Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Today's Gift
The greatest gift we can give one another is rapt attention to one another's existence. -Sue Atchley Ebaugh
We all want to matter to others. Very often in the past and sometimes in the present, our behavior screams for the attention we seek from others. Perhaps, instead of trying to get attention, we ought to give it... Wisdom of the ages also dictates that in life there are no accidents. Those people close to us and those just passing through our lives have reason to be there. Giving attention to another's humanity is our calling.
I will fully attend to another person I have occasion to be with today. They will matter to me, and my attention will matter to them.
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
Preoccupation with self can be the bane of our existence. It prevents all but the narrowest perspective on any problem. It cuts off any guidance from our higher power that may be offered through a friend. It blocks whatever truths are trying to gain our attention. The paradox is that whatever our pain, it is lessened by turning our attention elsewhere, to another's pain or their joy.
When we open our minds to fresh input from others, insights emerge. We need the messages others are trying to give us. Nothing that is said in a loving spirit is empty of meaning for our lives.
We might consider that every conversation we have is a conversation with our Creator. What we need to know, for our own growth, is guaranteed to be revealed in our many conversations with others. But we can't hear another's thoughts until we let go of our own.
Action for the Day: Full attention to the persons sent to me will offer me exactly what I need, today. My inner guide has beckoned them. I will be alert, expect solutions, and celebrate the wonder of it all.
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
We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes
tragic things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its
worst aspect. But we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers
could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't
want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 132
Thought to Ponder
Laughter is the sound of recovery.
AA-related 'Alconym'
T L C = Tears, Laughter, Caring
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Whatever the task may be, put joy into it. However the moment may be, put joy into it.
Make an unpleasant situation into an enjoyable experience. Put your own joy into it.
You don’t have to let your feelings be dictated by random, outside events. You can let your feelings be driven by your own choice.
Select a perspective that acknowledges and celebrates the positive possibilities. Choose to put joy into it.
When the work is difficult and demanding, put joy into it. That’s always better than complaining and making yourself miserable.
As long as you’re going to make yourself one way or another, make yourself joyful. Put joy into life, whenever, whatever, wherever, and you’ll get great things out of it.
Whatever the task may be, put joy into it. However the moment may be, put joy into it.
Make an unpleasant situation into an enjoyable experience. Put your own joy into it.
You don’t have to let your feelings be dictated by random, outside events. You can let your feelings be driven by your own choice.
Select a perspective that acknowledges and celebrates the positive possibilities. Choose to put joy into it.
When the work is difficult and demanding, put joy into it. That’s always better than complaining and making yourself miserable.
As long as you’re going to make yourself one way or another, make yourself joyful. Put joy into life, whenever, whatever, wherever, and you’ll get great things out of it.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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