I do to stand out from the crowd 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
The child is an almost universal symbol for the soul's transformation. The child is whole, not yet divided. . .when we would heal the mind. . .we ask this child to speak to us. --Susan Griffin
Was there ever a time when we did not feel divided from ourselves? Occasionally we get a glimpse of what such spiritual wholeness would be like, but most of the time we struggle with feelings of conflict, unevenness, a divided heart. Perhaps, "the child" is a metaphor for a spiritual guide, like our own higher power, that can help us in our journey toward self-acceptance.
"I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent," writes author Ashleigh Brilliant. If we can be happy with this proud, funny boast then perhaps we can stop berating ourselves for our imperfections. If we dwell on our own contradictory impulses, we give them too much important, too much power.
Action for the Day: I will trust my glimpses of harmony and wholeness and be grateful for the richness of my spirit.
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
One Of Them Too
Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered.
These are followed by forty-two personal experiences. . .
Our hope is that many alcoholic people, desperately in need,
will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing
ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say,
"Yes, I am one of them too; I must have this thing."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 29
Thought to Ponder
Higher Power grant that AA may ever stay simple.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H E A L = Helping Every Alcoholic Live
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Pay attention to your instincts. Just because they are not rational does not mean they are uninformed.
There is much your senses have captured that you never consciously realized. There is much you have known that you do not currently recall.
Your instincts are informed by the rich sensory details of your experiences and the memories hidden in your subconscious. Your instincts draw upon truths that are not limited by reason or logic.
Your instincts can make connections that you are afraid to make or embarrassed to make, or just too stubborn to make. No, they are not magically perfect, but neither are your instincts crazy.
When you feel something is wrong, though you have no explicit evidence for it to be, give weight to that feeling. Don’t be so impressed with your own intelligence that you ignore what you can’t explain.
Tap into the dimension of your intelligence that exists beyond fact and reason. Give serious consideration to your instincts, for they know you and your world very well.
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