Thursday, April 9, 2020
Today's Gift
There are persons who have some parts like me, but no one adds up exactly like me. --Virginia Satir
Most of us feel pretty ordinary. We probably wish we were taller or shorter. Some of us are fat rather than thin. Few of us have perfect skin or teeth. Often we look at others, compare ourselves, and wish we were different. At these times, it's important to remember that each of us is special. We differ from others because we're created for different purposes.
Some of us will make a contribution to better our community, some to the art of music. Teaching or medicine will attract others and yet, no two of us will give to the world in the same way. Our unique mixture of looks, attitudes, and abilities will be special and very necessary to the people sharing our lifetime.
How can I give my special gift to the world today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
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 each are spinning our individual threads, lending texture, color, pattern, to the "big design" that is serving us all. Person by person our actions, our thoughts, our values complement those around us, those of the entire human race. We are heading toward the same destination, all of us, and our paths run parallel on occasion, intersect periodically, and veer off in singleness of purpose when inspiration calls us.
It's comforting to be reminded that our lives are purposeful. What we are doing presently, our interactions with other people, our goals, have an impact that is felt by many others. We are interdependent. Our behavior is triggering important thoughts and responses in someone else, consistently and methodically. No one of us is without a contribution to make. Each one of us is giving what we are called upon to give when we are in a right relationship with the Universe, who is the master artist in this design we are creating.
Action for the Day: Prayer and meditation will direct my efforts today. My purpose can then be fulfilled.
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
If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no
middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was
becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from
which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives:
One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our
intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution,) p. 25
Thought to Ponder
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
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
You’re doing good, so keep it up. You’re making progress, so make some more.
You’ve learned, you’ve adapted, you’ve done the work, and improved on it. You’ve had setbacks along the way, and conditions have changed, yet you’ve moved forward anyway.
Now, keep up the effective effort. Now, persist and get the job done.
You’ve resisted the temptation to hide behind excuses. You’ve chosen to pay the price necessary to reach the goal.
You’re heavily invested now, so make that investment count. Follow through, continue to do what must be done, and get where you’ve chosen to go.
You’ve already discovered you can do what it takes. Just keep on keeping on, and finish your good work.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
You’re doing good, so keep it up. You’re making progress, so make some more.
You’ve learned, you’ve adapted, you’ve done the work, and improved on it. You’ve had setbacks along the way, and conditions have changed, yet you’ve moved forward anyway.
Now, keep up the effective effort. Now, persist and get the job done.
You’ve resisted the temptation to hide behind excuses. You’ve chosen to pay the price necessary to reach the goal.
You’re heavily invested now, so make that investment count. Follow through, continue to do what must be done, and get where you’ve chosen to go.
You’ve already discovered you can do what it takes. Just keep on keeping on, and finish your good work.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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