Friday, October 17, 2019
Today's Gift
There are ups and downs, but whatever happens, you have to trust and believe in yourself. Luka Modric
Throwing Out the Rule Book
Many of us feel like we need a rule book, a microscope, and a warranty to get through life. We feel uncertain, frightened. We want the security of knowing what's going to happen, and how we shall act.
We don't trust life or ourselves.
We don't trust the Plan.
We want to be in control.
"I've made terrible mistakes about my choices, mistakes that nearly destroyed me. Life has really shocked me. How can I trust myself? How can I trust life, and my instincts, after where I've been?" asked one person.
It is understandable that we fear being crushed again, considering the way many of us have failed at things more times then we care to remember. We don't have to be fearful. We can trust our self, our path, and our instincts.
Yes, we want to avoid making the same mistakes again. We are not the same people we were yesterday or last year. We've learned, grown, changed. We did what we needed to do then. If we made a mistake, we cannot let that stop us from living and fully experiencing today.
We have arrived at the understanding that we needed our experiences - even our mistakes - to get to where we are today. Do we know that we needed our life to unfold exactly as it did to find ourselves, our Higher Power, and this new way of life? Or is part of us still calling our past a mistake?
We can let go of our past and trust ourselves now. We do not have to punish ourselves with our past. We don't need a rule book, a microscope, a warranty. All we really need is a mirror. We can look into the mirror and say, "I trust you. No matter what happens, you can take care of yourself. And what happens will continue to be good, better than you think."
Today, I will stop clinging to the painful lessons of the past. I will open myself to the positive lessons today and tomorrow hold for me. I trust that I can and will take care of myself now. I trust that the Plan is good, even when I don't know what it is.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
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
To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today.
For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at school tomorrow, we can't very well concentrate on studying. And if we lie awake tonight agonizing over what we don't know or haven't studied, we're going to be exhausted tomorrow when we take the test.
Wouldn't it be much better to focus on doing all we can today to prepare for the test, and then, knowing we've done our best, let go of it tonight and get a good night's sleep? In fact, if we do that every day of the year, when a big test comes along, we'll know we're as ready as we can be, and won't have a thing to worry about. What a relief it is to know we've done our best today and every day.
Action for the Day: I do well today so I won't worry about it tomorrow.
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 today is always here. Life is daily; today is all we have;
and anybody can go one day without drinking.
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it works.
Once the idea has become a part of our thinking,
we find that living life in 24-hour segments is an effective and satisfying way
to handle many other matters as well.
- Living Sober, p. 7
Thought to Ponder . . .
Just for today, I choose not to drink.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S I T = Stay In Today
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
This is it, now is when. Time to do what you’ve been meaning to do, what you’ve been saying you were going to do.
This is the moment you have. Now is the time to work on your dreams, goals, ambitions.
Today is the day to make a difference. Right here is the place to get your work done.
There is no past anymore, and there is no future yet. Only now is when opportunity exists.
Today is your chance to solve problems. Now is your moment to make progress.
It’s not too late, it’s not too soon, it’s not perfect but it’s plenty good enough. Now is here, and you are too, so grab the moment and do something with it.
This is it, now is when. Time to do what you’ve been meaning to do, what you’ve been saying you were going to do.
This is the moment you have. Now is the time to work on your dreams, goals, ambitions.
Today is the day to make a difference. Right here is the place to get your work done.
There is no past anymore, and there is no future yet. Only now is when opportunity exists.
Today is your chance to solve problems. Now is your moment to make progress.
It’s not too late, it’s not too soon, it’s not perfect but it’s plenty good enough. Now is here, and you are too, so grab the moment and do something with it.
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