Monday, August 12, 2019
Today's Gift
It is as important to cultivate your silence power, as it is your word power. ~William James
We bless ourselves with renewal and healing when we retreat from the world for a few private moments of silence. The power we cultivate in silence isn't generated by us; that power comes to us. We can do this by deliberately withdrawing from all distractions. Then we quiet our inner selves by concentrating on deep relaxation, thinking about a brief reading, or by praying.
Most of us already have a personal island of renewal that we have turned to many times in the past for serenity and strength. We can use it and turn to it daily. This natural pattern is necessary for a strong and healthy life. It builds our relationship with our Higher Power, the Universe and ourselves. In our problems with self-esteem, we often label as worthless the quiet, subtle things we do, but these very things are essential to build our strength and self esteem.
I will take time for silence to receive the power it gives in my life.
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
Many of us have tried to find a way to outwit our loneliness, or to escape its truth. We have learned that we cannot. As parents looking at our children we may wish to spare them this pain. As one with our mates, we have dreamed of an ideal connection where all loneliness was dispelled.
We can't obliterate loneliness. But we can learn to accept and deal with it. There is no need to compulsively cover all traces and all reminders that we are alone. We can accept this universal truth. We are alone, but so is everybody. We can make true contact with each other out of our aloneness. True intimacy with another person comes out of first seeing our separateness, and then bridging the gap.
Action for the day: Today, I accept the feeling of loneliness as part of life. I can make contact with my brothers and sisters, knowing we are all in the same condition.
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
But I soon found that when all other measures failed, work
with another alcoholic would save the day. Many times I
have gone to my old hospital in despair. On talking to a
man there, I would be amazingly lifted up and set on my feet.
It is a design for living that works in rough going.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Bill's Story) p. 15
Thought to Ponder
Service made me feel useful.
Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past.
AA-related 'Alconym'
G I F T S = Getting It From The Steps
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
Fill your day with meaningful activity. That way you won’t be tempted to waste time being less than you can be.
When you’re not engaged in climbing higher, it’s all too easy to slide into negativity. When you’re not clear on what you intend to do, you won’t do anything of much use.
You have so many capabilities and opportunities, it’s nothing short of miraculous. Live the miracle.
Feel the wonder of being, as you come fully alive in the service of a useful purpose. Know the joy, the satisfaction, the power of living this day on your own highest terms.
Allow yourself to be powerfully pushed in a positive direction by your natural desire to make a difference. Marvel at the abundance that surrounds you, as you transform it into value and fulfillment.
This whole day, this whole existence, is yours now. Now, make it count for something great.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Fill your day with meaningful activity. That way you won’t be tempted to waste time being less than you can be.
When you’re not engaged in climbing higher, it’s all too easy to slide into negativity. When you’re not clear on what you intend to do, you won’t do anything of much use.
You have so many capabilities and opportunities, it’s nothing short of miraculous. Live the miracle.
Feel the wonder of being, as you come fully alive in the service of a useful purpose. Know the joy, the satisfaction, the power of living this day on your own highest terms.
Allow yourself to be powerfully pushed in a positive direction by your natural desire to make a difference. Marvel at the abundance that surrounds you, as you transform it into value and fulfillment.
This whole day, this whole existence, is yours now. Now, make it count for something great.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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