Friday, February 28, 2020
Today's Gift
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~ Helen Keller
The next 24 hours are guaranteed to excite us, to lift us to new levels of understanding, to move us into situations with others where we can offer our unique contributions. All that is asked of us is a willingness to trust that we will be given just what we need at each moment.
We can dare to live, fully, just for today. We can appreciate the extraordinariness of every breath we take, every challenge we encounter. Within each experience is the invitation for us to grow, to reach out to others in caring ways, to discover more fully the person we are capable of being. We must not let a single moment go by unnoticed.
When we withdraw from life, we stunt our growth. We need involvement with others, involvement that perturbs us, humors us, even stresses us. We tape our internal resources only when we have been pushed to our limits, and our participation in life gifts us, daily, with that push. How necessary the push!
None of us will pass this way again. What we see and feel and say today are gone forever. We have so much to regret when we let things slip away unnoticed or unappreciated.
A special series of events has been planned for me today. I shall not miss it.
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
The difficult spells in our lives come to an end. And no matter the depth of our disturbance, we will survive. We forget that the depths teach us how to better appreciate the heights.
Sorrow heightens joy. Depression heightens laughter. We wouldn't know the joys and laughter were it not for the sorrows. In them we learn to be patient, waiting for the wisdom which will light our way. In them we learn to listen for the guidance that beckons us forth.
We must reflect on the troubling experiences we've passed through of late. They made us wiser; they gave us strength. They changed us, moving us ever closer to the women, whole and happy, we desire to be.
Difficulties often precede enlightenment. They pull us inward, perhaps push us to search for our connectedness to the Universe, a connectedness that is at home in our hearts. The paradox is that these painful periods strengthen our oneness with the Spirit.
Action for the Day: If the day looks bleak, I will accept it as a hand reaching toward me, to pull me forward, to secure my place in the spiritual family.
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
I finally began to separate the religious aspects of my life from
A.A.’s spiritual program. Now the big difference to me is that
religion is the ritual, and we all differ there, and spirituality is the
way we feel about what we do. It’s about my personal contact
with my personal Higher Power, as I understand Them.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (A Drunk, Like You) p. 406
Thought to Ponder
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym'
K I S S = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
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
Align yourself with reality. And you’ll empower yourself to successfully deal with that reality.
In this time, in this moment, clearly see the world as it is. Calmly, soberly accept that there are many things you can do nothing to change.
Acknowledge the reality of now, letting go of the need to worry, fret, complain or deny. Then, filled with honest energy, you can set about to create the most positive outcomes.
Your fervent wishes will not change what has already happened. Yet your realistic, committed efforts can absolutely improve how the future unfolds.
Face the truth, face the challenge, face the fear. Feel the great power and effectiveness of a confidence that is based in reality.
Even in the worst of times, opportunities abound, new richness can be created, overwhelming problems addressed. Acknowledge reality, and invest your time and energy in making great improvements to it.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Align yourself with reality. And you’ll empower yourself to successfully deal with that reality.
In this time, in this moment, clearly see the world as it is. Calmly, soberly accept that there are many things you can do nothing to change.
Acknowledge the reality of now, letting go of the need to worry, fret, complain or deny. Then, filled with honest energy, you can set about to create the most positive outcomes.
Your fervent wishes will not change what has already happened. Yet your realistic, committed efforts can absolutely improve how the future unfolds.
Face the truth, face the challenge, face the fear. Feel the great power and effectiveness of a confidence that is based in reality.
Even in the worst of times, opportunities abound, new richness can be created, overwhelming problems addressed. Acknowledge reality, and invest your time and energy in making great improvements to it.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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