Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Today's Gift
Think in terms of depletion, not depression. ~Sebastian R. N. Champort
Despair and depression may come over us suddenly, for no reason we can figure out. But if we stop and reflect, we may realize we are reacting to too much of something--too much work, too much excitement, too much fun. We may be having a letdown after holidays, after completing a project, or at the end of an event weekend.
When we feel a letdown coming on, we must give ourselves time. We need to take some time off and do nothing, plan nothing. Then we can ask the Universe and our Higher Power to help us let go of the negative feelings that come along with a letdown. We can plan a small gift for ourselves--a walk by the lake, for instance. In our excitement with a rush of events, we often forget that we, like the infants we once were, need to take a rest and re-energize.
Do I need to do something just for myself 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
Living life means responding, wholly, to our joys and our pitfalls. It means not avoiding the experiences or activities that we fear we can't handle. Only through our survival of them do we come to know who we really are; we come to understand the strength available to us at every moment. And that is wisdom.
When we approach life tentatively, we reap only a portion of its gifts. It's like watching a movie in black and white that's supposed to be in Technicolor. Our lives are in color, but we must have courage to let the colors emerge, to feel them, absorb them, be changed by them. Within our depths, we find our true selves. The complexities of life teach us wisdom. And becoming wise eases the many pitfalls in our path.
Action for the Day: Living life is much more than just being alive. I can choose to jump in with both feet. Wisdom awaits me in the depths.
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 Only Condition
Burn the idea into the consciousness of every person
that they can get well regardless of anyone. The only
condition is that they trust in a Higher Power and clean house.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Working With Others) p. 98
Thought to Ponder
Sobriety without action is fantasy.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Achieve Anything
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
When something is troubling you, that’s your cue to take positive action to resolve it. That may seem obvious, yet far too often it’s a choice that is overlooked or avoided.
The discomfort you feel is attempting to tell you something. It’s time to do what you can, what you must.
If the troubling situation is within your power to change, then do what’s necessary to make it better. If it is something you cannot change, then take steps within your own life to put yourself out of reach of the negative consequences.
If resolving the issue will take considerable time, don’t let that stop you. The sooner you get started, the more firmly in control you’ll be.
Not only does it feel lousy to be worried and anxious, it does nothing to improve the situation. So choose to re-direct that negative energy into positive action.
Do something about it, and instead of being a helpless victim you suddenly become a powerful force for change. You’ll quickly discover that it’s a much better place to be.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
When something is troubling you, that’s your cue to take positive action to resolve it. That may seem obvious, yet far too often it’s a choice that is overlooked or avoided.
The discomfort you feel is attempting to tell you something. It’s time to do what you can, what you must.
If the troubling situation is within your power to change, then do what’s necessary to make it better. If it is something you cannot change, then take steps within your own life to put yourself out of reach of the negative consequences.
If resolving the issue will take considerable time, don’t let that stop you. The sooner you get started, the more firmly in control you’ll be.
Not only does it feel lousy to be worried and anxious, it does nothing to improve the situation. So choose to re-direct that negative energy into positive action.
Do something about it, and instead of being a helpless victim you suddenly become a powerful force for change. You’ll quickly discover that it’s a much better place to be.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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