Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Today's Gift
We are each so much more than what some reduce to measuring. —Karen Kaiser Clark
Our society places great emphasis on how well each person is doing. It makes us judgmental and competitive. As children we may have thought that our real value was measured by the grades we got in school or the scores of our sports. As grown ups we continue measuring our worth by things like the size of our wages, the model of the car we drive, or even how many friends and likes we have on social media.
We can't stop the measuring, but we can step outside this system. When we seek to know and do the will of our Higher Power and the Universe, which is beyond the limitations of such measurements. Submitting our own will to our Higher Power releases us from the competition and the judgments in these games of measurement. Our loyalties are to values like honesty, respect, peace, and wholeness.
Today, I will remember that my value as a person isn't measured on a man-made scale.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Walk in Dry Places
Handling limitations
What can we change ?
There's always danger that resignation will masquerade as acceptance. In 12 Step programs, we must learn the difference between the two. Resignation refers to putting up with conditions that we should actually change; it regards self-imposed limitation. Acceptance meansx recognizing reality and becoming comfortable with it.
We might resign ourselves to bad treatment that is unacceptable, or we might put up with personal shortcomings that we could change. When someone points this out, we defend ourselves by asserting points this out., we defend ourselves by asserting that we're practicing acceptance.
As human beings and children of the Universe, we are entitled to live with dignity and to receive fair treatment. We should never resign ourselves to anything that robs us of this basic humanity. Our Higher Power will show us how to eliminate resignation if we have been practicing it. The message of the program is that we never have to accept the things we can and should change.
Action for the Day: Today if I am uncomfortable with something, I'll ask myself if I've been practicing resignation instead of acceptance. There may be many things in my life that can and should be changed.
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
Simple, But Not Easy
Belief in the power of our Higher Power, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to
establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements.
Simple, but not easy; a price had to be paid. It meant destruction of self-centeredness.
I must turn in all things to the Universe which presides over us all.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story,) pp. 13 - 14
Thought to Ponder
New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W I L L I N G = When I Live Life, I Need Goodness
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Give yourself
by Ralph Marston
Give yourself dreams, goals, and plans you can look forward to. Give yourself challenges that will energize you.
Give yourself some confidence in your own perspective and abilities. Give yourself the time and patience to get things right.
Give yourself a short break when you grow weary. Then give yourself a solid push to get back to work.
Give yourself the discipline to get difficult jobs accomplished. Give yourself the persistence to continue with your efforts.
Give yourself the support and respect that come from taking good care of your health and well being. Give yourself laughter, passion, and joy.
Give yourself the irreplaceable fulfillment of giving to others. Give yourself a life overflowing in every part with purpose, meaning, and love.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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