Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Today's Gift
They were always available to help others. Now it was time for them to discover how to let others help them. It was a gift that went both ways. ~Queenisms
Giving and Receiving
They say it’s better to give than to receive. And that’s true, to a point. But I think what they really mean is that it’s better to give than to take, which is a more grabby sort of action. A completely different sort.
It feels wonderful to be the one who does the giving, the one to hand out gifts of help. But receiving is a gift too. For everyone involved. When I gracefully accept what someone else has to offer—be it help or a gift of any kind—they get to feel the wonderfulness of giving. The goal is for all the giving and receiving to flow freely and to naturally balance out.
Asking for—or accepting—help is not a sign of weakness—just as not asking for help isn’t a badge-worthy sign of pride. Asking for—or accepting—help is a sign of empathy and trust, which is what a loving community is all about.
“I need your help.”
Most people will leap into action upon hearing those words—moved from the bottom of their hearts.
From the book Tending Dandelions By Sandra Swenson ©
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
We have striven for happiness, generally in self-centered ways. We expected others to favor us with their attention, for example. Or we waited for invitations or gifts. We have probably tried to buy happiness with the purchase of a new dress or shoes. Fleeting moments of happiness were gained, that's all. And soon we were discontent once again. And the search was begun anew.
But things have changed for some of us. We are learning, maybe slowly, how to find a more permanent happiness. And we know the happiness that comes from "getting" is elusive. Giving to others, giving attention, sharing hope, sharing our own stories, listening to theirs, is the key to finding the happiness for which we've searched so long. We must get outside of ourselves and focus on another's joy or sorrow. Only then do we get a clear perspective on who we are and the necessary role we play in the lives of others who need our attention and who have a message we also need to hear.
The creative power stirring in me needs recognition. Looking deeply into another person, listening intently to the stirring will elicit joy.
Action for the Day: I will feel in touch with my own creative power, a lasting thrill, not a fleeting moment of happiness.
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
Why does he behave like this? If hundreds of experiences have shown
him that one drink means another debacle with all its attendant suffering
and humiliation, why is it he takes that one drink? Why can’t he stay on
the water wagon? What has become of the common sense and will
power that he still sometimes displays with respect to other matters?
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 22
Thought to Ponder
The first drink has the last say.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W O W = Willingness Over Willpower
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
Some of the opportunities you have today, you may not have again for a very long time, if ever. Treasure them, appreciate them, live them now when you can.
When you’re able to make a difference, make it. When you’re able to give kindness, give it.
Looking back from tomorrow, or a year in the future, what will you wish you had done today? Right now is your one chance to make that wish come true.
What, also, will you wish you had refrained from doing? That’s another wish you can fulfill in advance, right now.
This is when your life is lived. This is when you give love and value to all you love and value.
Make the time, do the work, go to the trouble. Today’s opportunities are yours right now, and only now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Some of the opportunities you have today, you may not have again for a very long time, if ever. Treasure them, appreciate them, live them now when you can.
When you’re able to make a difference, make it. When you’re able to give kindness, give it.
Looking back from tomorrow, or a year in the future, what will you wish you had done today? Right now is your one chance to make that wish come true.
What, also, will you wish you had refrained from doing? That’s another wish you can fulfill in advance, right now.
This is when your life is lived. This is when you give love and value to all you love and value.
Make the time, do the work, go to the trouble. Today’s opportunities are yours right now, and only now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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