Thursday, August 1, 2019
Today's Gift
We learn the magical lesson that making the most of what we have turns it into more. —Codependent No More
Gratitude
Say thank you, until we mean it.
Thank your Higher Power, life, and the universe for everyone and everything sent your way.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Gratitude makes things right.
Gratitude turns negative energy into positive energy. There is no situation or circumstance so small or large that it is not susceptible to gratitude's power. We can start with whom we are and what we have today, apply gratitude, then let it work its magic.
Say thank you, until you mean it. if you say it long enough, you will believe it.
Today, I will shine the transforming light of gratitude on all the circumstances of my life.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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
Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? ~Mary Casey
Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we are being given just what we need each day of our lives. We must not pass up what is offered today.
Time accompanies us like a friend, though often a friend denied or ignored. We can't recapture what was offered yesterday. It's gone. All that stands before us is here, now.
We can nurture the moment and know that the pain and pleasures offered us with each moment are our friends, the teachers our inner selves await. And we can be mindful that this time, this combination of events and people, won't come again. They are the gift of the present. We can be grateful.
We miss the opportunities the day offers because we don't recognize the experiences as the lesson designed for the next stage of our development. The moment's offerings are just, necessary, and friendly to our spiritual growth.
Action for the Day: I will take today in my arms and love it. I will love all it offers; it is a friend bearing gifts galore.
Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we are being given just what we need each day of our lives. We must not pass up what is offered today.
Time accompanies us like a friend, though often a friend denied or ignored. We can't recapture what was offered yesterday. It's gone. All that stands before us is here, now.
We can nurture the moment and know that the pain and pleasures offered us with each moment are our friends, the teachers our inner selves await. And we can be mindful that this time, this combination of events and people, won't come again. They are the gift of the present. We can be grateful.
We miss the opportunities the day offers because we don't recognize the experiences as the lesson designed for the next stage of our development. The moment's offerings are just, necessary, and friendly to our spiritual growth.
Action for the Day: I will take today in my arms and love it. I will love all it offers; it is a friend bearing gifts galore.
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 have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is
to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an
overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 84
Thought to Ponder
Spiritual progress isn't what gets us sober, it's what keeps us sober.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A S A P = Always Say A Prayer
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Do you get a negative attitude because you’re having a bad day, or do you have a bad day because of your negative attitude? Which is it? They both usually occur at the same time, so is there really any way to tell?
Yes, there’s an excellent way to tell. Change your attitude and see what happens. Suddenly that bad day is not going to be so bad. The situation itself hasn’t changed, but your response to it has changed dramatically, and that can make a big difference.
Some people in your town are going to have a great, enjoyable, productive day today. Others right there in the same town are going to have a lousy, miserable day. They’ll both hear the same news on the radio. They’ll both encounter the same traffic snarls. They’ll both be exposed to the same weather. So what’s the difference? The difference is primarily in what each person decides to do with the day they’ve been given.
Which day will you have today? Whichever one you choose. Choose to make it great.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Do you get a negative attitude because you’re having a bad day, or do you have a bad day because of your negative attitude? Which is it? They both usually occur at the same time, so is there really any way to tell?
Yes, there’s an excellent way to tell. Change your attitude and see what happens. Suddenly that bad day is not going to be so bad. The situation itself hasn’t changed, but your response to it has changed dramatically, and that can make a big difference.
Some people in your town are going to have a great, enjoyable, productive day today. Others right there in the same town are going to have a lousy, miserable day. They’ll both hear the same news on the radio. They’ll both encounter the same traffic snarls. They’ll both be exposed to the same weather. So what’s the difference? The difference is primarily in what each person decides to do with the day they’ve been given.
Which day will you have today? Whichever one you choose. Choose to make it great.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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