Monday, September 23, 2019
Today's Gift
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another. —Helen Keller
It is a great loss when we underestimate the importance of our efforts in the life of another. One person, who had to spend some time in a hospital, waited day after day to receive a card or a telephone call from those who cared. Some people, who they expected to call or write, did not. Others, who the person had not felt close to, and whom they did not expect to hear from, surprised them with their concern. They came to place greater value on those who had cared enough to call or send a card.
A little act, the best we have at that moment, makes a big difference to the person on the other end. Knowing this helps us make sure that all our acts, even the smallest, are as good as we can make them, because they all make a difference.
What small acts of those around me have made a difference to me?
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
Being human means we'll have hard times along with pleasant ones. Whether with friends, at school, or at home, we'll find reasons for sadness or anger as easily as for laughter. In every part of our lives, we're offered just what we need for growth.
Being the best we know how to be doesn't mean we'll escape confusion or pain. Through the troubling times we learn to trust in a Higher Power; we learn patience; we learn to let go and let our Higher Power decide outcomes. The troubling times offer us growth and serenity, our keys to happiness.
Action for the day: I will look for the hidden gifts in today's troubles.
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 they will be curious to learn why their own convictions have not worked
and why yours seem to work so well. They may be an example of the truth
that faith alone is insufficient. To be vital, faith must be accompanied
by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 93
Thought to Ponder
Faith is mighty. Action with faith is mightier.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W = Honest, Open-minded, Willing
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
Always do the right thing to begin with. It’s a whole lot easier and more reliable than having to make it right later.
Tell the whole truth up front, especially when it is a difficult truth. Delaying, obscuring, and avoiding that truth will only make it that much more difficult.
Don’t delude yourself into thinking you can cheat life or shortcut the process. Instead, give yourself the benefit of embracing the opportunity to do the right thing.
Avoid the necessity of long, tortured, dubious explanations, and avoid the temptation to cover up the truth. Just put your energy into doing the right thing to begin with.
Spend your time making new progress, not repeating old excuses. Put your effort into looking forward with confidence, and not looking back with worry.
Begin with what is right, what is good, what is useful, helpful, considerate, and honest. And position yourself to go in a truly successful direction.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Always do the right thing to begin with. It’s a whole lot easier and more reliable than having to make it right later.
Tell the whole truth up front, especially when it is a difficult truth. Delaying, obscuring, and avoiding that truth will only make it that much more difficult.
Don’t delude yourself into thinking you can cheat life or shortcut the process. Instead, give yourself the benefit of embracing the opportunity to do the right thing.
Avoid the necessity of long, tortured, dubious explanations, and avoid the temptation to cover up the truth. Just put your energy into doing the right thing to begin with.
Spend your time making new progress, not repeating old excuses. Put your effort into looking forward with confidence, and not looking back with worry.
Begin with what is right, what is good, what is useful, helpful, considerate, and honest. And position yourself to go in a truly successful direction.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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