Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Today's Gift
Listen to the kind voice inside. Listen to the voice that tells you you're
good enough. Listen to the voice that tells you it's okay to make
mistakes---you'll learn from them. Listen to the voice that tells you to go
to your meeting even though it's cold outside and you're tired. Listen and
let this voice become more and more clear. Listen, and welcome it in your
heart. Talk with the voice.
Ask it questions and seek it out when you need a friend. This voice is your
Higher Power. Listen as your Higher Power speaks to you. Listen as your
Higher Power tells you what a great person you are.
Prayer for the Day: I pray to the gentle, loving voice that lives in me. Higher Power, You've always been kind to me. You've always loved me. Help me to remember You're always there---inside me.
Action for the Day: I will take time from my busy day to listen and talk with the loving voice that lives inside me.
Rationalizations
One could say, "How very easy! Sure, I'll head toward perfection,
but I'm certainly not going to hurry any. Maybe I can postpone
dealing with some of my problems indefinitely." Of course, this
won't do. Such a bluffing of oneself will have to go the way of many
another pleasant rationalization. At the very least, we shall have to
come to grips with some of our worst character defects and
take action toward their removal as quickly as we can.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Six) p. 69
Thought to Ponder
Rationalizing is a device by means of which one protects their ego.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F E A R = Face Everything And Recover
Mistakes
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life. Like being blown out as one blows out a light. —Evelyn Scott
We need to know that we matter in this life. We need evidence that others are aware of our presence. And thus, we can be certain that others need the same attention from us. When we give it, we get it. So the giving of attention to another searching soul meets our own need for attention as well.
Respectful recognition of another's presence blesses them and ourselves. And we help one another grow, in important ways, each time we pay the compliment of acknowledgment.
We're not sure, on occasion, just what we have to offer our friends, families, co-workers. Why we are in certain circumstances may have us baffled, but it's quite probable that the people we associate with regularly need something we can give them; the reverse is just as likely. So we can begin with close attention to people in our path. It takes careful listening and close observation to sense the message another soul may be sending to our own.
I will be conscious of the people around me. I shall acknowledge them and be thankful for all they are offering me.
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
You're only human, you've suppose to make mistakes.---Billy Joel
Listen to the kind voice inside. Listen to the voice that tells you you're
good enough. Listen to the voice that tells you it's okay to make
mistakes---you'll learn from them. Listen to the voice that tells you to go
to your meeting even though it's cold outside and you're tired. Listen and
let this voice become more and more clear. Listen, and welcome it in your
heart. Talk with the voice.
Ask it questions and seek it out when you need a friend. This voice is your
Higher Power. Listen as your Higher Power speaks to you. Listen as your
Higher Power tells you what a great person you are.
Prayer for the Day: I pray to the gentle, loving voice that lives in me. Higher Power, You've always been kind to me. You've always loved me. Help me to remember You're always there---inside me.
Action for the Day: I will take time from my busy day to listen and talk with the loving voice that lives inside me.
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
One could say, "How very easy! Sure, I'll head toward perfection,
but I'm certainly not going to hurry any. Maybe I can postpone
dealing with some of my problems indefinitely." Of course, this
won't do. Such a bluffing of oneself will have to go the way of many
another pleasant rationalization. At the very least, we shall have to
come to grips with some of our worst character defects and
take action toward their removal as quickly as we can.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Six) p. 69
Thought to Ponder
Rationalizing is a device by means of which one protects their ego.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F E A R = Face Everything And Recover
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net)
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Mistakes
by Ralph Marston
Do not look where you fell,
but where you slipped.
-- African proverb
If you’re taking action, you’ll make mistakes. When you make a mistake, that’s great! You just learned something.
Admit your mistakes and examine them carefully. Take responsibility for them, and learn from them. Mistakes are superb teachers. Knowing what doesn’t work, can be a tremendous help in determining what will work.
Tom Watson, the founder of IBM, well understood the value of mistakes. Once, one of his employees made a huge mistake that cost the company millions of dollars. The employee, upon being called into Watson’s office, said “I suppose you want my resignation.” “Are you kidding,” replied Watson. “I just spent ten million dollars educating you."
Successful, effective people learn from everything that happens, including mistakes. When you make a mistake, the best policy is to pick up the pieces and look carefully at what happened. Don’t tear yourself up over it. Just examine it and learn from it. Then apply your new knowledge and try again.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Do not look where you fell,
but where you slipped.
-- African proverb
If you’re taking action, you’ll make mistakes. When you make a mistake, that’s great! You just learned something.
Admit your mistakes and examine them carefully. Take responsibility for them, and learn from them. Mistakes are superb teachers. Knowing what doesn’t work, can be a tremendous help in determining what will work.
Tom Watson, the founder of IBM, well understood the value of mistakes. Once, one of his employees made a huge mistake that cost the company millions of dollars. The employee, upon being called into Watson’s office, said “I suppose you want my resignation.” “Are you kidding,” replied Watson. “I just spent ten million dollars educating you."
Successful, effective people learn from everything that happens, including mistakes. When you make a mistake, the best policy is to pick up the pieces and look carefully at what happened. Don’t tear yourself up over it. Just examine it and learn from it. Then apply your new knowledge and try again.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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