Monday, November 11, 2019
Today's Gift
Life has got to be lived--that's all there is to it. At 70 I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that, "This, too, shall pass!" —Eleanor Roosevelt
Wisdom comes with age, but also with maturity. It is knowing that all is well in the midst of a storm. And as our faith grows, as we trust more that there is a power greater than ourselves, which will see us through, we can relax, secure that a better time awaits us.
We will come to understand the part a difficult circumstance has played in our lives. Hindsight makes so much clear. The broken marriage, the lost job, the loneliness have all contributed to who we are becoming. The joy of the wisdom we are acquiring is that hindsight comes more quickly. We can, on occasion, begin to accept a difficult situation's contribution to our wholeness while caught in the turmoil.
How far we have come! So seldom do we stay caught, really trapped, in the fear of misunderstanding. Life must teach us all we need to know. We can make the way easier by stretching our trust--by knowing fully that the pain of the present will open the way to the serenity of the future.
I know that this too shall pass.
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
Living means facing all of life. Life is joy and sorrow. We used to be people who wanted the joy without the sorrow. But we can learn from hard times, maybe more than we do in easy times. Often, getting through hard times helps us grow. When things get tough, maybe we want to turn and run. Then, a gentle voice from within us say, “I am with you. You have friends who will help.” If we listen, we’ll hear our Higher Power. This is what is meant by “conscious contact” in Step eleven. As this conscious contact grows, our courage grows. And we find the strength to face hard times.
Prayer for the Day: I pray for the strength and courage to live. I pray that I’ll never have to face hard time alone again.
Action for the Day: I’ll list two examples of conscious contact” in my life.
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
The notion that we would still live our own lives, our Higher Power helping a little
now and then, began to evaporate. Many of us who had thought
ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing
to place our Higher Power first, we had deprived ourselves of Their help. But now
the words “Of myself I am nothing, my Higher Power doeth the works”
began to carry bright promise and meaning.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 75
Thought to Ponder
Take a walk with your Higher Power. They will meet you at the Steps.
AA-related 'Alconym'HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Don’t despair that you’ve been knocked off track. Just resume what you were doing.
You had some good momentum, and then it was disrupted. That’s okay, because now you will get it back.
This is no time for blame or regret. This is your time to get back in focus, to get back on task.
This is your opportunity to get back in the zone of maximum effectiveness. This is when you can build even more momentum than you had before.
All is not lost, not by a long shot. All is ready and eager for you to get quickly back up to speed.
Realize that you can laugh at the disruption, and then be done with it. Know that your momentum and your good work are right here, ready for you to reclaim and exceed.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Don’t despair that you’ve been knocked off track. Just resume what you were doing.
You had some good momentum, and then it was disrupted. That’s okay, because now you will get it back.
This is no time for blame or regret. This is your time to get back in focus, to get back on task.
This is your opportunity to get back in the zone of maximum effectiveness. This is when you can build even more momentum than you had before.
All is not lost, not by a long shot. All is ready and eager for you to get quickly back up to speed.
Realize that you can laugh at the disruption, and then be done with it. Know that your momentum and your good work are right here, ready for you to reclaim and exceed.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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