Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Today's Gift
Time heals our wounds. It teaches lessons that cannot be learned in a day. It allows truths to rise to the surface that first were difficult to see. In our impatience and restlessness we may forget that our answers come and simply waiting often fills our needs. We live in a goal-oriented world, and men are expected to go after what they want. But that is sometimes a foolish approach.
Our problems developed over time, and now recovery and growth take time. The learning we missed while we were absorbed in our excesses cannot be captured in a day. Anxieties and stresses come and go for everyone, but we often increased our problems by trying to cure what would pass on its own accord. We are learning to live more wisely through our periods of stress by trusting in the care of our Higher Power.
Action for the Day: Today, I will allow time to heal and correct rather than automatically reaching for a cure.
Lack of Power
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find
a power by which we could live, and it had to be a
Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power? Well,
that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object
is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself
which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 45
Thought to Ponder
Willpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W O W = Willingness Over Willpower
Next time
With each new day I put away the past and discover the new beginnings I have been given. —Angela L. Wozniak
We can't recapture what is no more. And the minutes or hours we spend dwelling on what was or should have been only steal away from all that presently is. Today stands before us with promise. The opportunities for growth are guaranteed, as is all the spiritual help we need to handle any situation the day offers.
If today offers us a challenge, we can be grateful. Our challenges are gifts. They mean we are ready to move ahead to new awarenesses, to a new sense of our personhood. Challenges force us to think creatively; they force us to turn to others; they demand that we change. Without challenges, we'd stagnate, enjoying life little, offering life nothing.
We each are making a special contribution, one that only we can make; each time we confront a new situation with courage. Each time we dare to open a new door. What we need to do today is to close the door on yesterday. Then we can stand ready and willing to go forward.
This day awaits my full presence. I will be the recipient of its gifts.
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
Many situations can be clarified by the passing of time. --Theodore Isaac Rubin
Many situations can be clarified by the passing of time. --Theodore Isaac Rubin
Time heals our wounds. It teaches lessons that cannot be learned in a day. It allows truths to rise to the surface that first were difficult to see. In our impatience and restlessness we may forget that our answers come and simply waiting often fills our needs. We live in a goal-oriented world, and men are expected to go after what they want. But that is sometimes a foolish approach.
Our problems developed over time, and now recovery and growth take time. The learning we missed while we were absorbed in our excesses cannot be captured in a day. Anxieties and stresses come and go for everyone, but we often increased our problems by trying to cure what would pass on its own accord. We are learning to live more wisely through our periods of stress by trusting in the care of our Higher Power.
Action for the Day: Today, I will allow time to heal and correct rather than automatically reaching for a cure.
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
Lack of Power
Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find
a power by which we could live, and it had to be a
Power greater than ourselves. Obviously.
But where and how were we to find this Power? Well,
that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object
is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself
which will solve your problem.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (We Agnostics) p. 45
Thought to Ponder
Willpower ... our will-ingness to use a Higher Power.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W O W = Willingness Over Willpower
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Next time
by Ralph Marston
This time, you didn’t get it perfect. And that’s just fine, because next time you can remember.
Next time, you can remember what went right and what went wrong. And you can be prepared to more effectively deal with both.
Next time, you can recall the successes you had and the mistakes you made. You’ll have the opportunity to avoid those mistakes and expand on the successes.
Next time, you’ll have the valuable benefit of experience. Next time you’ll have greater familiarity, more confidence, much less doubt and hesitation.
Next time you’ll do better, and the time after that, even better. Experience quickly adds up, and quickly adds value, power, effectiveness.
If at first you don’t succeed, if at first you don’t get it quite right, proceed to next time. Next time, you’ll have the opportunity to improve, and you will.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
This time, you didn’t get it perfect. And that’s just fine, because next time you can remember.
Next time, you can remember what went right and what went wrong. And you can be prepared to more effectively deal with both.
Next time, you can recall the successes you had and the mistakes you made. You’ll have the opportunity to avoid those mistakes and expand on the successes.
Next time, you’ll have the valuable benefit of experience. Next time you’ll have greater familiarity, more confidence, much less doubt and hesitation.
Next time you’ll do better, and the time after that, even better. Experience quickly adds up, and quickly adds value, power, effectiveness.
If at first you don’t succeed, if at first you don’t get it quite right, proceed to next time. Next time, you’ll have the opportunity to improve, and you will.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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