Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Today's Gift
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently.
—Lewis Carroll
In different times and places, clouds can produce snowflakes, raindrops, or even hailstones. Each one seems to have its own purpose and mood as it falls from the sky. The snowflake is the lightest of these, and so it falls slowly and softly. Rainfall can be soft or hard. It sometimes feels angry, almost cleansing.
No matter how thick the snowfall is, it is still soft. We can rarely hear it land. It covers the world in a peaceful white. If we look closely, we can see that each small snowflake is unique.
Like the snowflakes, each of us has a unique design. Perhaps what we can learn from the snowflakes is how to gently touch the lives and growing things around us. Times of anger and rain are necessary, but a soft snowfall brings peace to all humanity.
How can I show my gentle side today?
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
"Ah, poor me," we sometimes say, "I have to work so hard!" "I have so much stress!" "If only my problem with money would get better, then I could be content!" "I just don't understand women!" "Why can't my family have fewer troubles?" This attitude of self-pity is as ancient as humanity. The Ojibway recognized blindness to the spiritual path. Every person has problems and challenges, and life often is not fair. Self-pity becomes a stumbling block when we get so narrowly focused upon our problems. We forget we are a part of a whole throng of fellow pilgrims on this path. It helps to notice others beside ourselves who are seeking courage to live their lives.
Sometimes we reawaken our awareness of our Higher Power by seeing that we are "carried on great winds across the sky." We have many blessings; we are not alone. Often within problems we discover our greatest blessings.
Action for the Day: Today I will ask my Higher Power to help me find the spiritual path in the choices I make today. To help me turn away from self-pity.
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
Our Point of View
Is not our age characterized by the ease with which we
discard old ideas for new, by the complete readiness with
which we throw away the theory or gadget which does not
work for something new which does? We had to ask
ourselves why we shouldn’t apply to our human problems
this same readiness to change our point of view.
- Alcoholics Anonymous (We Agnostics) p. 52
Thought to Ponder
Times change, alcoholism doesn't.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Your unique beauty
by Ralph Marston
Living your own beauty is far more fulfilling than imitating the beauty of others. Enjoying your own life is infinitely more satisfying than wishing for a different life.
No person’s situation is perfect. And yet, within any situation lives the possibility for goodness, truth, joy, and love.
By all means, seek to better yourself and your world. But don’t ever turn your back on the good aspects that already exist in your life.
Though you certainly don’t have it all, there is much you do have. Be thankful and eager to make new, interesting, fulfilling use of it.
This very day, you can be enjoying the life you love. You can choose to recognize your good fortune, your unique beauty, and to live it fully.
What you have is the chance to participate in life today, in your own beautiful way. Take hold of that great treasure, and eagerly make the most of it.
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