Monday, January 27, 2020
Today's Gift
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because once one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts them. ― Lao Tzu
Accepting Ourselves
While driving one day, a woman’s attention focused on the license plate of the car ahead. The license read: “B WHO UR.” How can I? she thought. I don’t know who I am!
Some of us may have felt confused when people encouraged us to be ourselves. How could we know ourselves, or be who we are, when, for years, many of us submerged ourselves in the needs of others?
We do have a self. We’re discovering more about ourselves daily. We’re learning we’re deserving of love.
We must learn to accept ourselves, as we are for the present moment—to accept our feelings, thoughts, flaws, wants, needs, and desires. If our thoughts or feelings are confused, we accept that too.
To be who we are means we accept our past—our history—exactly as is.
To be ourselves means we are entitled to our opinions and beliefs—for the present moment and subject to change. We accept our limitations and our strengths.
To be who we are means we accept our physical selves, as well as our mental, emotional, and spiritual selves, for now. Being who we are means we take that acceptance one step further. We can appreciate our history and ourselves.
Being whom we are, loving and accepting ourselves, is not a limiting attitude. Accepting and loving ourselves is how we enable growth and change.
Today, I will be who I am. If I’m not yet certain who I am, I will affirm that I have a right to that exciting discovery.
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
And show the world all the love in your heart,
Then people gonna treat you better.
You're gonna find, yes, you will,
That you're beautiful as you feel.
--Carole King
"Act as if." There's magic in behaving the way we want to be, even though we don't yet feel it. The behavior seems to lead the way. The attitude, the mental state, follows.
Many days we may not get up with love in our hearts for our family, our friends, our co-workers. We may, in fact, want them to show their love for us first. But if we reach out, give love unconditionally; focus on another's needs, love will return tenfold. And the act of loving them will lift our own spirits. We will know love; we will feel love for ourselves and the many other persons close to us.
The attitude we cultivate, whether one of love or selfishness, inferiority or superiority, will determine how the events of our lives affect us. The principle is so simple. If we meet life with love, with a smile, we'll find love and something to smile about.
Action for the Day: My attitude will make this day what it becomes. Meeting it head-on, with love, will assure me of a lovely day.
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
What We Have Done
Doubtless you are curious to discover how and why, in the face of expert
opinion to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of
mind and body. If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may
already be asking—"What do I have to do?" It is the purpose of this book to
answer such questions specifically. We shall tell you what we have done.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 20
Thought to Ponder
What have I been given today? Am I willing to reach out and grasp it?
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O P E = Happy Our Program Exists
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
Look beyond the noisy crowd. Look past the petty complaints, the worthless squabbles, the useless distractions. Aim high. Expect the best of yourself, and never be satisfied with less.
Focus not on the problems, look at the possibilities. See your dreams clearly, follow them with persistence, and they will soon be real. Put your energy into making a difference, and you’ll rise above the crowd. Give the best that you have, and your rewards will be abundant.
Remember every day, that your life is special. In every circumstance is the opportunity to live life to the fullest. There’s no excuse not to. In you is the seed of greatness. Let it grow and flourish. Be the special person that you were meant to be.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Look beyond the noisy crowd. Look past the petty complaints, the worthless squabbles, the useless distractions. Aim high. Expect the best of yourself, and never be satisfied with less.
Focus not on the problems, look at the possibilities. See your dreams clearly, follow them with persistence, and they will soon be real. Put your energy into making a difference, and you’ll rise above the crowd. Give the best that you have, and your rewards will be abundant.
Remember every day, that your life is special. In every circumstance is the opportunity to live life to the fullest. There’s no excuse not to. In you is the seed of greatness. Let it grow and flourish. Be the special person that you were meant to be.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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