Monday, February 10, 2020
Today's Gift
The way we see the problem is the problem. ~Stephen R. Covey
Many of us have a mind-set that keeps us on a treadmill. It’s not for lack of effort that our lives reel out of control. We struggle to move forward. We work hard to manage the unmanageable. But with all our busy efforts, we can’t see that we are continuously recycling the same problem over and over.
The solution we need may be right before our eyes. Our denial is confusing us; we don’t even know we are denying anything. We cannot solve our problems alone—or even see the problems clearly from the inside. That’s what friends do for us. They reflect back to us what we are missing. That’s why we need to have good talks with others who have walked the same path that we are on. The strongest, most powerful men have wise advisers who show them things they don’t know. They accept the role of seeker and learner because that is the way they enhance themselves.
Today, I will be open to seeing my problems in ways I couldn’t imagine on my own.
From Stepping Stone: More Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
How many dreams have we let die? How many projects did we start, only to leave them unfinished? How many times have we promised ourselves, "This time will be different," but then didn't work to make it so? Negativity breeds more negativity. Fortunately, its opposite does likewise. Our attitude will carry us a long way. And a positive attitude will make all things possible.
We are meant for good living. But we must seek it out and be open to its invitation, be willing to put forth the necessary effort. Our dreams are our invitations to move forward, to strive for a further goal. And having faith in our ability to achieve our dreams will make easier the necessary steps.
We have been blessed with dreams, all of us. They are gifts meant to stretch our capabilities.
Action for the Day: I can trust my dreams and aspirations. They are mine, alone, and special to me. Achievement is possible; faith and a positive attitude will ease my efforts.
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
Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. We must
take the lead. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry won’t
fill the bill at all. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly
analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to
criticize them. Their defects may be glaring, but the chances
are that our own actions are partly responsible.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 83
Thought to Ponder
The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.
AA-related 'Alconym'
P U T = Patience, Understanding, Tolerance
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
Response Ability
by Ralph Marston
No one gives you responsibility. You step up and take it. It’s not something that you have to fight for -- usually there are few people willing to shoulder responsibility. Responsibility is yours for the taking. So take it.
A person with proven responsibility will always be in demand. When you have a reputation for confronting challenges rather than running away, for getting things done rather than making excuses, magnificent opportunities open up for you.
Responsibility does not depend on your job title. It depends on your willingness to make a difference.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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