Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Today's Gift
There is beauty and humility in imperfection. -Guillermo del Toro
Accepting Imperfection
"Why do I do this to myself?" asked a person who wanted to lose weight. "I went to my support group feeling so guilty and ashamed because I ate half a cookie that wasn't on the diet. I found out that everyone cheats a little, and some people cheat a lot. I felt so ashamed before I came to the group, as though I were the only one not doing my diet perfectly. Now I know that I'm dieting as well as most, and better than some."
Why do we do this to ourselves? I'm not talking strictly about dieting, I'm talking about life. Why do we punish ourselves by thinking that we're inferior while believing that others are perfect - whether in relationships, looks, or a specific task?
Whether we're judging others or ourselves it's two sides of the same coin: perfection. Neither expectation is valid.
It is far more accurate and beneficial to tell ourselves that who we are is okay and what we are doing is good enough. That doesn't mean we won't make mistakes that need correcting; doesn't mean we won't get off track from time to time; doesn't mean we can't improve. It means with all our mistakes and wandering, we're basically on course. Encouraging and approving of ourselves is how we help ourselves stay on track.
Today, I will love and encourage myself. I will tell myself that what I'm doing is good enough, and I'll let myself enjoy that feeling.
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
You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. —Florida Scott-Maxwell
The search is on. Everyone, everywhere, asks the question at some time, "Who am I?" Poeple like ourselves are fortunate to have this program. It shows us the way to self-discovery. It directs our steps to the celebration of self that is a gift of recovery. The events of our past may plague us, but they did contribute to the fullness we feel today. And for them, for their involvement in who we've become, we can be grateful.
Claiming ourselves, the good and the bad, is healing. It's taking responsibility--for where we were and where we're going. Claiming ourselves makes us the active participants in our lives. The choices are many and varied. Not actively participating in life is also a choice. Passivity may have been our dominant choice in years gone by. But now, today, we are choosing recovery. We are choosing action that is healing, and wholeness is the result.
Action for the Day: Making myself mine, will exhilarate me. It will give me hope. It will prepare me for anything to come. I will know a new joy.
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
Key to the Future
We turned back to the list, for it held the key to the future. We were
prepared to look at it from an entirely different angle. We began to
see that the world and its people really dominated us. In that state,
the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill.
How could we escape?
We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but how?
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Clear vision for tomorrow comes only after a real look at yesterday.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S T E P S = Solutions Through Each Powerful Step
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Daily Motivation
Excerpt of The Daily Motivator
Your best every time
by Ralph Marston
Sometimes you’ll be disappointed that your actions didn’t make more of a difference. Other times, something you didn’t think would matter much, has a major positive impact.
You simply can’t know in advance exactly how things will turn out. What you can do, is give your best every time.
When nobody else notices, you’ll still know you did your best. That’s a valuable thing to know.
If everybody notices, you’ll be thankful you did your best. And so will many others.
Many factors, you can’t anticipate or control. Yet you can control the quality of your efforts, to great benefit.
Give your best every time. No matter what happens later, you’ve made the smartest choice.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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