Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Today's Gift
The hopeful person sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm. —O. S. Marden
When wise people say, "Hope springs eternal," they are reminding us that no matter how great are the obstacles, the hope of winning out in the long run still exists. Hope is our friend when all else has failed. When we have strength of character and an energetic mind, hope always flourishes.
We discover that, at the very brink of despair, we will find courage to keep trying as long as there is hope for success. After all, what have we got to lose? Without hope, we have no chance, anyway. Our chance for glory comes when we keep trying even though all seems lost. Our hearts remain strong and brave when hope reminds us that challenges last until a game is over.
What light of hope can I keep burning within me 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
To take what fate, or the Gods, may give. ~Laurence Hope
We can't control the events of our lives, but we do have mastery over our attitudes. The chances will be many, today, to react negatively or positively to circumstances we find ourselves in. We can consider that each circumstance has something special in it for us.
Positive expectations regarding the planned as well as spontaneous activities of the day will influence the activity's flow, our involvement with it, and our interactions with the other people involved. A positive attitude seems to breed positive experiences. In other words, we attract into our lives that which we expect. How often do we get up angry, feeling behind when the day has only begun, short-tempered with our children, "ready" for a tough one at work? And we generally find it.
The Serenity Prayer offers us all the knowledge, all the wisdom we'll ever need. We can accept what has to be, change what we can, and not get confused between the two. We can inventory our attitude. Are we taking charge of it? Our attitude is something we can change.
Action for the Day: I won't get trapped today by a negative attitude. I will accept the challenge of turning my day around.
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
"Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would
solve all my problems. I have since been brought into a way of living
infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before.
My old manner of life was by no means a bad one,
but I would not exchange its best moments for the worst I have now.
I would not go back to it even if I could."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism,) pp. 42 - 43
Thought to Ponder
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S O B E R = Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Rise above the clamor, extract yourself from the pettiness. Enter the realm of brilliant, dazzling achievement.
You can do this, and now is when. Fill yourself to the core with solid, purposeful focus, and do what you do best.
As the moments quickly vanish, you can be creating value that endures. When the day draws to a close, you can have the satisfaction of knowing you made great use of it.
Every minute delivers countless options to you. And every minute you can choose the option that’s most beneficial for you, for those around you, for all of life.
Today you have the chance to demonstrate and exemplify how good, how creative, how fulfilling life can be. Take that opportunity seriously while having plenty of fun with it.
This is a day for great, meaningful achievement. And you are just the person to make it happen, starting right now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Rise above the clamor, extract yourself from the pettiness. Enter the realm of brilliant, dazzling achievement.
You can do this, and now is when. Fill yourself to the core with solid, purposeful focus, and do what you do best.
As the moments quickly vanish, you can be creating value that endures. When the day draws to a close, you can have the satisfaction of knowing you made great use of it.
Every minute delivers countless options to you. And every minute you can choose the option that’s most beneficial for you, for those around you, for all of life.
Today you have the chance to demonstrate and exemplify how good, how creative, how fulfilling life can be. Take that opportunity seriously while having plenty of fun with it.
This is a day for great, meaningful achievement. And you are just the person to make it happen, starting right now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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