Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Today's Gift
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches. —Alice Roosevelt Longworth
All too often, we complicate our lives. We can wonder and worry our way into confusion; obsession or preoccupation it's often called. "What if?" "Will he?" "Should I?" "What do you think?" We seldom stop trying to figure out what to do, where to do it, how to meet a challenge, until someone reminds us to "keep it simple."
What we each discover, again and again, is that the solution to any problem becomes apparent when we stop searching for it. The guidance we need for handling any difficulty, great or small, can only come into focus when we remove the barriers to it, and the greatest barrier is our frantic effort to personally solve the problem. We clutter our minds; we pray for an answer and yet don't become quiet enough, for long enough, to become aware of the direction to go, or the steps to take. And they are always there.
Inherent in every problem or challenge is its solution. Our greatest lesson in life may be to keep it simple, to know that no problem stands in our way because no solution eludes a quiet, expectant mind.
I have opportunities every day to still my mind. And the messages I need - will come quietly. My answers are within me, now.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey ©
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
Follow your dream… take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. ~Amanda Bradley
Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have selectively shared some dreams, those we figured would get approval. The ones closest and dearest to us, the ones we feel most vulnerable about, we may choose to treasure to our hearts only, sometimes thinking, "If only you knew," sometimes wondering if we are being silly.
We are coming to believe that our dreams are spirit-filled. They are gifts to encourage us. Like a ship at sea needing a "heading" to move forward, our dreams lend direction to our lives. Our frustration may be that we can't realize a dream without many steps and much time. But life is a process of steps. Success in anything comes inch by inch, stroke by stroke, step after step.
Action for the Day: My dreams today are meant to guide me. I will take a first step toward making the dream a reality.
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
Humility
Another great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects
to another human being is humility—a word often misunderstood.
To those who have made progress in A.A., it amounts to a clear
recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere
attempt to become what we could be.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Five) p. 58
Thought to Ponder
Learning is the very essence of humility; the two walk hand in hand.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E = Choosing Humility Allows New Gifts and Energy
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Strength in action
by Ralph Marston
You are strong when you want to be. Put that strength into action in the service of something good and meaningful.
You are purposeful and persistent when you choose to be. Today, and every day, choose to be.
Don’t let inactivity cause that strength to wither away unused. Refuse to allow life’s best possibilities to pass you by.
Honor your strength, be grateful for it, support and expand it, by keeping it in action. Feel the extent of your strength by using it to make a positive difference in life.
Right now, you can do something about the problems and opportunities, about the things that frustrate you and the things that inspire you. Right here, you can call your strength into action.
Get up, get going, get to work doing what you do best. Stay strong, and grow even stronger, by keeping your strength in action.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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