Thursday, June 13, 2019
Today's Gift
You must fight off a "bad luck" way of thinking as if you were dealing with an invasion of hostile forces - for that is precisely what you are dealing with. —Maxwell Maltz
Life is an ongoing experience with two opposing forces. One force is constantly building up, and the other is constantly tearing down. We have successes and accomplishments, and we have failures and defeats. We finally get our house in order, and it immediately begins to become disordered again.
There are forces supporting our self-esteem and forces tearing us down. Friends who wish us well, good will and generosity among people, and the momentum of our healthy actions are constructive forces in our lives. Destructive forces are the pull of old habits, bad luck, accidents, and negative thoughts. We must choose on which side we will put our energies. Are we men who hate ourselves, believe in bad luck and despair, and thereby join the forces that would tear us down? Or will we choose to be on the side that builds us up?
Today, by the grace of my Higher Powers, I will join the forces that are on my side. I will stand up for myself and my worth.
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
Keep It Simple
Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that we can't handle whatever might be asked of us. Maybe today is one of those days. Perhaps we feel 12 years old, instead of 42. To consciously behave like a responsible 42-year-old is out of the question. Acting "as if" is the next best thing, the program tells us, and it is.
Acting "as if" also comes in handy when only a minor kink interferes with the day's progression. Most problems don't fit an easy solution or a familiar one. However, most problems are dispensed with by seeing them as opportunities for creative response, calmly seeking guidance and then moving ahead slowly, being aware of the effects of our actions.
Action for the Day: Today, and every day, I will have an opportunity to think creatively and to rely on my inner guide. Instead of dreading the unfamiliar, I will be glad for it. It's moving me ever closer to understanding life's mysteries.
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
Depth and Weight
Frothy emotional appeal seldom suffices. The message which can
interest and hold these alcoholic people must have depth and weight.
In nearly all cases, their ideals must be grounded in a power greater
than themselves, if they are to re-create their lives.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Doctors Opinion,) p. xxviii
Thought to Ponder
Our Higher Power seldom becomes a reality until They become a necessity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Life can be difficult, no matter how you live it. Don’t make it a hundred times more difficult by living irresponsibly.
Exercise positive, intentional control of your life. Otherwise you’ll be tossed around by random events and frivolous impulses.
Decide precisely who you want to be, where you want to go, what you want to experience. Then focus your energy on making it all happen.
Give yourself the benefit of a plan, for the day, for the month, for the decade. Experience all the great benefits of harnessing your time, energy, and activity for meaningful purpose.
You can do so much more than merely getting by. You can make progress, and then make more progress.
Show yourself how much you value yourself and the life you have. Live it in each moment, in every situation, with discipline and positive purpose.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Life can be difficult, no matter how you live it. Don’t make it a hundred times more difficult by living irresponsibly.
Exercise positive, intentional control of your life. Otherwise you’ll be tossed around by random events and frivolous impulses.
Decide precisely who you want to be, where you want to go, what you want to experience. Then focus your energy on making it all happen.
Give yourself the benefit of a plan, for the day, for the month, for the decade. Experience all the great benefits of harnessing your time, energy, and activity for meaningful purpose.
You can do so much more than merely getting by. You can make progress, and then make more progress.
Show yourself how much you value yourself and the life you have. Live it in each moment, in every situation, with discipline and positive purpose.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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