Monday, October 7, 2019
Today's Gift
There is a divine plan of good at work in my life. I will let go and let it unfold. —Ruth P. Freedman
We are never certain of the full importance or the eventual impact of any single event in our lives. But of one thing we can be sure: Each experience offers something valuable to our overall development. We must not discount the experiences that are long gone. They contributed to all we've achieved at the present. And wherever today takes us will influence what tomorrow will bring.
Perhaps our greatest difficulty is not trusting that life is a process and one that promises goodness. That growth and change are guaranteed. That our lives have design, and we're blessed therein. Trusting isn't easy. But we can learn, and we'll discover freedom.
Letting go of the outcome of every experience, focusing instead on our efforts, making them as good as possible, validates our trust in the ultimate goodness of life. Our frustrations diminish when our efforts, only, are our concern. How much easier our days go when we do our work and leave the outcome where it belongs.
I will know a new freedom when I let go and trust that "my plan" is unfolding as it must. I will do my part, and no more.
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
If one works well among men, they will grow. That's reality. The rest is smoke. ~Danilo Dolci
We can get so mired in our pessimism and negativity! What is the point in it? We even get committed to our pessimism, and we challenge the world—or the Universe—to give us reason for hope. In our pessimism, we don't notice we have chosen a negative place to stand. Growth means loosening our grip on negativism. We are then free to do the work we need to do. We can slowly take the risk of believing that positive things will happen too.
Any person can see the results in their own life. When we work at this, when we are faithful to it, we do grow. We see this truth in one another's lives. The work is not always easy. We sometimes wish to avoid it or find a reason to not even try. But there is no doubt, when we look around us, that the effort is rewarded with fulfilling lives.
Action for the day: Today I will ask my Higher Power to remove pessimism from me so I may continue my work.
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
Disturbance
We had to see that when we harbored grudges and planned revenge
for such defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club of
anger we had intended to use on others. We learned that if we were
seriously disturbed, our first need was to quiet that disturbance,
regardless of who or what we thought caused it.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 47
Thought to Ponder
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated
or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C A L M = Can Anger Leave Me?
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
Your awareness
by Ralph Marston
Life can wear you down, or life can lift you up. It all depends on how you choose to see it and live it.
The primary component of weariness is not age or infirmity or circumstance. It is attitude.
The main ingredient of enthusiasm is not youth or comfort or good fortune. It is your attitude, based on your awareness.
What do you look for, think about, focus on and expect? That is what you will experience.
Focus the bulk of your awareness not on transient trivialities, but on what truly matters to you, to your dreams, and to your values. Pay much less attention to the fears and frustrations, and much more attention to the positive possibilities and opportunities.
Sincerely see life as beautiful and fulfilling, and you will make life beautiful and fulfilling. Your awareness has awesome power, so use it wisely and lovingly.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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