Monday, June 10, 2019
Today's Gift
Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. --Codependent No More
Don't panic!
If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under--not because he couldn't swim, but because he became overwhelmed by panic.
Panic, not the task, is the enemy.
Many of us have moments when we feel crowded and overwhelmed. We have times when we feel like we cannot possibly accomplish all that needs to be done.
We may be facing a task at work, an improvement in ourselves, or change in our family life.
For a moment, it is helpful to look forward and envision the project. It is normal, when we look ahead at what need to be done, to have moments of panic. Feel the fear, then let it go. Take our eyes off the future and the enormity of the task. If we have envisioned the goal, it will be ours. We do not have to do everything today, or at once.
Focus on today. Focus on the belief that all is well. All we need to do to reach our goal is to focus on what presents itself naturally, and in an orderly way, to us today. We shall be empowered to accomplish, peacefully, what we need to get where we want to be tomorrow.
Panic will stop this process. Trust and guided action will further it. Breathe deeply. Get peaceful. Trust. Act as guided, today.
We can get back on track by treading water until we regain our composure. Once we feel peaceful, we can begin swimming again, with confidence. Keep the focus simple, on one stroke, one movement at a time. If we can make one movement, we have progressed. If we get tired, we can float - but only if we are relaxed. Before we know it, we shall reach the shore.
Design for Living
We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of
drowning persons. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be
the loving and powerful hand of a Higher Power. A new life has been given us or,
if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution,) p. 28
Thought to Ponder
The Twelve Steps — a manuscript for rational living.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Alcoholic's Answer
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Live it richly
There is darkness all around, until you open your eyes. The clearest, sunniest day has no brightness until someone observes it.
In every direction is abundance, primed to become meaningful value. In each moment, a profusion of energy and potential wait to be claimed and put to use.
Life can be magnificent, rewarding, consequential beyond description. What makes it all so, is the living of it.
Every few seconds for millions of years, waves have been rolling upon this shore. And today you are here to feel their power, to experience the beauty, to add meaning in your own special way.
You swirl constantly through a world of color, motion, sensation, and energy. Remind yourself what an epic opportunity, and responsibility, that is.
Through your life, the beauty is recognized, the energy is utilized, the magnificence has meaning. Every moment, live it richly, live it with profound gratitude, live it well.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
We never know how high we are 'Til we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies. —Emily Dickinson
We are all capable of far more than we think we are. It's in the tough times, however, that we discover the depths of our strength, and it's then that we know that some power has enabled us to do what we thought we could not. Whatever we call that power, it is there for us when we need it.
To do what seems impossible, all we need to do is ask for the help we think we need. And we can look within, too, and summon our whole selves to the task at hand. With all that going for us, how can we fail? And when the tough work is over, we'll look back and know we've grown from the experience. And yes, our statures will have touched the skies.
When I am faced with a tough task, how do I respond?
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
Don't panic!
If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under--not because he couldn't swim, but because he became overwhelmed by panic.
Panic, not the task, is the enemy.
Many of us have moments when we feel crowded and overwhelmed. We have times when we feel like we cannot possibly accomplish all that needs to be done.
We may be facing a task at work, an improvement in ourselves, or change in our family life.
For a moment, it is helpful to look forward and envision the project. It is normal, when we look ahead at what need to be done, to have moments of panic. Feel the fear, then let it go. Take our eyes off the future and the enormity of the task. If we have envisioned the goal, it will be ours. We do not have to do everything today, or at once.
Focus on today. Focus on the belief that all is well. All we need to do to reach our goal is to focus on what presents itself naturally, and in an orderly way, to us today. We shall be empowered to accomplish, peacefully, what we need to get where we want to be tomorrow.
Panic will stop this process. Trust and guided action will further it. Breathe deeply. Get peaceful. Trust. Act as guided, today.
We can get back on track by treading water until we regain our composure. Once we feel peaceful, we can begin swimming again, with confidence. Keep the focus simple, on one stroke, one movement at a time. If we can make one movement, we have progressed. If we get tired, we can float - but only if we are relaxed. Before we know it, we shall reach the shore.
Action for the Day: Today, I will believe that all is well. I am being led, but I shall only be led one day at a time. I will focus my energy on living this day to the best of my ability. If panic arises, I will stop all activity and deal with panic as a separate issue.
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, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of
drowning persons. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be
the loving and powerful hand of a Higher Power. A new life has been given us or,
if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution,) p. 28
Thought to Ponder
The Twelve Steps — a manuscript for rational living.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Alcoholic's Answer
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
There is darkness all around, until you open your eyes. The clearest, sunniest day has no brightness until someone observes it.
In every direction is abundance, primed to become meaningful value. In each moment, a profusion of energy and potential wait to be claimed and put to use.
Life can be magnificent, rewarding, consequential beyond description. What makes it all so, is the living of it.
Every few seconds for millions of years, waves have been rolling upon this shore. And today you are here to feel their power, to experience the beauty, to add meaning in your own special way.
You swirl constantly through a world of color, motion, sensation, and energy. Remind yourself what an epic opportunity, and responsibility, that is.
Through your life, the beauty is recognized, the energy is utilized, the magnificence has meaning. Every moment, live it richly, live it with profound gratitude, live it well.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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