Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Today's Gift
Friends are people who help you be more yourself, more the person you are intended to be. —Merle Shain
Sometimes a teacher, sometimes a neighbor, almost always our moms and dads encourage us to try new activities or to improve our schoolwork, sports, drawing, or gardening. Because they are our friends, they want us to be the best we can be.
Not everyone knows how to be a friend. Some people only criticize and never praise. People who never encourage or praise us are usually unhappy with their own achievements. They don't mean us harm. Perhaps they just need a friend, too. Not only do we each need friends to help us grow, we need to be friends to others. To encourage and praise those who need it will help us in return.
Whose friend can I be 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
Don't overlook the value of friendship. Don't neglect friends.
Friends are a joy. Adult friendships can be a good place for us to learn to have fun and to appreciate how much fun we can have with a friend.
Friends can be a comfort. Who knows us better, or is more able to give us support, than a good friend? A friendship is a comfortable place to be ourselves. Often, our choice of friends will reflect the issue we're working on. Giving and receiving support will help both people grow.
Some friendships wax and wane, going through cycles throughout the years. Some trail off when one person outgrows the other. Certainly, we will have trials and tests in friendships and, at times, be called on to practice our recovery behaviors.
But some friendships will last a lifetime. There are special love relationships, and there are friendships. Sometimes, our friendships - especially recovery friendships - can be special love relationships too.
Action for the Day: Today, I will reach out to a friend. I will let myself enjoy the comfort, joys, and enduring quality of my friendships.
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
This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose,
accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of a Higher Power in our lives.
We have come to believe They would like us to keep our heads in the clouds
with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. That is
where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 130
Thought to Ponder
Faith is our greatest gift; its sharing with others our greatest responsibility..
AA-related 'Alconym'
T R U S T = Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions
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
Remember always that people want to feel needed. They want to help out and be a part of what you are doing. When you satisfy this desire in people, you receive their admiration, loyalty, respect and cooperation.
Other people can be a powerful source of ideas, of motivation, of business contacts -- if you encourage their participation. Most people are only too willing to help. Most people are genuinely flattered when you ask for their opinion or their expertise.
On the other hand, you must not take advantage of people. Asking someone for their help out of laziness on your part will not win you any points. People are willing to help you only if they see you are putting forth your own best effort. No one will want to help you if you don’t help yourself. However, if you’re striving toward excellence every day, people will jump all over themselves to be a part of what you are doing.
And always show sincere appreciation. People will want to help you only if they feel you are truly grateful.
There’s an old story in the sales business about a salesman who doubled his orders for cash registers by asking for advice rather than orders. He would call on each prospect, introduce himself, and say, “Mr. Jones, I didn’t come here to sell you a machine. I came to get some advice. I’m new at this and I wonder if you would show me how to sell it.” The prospect would almost always be quite complimented, and work up a great sales presentation. Then the salesman would say, “You make it sound like you need one.” He made many sales just from letting the other person take part.
This concept only works if you’re willing to “give” as much as you “take.” If you’re always willing to help and advise others, then there will be plenty of people whom you, in turn, can call on for advice and assistance.
It’s very, very difficult to accomplish anything alone. And it is quite unnecessary as well. There are plenty of people willing to help you if you will only ask.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Remember always that people want to feel needed. They want to help out and be a part of what you are doing. When you satisfy this desire in people, you receive their admiration, loyalty, respect and cooperation.
Other people can be a powerful source of ideas, of motivation, of business contacts -- if you encourage their participation. Most people are only too willing to help. Most people are genuinely flattered when you ask for their opinion or their expertise.
On the other hand, you must not take advantage of people. Asking someone for their help out of laziness on your part will not win you any points. People are willing to help you only if they see you are putting forth your own best effort. No one will want to help you if you don’t help yourself. However, if you’re striving toward excellence every day, people will jump all over themselves to be a part of what you are doing.
And always show sincere appreciation. People will want to help you only if they feel you are truly grateful.
There’s an old story in the sales business about a salesman who doubled his orders for cash registers by asking for advice rather than orders. He would call on each prospect, introduce himself, and say, “Mr. Jones, I didn’t come here to sell you a machine. I came to get some advice. I’m new at this and I wonder if you would show me how to sell it.” The prospect would almost always be quite complimented, and work up a great sales presentation. Then the salesman would say, “You make it sound like you need one.” He made many sales just from letting the other person take part.
This concept only works if you’re willing to “give” as much as you “take.” If you’re always willing to help and advise others, then there will be plenty of people whom you, in turn, can call on for advice and assistance.
It’s very, very difficult to accomplish anything alone. And it is quite unnecessary as well. There are plenty of people willing to help you if you will only ask.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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