Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Today's Gift
Not only is it okay to take care of ourselves, we can take good care of ourselves.
Many of us, so confident about our ability to take care of others, doubt our inherent strength to care for ourselves. We may have come to believe, from our past or present circumstances, that we need to take care of others and we need others to take care of us. This is the ultimate codependent belief.
No matter where this self-defeating belief was born, we can release it and replace it with a better one, a healthier one, a more accurate one.
We can take care of ourselves whether we are in or out of a relationship. Everything we need will be provided. We will have loved ones, friends, and our Higher Power to help.
Knowing that we can take care of ourselves doesn't mean we wont have feelings of fear, discomfort, doubt, anger, and fragility at times. It means we practice courageous vulnerability, as Colette Dowling called it in Cinderella Complex. We may feel scared, but we do it anyway.
Today's Action: Today, Higher Power, help me know how I can take care of myself.
Prayer and Meditation
We liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles.
But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the
scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove
his pet theory wrong. Of course we finally did experiment, and
when unexpected results followed, we felt different, in fact; we
*knew* different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 97
Thought to Ponder
Life is fragile, handle with prayer.
AA-related 'Alconym'
P R A Y E R = Praying Regularly Allows Your Everyday Recovery
Think well
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
The little rabbit stood alone, watching her family and friends hop and skip about her in the forest, playing her favorite rabbit game. Try as she might, each time she attempted to join in, she tripped about awkwardly. When this happened, the other rabbits laughed uproariously at her and called her "Grace." Soon even she forgot her real name. But in the moments when Grace was alone, she danced around the trees with ease. She was as smooth and graceful as any ballerina. An old owl sat high above her one night, watching her intently. The moonlight streamed through the treetops like a soft spotlight and he sat and watched as little Grace moved in and out of the moonbeams. Finally he said, "Grace, you are more graceful than any creature I've ever seen." Grace was startled that someone had been watching her, but listened carefully to the wise owl's words as he continued. "You have carried this beauty within you all the time, but locked it inside when you tried too hard." If we remember to relax and trust in ourselves, we, too, will discover that we are able.
What hidden ability can I set loose 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
Letting Go of Self Doubt
A married woman who had recently joined Al Anon called me one afternoon. She worked part time as a registered nurse, had assumed all the responsibilities for raising her two children, and did all the household chores, including repairs and finances. I want to separate from my husband, she sobbed. I cant stand him or his abuse any longer. But tell me, please tell me, she said, do you think I can take care of myself? --Codependent No More
Letting Go of Self Doubt
A married woman who had recently joined Al Anon called me one afternoon. She worked part time as a registered nurse, had assumed all the responsibilities for raising her two children, and did all the household chores, including repairs and finances. I want to separate from my husband, she sobbed. I cant stand him or his abuse any longer. But tell me, please tell me, she said, do you think I can take care of myself? --Codependent No More
Not only is it okay to take care of ourselves, we can take good care of ourselves.
Many of us, so confident about our ability to take care of others, doubt our inherent strength to care for ourselves. We may have come to believe, from our past or present circumstances, that we need to take care of others and we need others to take care of us. This is the ultimate codependent belief.
No matter where this self-defeating belief was born, we can release it and replace it with a better one, a healthier one, a more accurate one.
We can take care of ourselves whether we are in or out of a relationship. Everything we need will be provided. We will have loved ones, friends, and our Higher Power to help.
Knowing that we can take care of ourselves doesn't mean we wont have feelings of fear, discomfort, doubt, anger, and fragility at times. It means we practice courageous vulnerability, as Colette Dowling called it in Cinderella Complex. We may feel scared, but we do it anyway.
Today's Action: Today, Higher Power, help me know how I can take care of myself.
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
Prayer and Meditation
We liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles.
But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the
scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove
his pet theory wrong. Of course we finally did experiment, and
when unexpected results followed, we felt different, in fact; we
*knew* different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 97
Thought to Ponder
Life is fragile, handle with prayer.
AA-related 'Alconym'
P R A Y E R = Praying Regularly Allows Your Everyday Recovery
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Think well
by Ralph Marston
Think well of the moment, and you will do well with it. Think well of the people you encounter, and make those encounters more fruitful.
Everything you do, begins with how you think. Every word, every facial expression, every action, has origin in thought.
The way you think of this day determines how you live it, and what you make of it. The way you think of each situation, each turn of events, guides and directs your specific responses.
A successful day, month, year, flows from a successful, positive frame of mind. You can’t think negatively about life and then make something good and valuable out of it.
With your thoughts you decide what you focus upon, what you invest yourself in, what you do with what you have. Choose those thoughts that lead you in the direction you most want to live.
Think well of life. You’ll experience and fulfill it accordingly.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Think well of the moment, and you will do well with it. Think well of the people you encounter, and make those encounters more fruitful.
Everything you do, begins with how you think. Every word, every facial expression, every action, has origin in thought.
The way you think of this day determines how you live it, and what you make of it. The way you think of each situation, each turn of events, guides and directs your specific responses.
A successful day, month, year, flows from a successful, positive frame of mind. You can’t think negatively about life and then make something good and valuable out of it.
With your thoughts you decide what you focus upon, what you invest yourself in, what you do with what you have. Choose those thoughts that lead you in the direction you most want to live.
Think well of life. You’ll experience and fulfill it accordingly.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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