Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Today's Gift
To have more, desire less. ~Anonymous
So many of us are caught up in such a busy pace of life that we feel we don’t have time for the basic things like dinner with our family, time to talk to our intimate partner, or quiet time to unwind and reflect. What is the problem? Often the problem is that we are caught in a never-ending search for more material things than our income can comfortably afford. In modern life, we are daily subjected to well-crafted advertising that tells us we would be happy if we bought another alluring item. Turning aside from those seductions, deciding we can live more comfortably if we seek happiness elsewhere, frees us from that demanding cycle.
If we examine our desires, we will quickly recognize that we already have enough material goods. Happiness, gratitude, and peace of mind will come from the abundance of our relationships and the knowledge that we are the kind of person we hope to be. We can limit our desires for more goods and free ourselves from the feeling that we don’t have enough.
Today, I will remind myself that I have enough. I am grateful for the abundance in my life.
From the book Stepping Stones, More Daily Meditations for Men © 2019
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 live in a fast-paced world. It will not be slowing down. And as addicts, we often enjoyed the intensity and drama that living a fast-paced life creates. The rhythm of addiction is fast and chaotic.
Recovery has a different rhythm, a different pace. We need to go at a pace that allows us to stay connected. Connected to others, connected to our Higher Power, connected to our values. In recovery, we reduce our speed. We meditate. We sit in meetings and adjust ourselves to the pace of the meeting. In slowing down, we start to see the details of life; it is in the details that we find meaning, answers, solutions, and the beauty of life. We need to resist the pace of the world around us and embrace the pace of the spirit.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me slow down to your pace. Yours is a steady, sure pace like the sun moving across the sky, slow and steady. Help me resist the temptations of this world, one of them being speed.
Today's Action: Today I will work to be conscious of the pace I move at. I will ask this question throughout my day: “Am I moving at a pace that allows me to stay connected to my Higher Power and to recovery?”
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
Our A.A. experience has taught us that:
Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small
part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of
us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first.
But individual welfare follows close afterward.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Appendix I) p. 563
Thought to Ponder
United we stand, divided we fall.
AA-related 'Alconym'
U S = United Spirits
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
Pay attention
by Ralph Marston
Life offers treasures in every moment. Pay attention, and bring the value of those treasures into your life.
Listen carefully, respectfully to what people say, especially if you disagree with them. You have the opportunity to benefit from another person’s entire lifetime of experience, so listen, and learn.
Take in the endless richness of the world around you. See the beauty that’s always there, watch for the dangers, attune yourself to the possibilities.
Your thoughts, your sensations, your values sit firmly at the center of your awareness. Yet there is infinitely more to life than your own limited concerns.
Make the smart choice to direct your awareness outward. Don’t get so caught up in your own thoughts and feelings that you ignore the immense value and wisdom outside you.
Pay attention to what has happened, to what is going on, to what can be. And you’ll greatly expand your opportunities for a rich and fulfilling life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Life offers treasures in every moment. Pay attention, and bring the value of those treasures into your life.
Listen carefully, respectfully to what people say, especially if you disagree with them. You have the opportunity to benefit from another person’s entire lifetime of experience, so listen, and learn.
Take in the endless richness of the world around you. See the beauty that’s always there, watch for the dangers, attune yourself to the possibilities.
Your thoughts, your sensations, your values sit firmly at the center of your awareness. Yet there is infinitely more to life than your own limited concerns.
Make the smart choice to direct your awareness outward. Don’t get so caught up in your own thoughts and feelings that you ignore the immense value and wisdom outside you.
Pay attention to what has happened, to what is going on, to what can be. And you’ll greatly expand your opportunities for a rich and fulfilling life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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