Monday, August 5, 2019
Today's Gift
The bottom line is that I am responsible for my own well-being, my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days. —Kathleen Andrus
There is no provision for blaming others in our lives. Who we are is a composite of the actions, attitudes, choices, decisions we've made up to now. For many of us, predicaments may have resulted from our decisions to not act when the opportunity arose. But these were decisions, no less, and we must take responsibility for making them.
We need not feel utterly powerless and helpless about the events of our lives. True, we cannot control others, and we cannot curb the momentum of a situation, but we can choose our own responses to both; these choices will heighten our sense of self and well-being and may well positively influence the quality of the day.
I will accept responsibility for my actions, but not for the outcome of a situation; that is all that's requested of me. It is one of the assignments of life, and homework is forthcoming.
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
We awaken in the morning, and the day is an un-built creation. We have some ideas about what we will accomplish today. But our Higher Power also has some things in mind, which are not yet part of our consciousness. We have lived long enough to know that every day brings surprises. We know in advance we will be frustrated in some of our desires, and we may be helped or advanced in others. But what about the totally unexpected? Will we even notice the subtle opportunities? Will we see an opportunity for a friendly conversation? Do our plans unwittingly prevent other possibilities from intruding?
When we hold loosely to our daily plans, we are more open to knowing the will of our Higher Power. Then each day is a spiritual process. It becomes a combined creation of our Higher Power and our own consciousness.
Action for the day: Today, I will hold my own plan loosely so that I can continue to be open to the healing powers of the Universe.
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
In thinking about our day we may face indecision.
We may not be able to determine which course to
take. Here we ask our Higher Power for inspiration, an intuitive
thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We
don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right
answers come after we have tried this for a while.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 86
Thought to Ponder
Today I pray over the things that I used to drink over.
AA-related 'Alconym'
P U S H = Pray Until Something Happens
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
Set an intention and follow it. Choose a goal and achieve it.
Pick an adventure and experience it. Identify a problem and solve it.
Get up, get going, and get yourself participating in life. Discover how much the possibilities expand once you start actively moving through them.
Watch the sun come up and know that by the time daylight fades you will have made great progress. Use this day for more than just waiting, wondering, and wishing.
Do that thing you’ve always wanted to do, meant to do, needed to do. Now is when your life is lived, so fill it with the best you can envision, now.
Look far, aim high, give generously to the most positive possibilities. Demonstrate with your actions how thankful you are to be living the richness of now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Set an intention and follow it. Choose a goal and achieve it.
Pick an adventure and experience it. Identify a problem and solve it.
Get up, get going, and get yourself participating in life. Discover how much the possibilities expand once you start actively moving through them.
Watch the sun come up and know that by the time daylight fades you will have made great progress. Use this day for more than just waiting, wondering, and wishing.
Do that thing you’ve always wanted to do, meant to do, needed to do. Now is when your life is lived, so fill it with the best you can envision, now.
Look far, aim high, give generously to the most positive possibilities. Demonstrate with your actions how thankful you are to be living the richness of now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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