Friday, May 1, 2020
Today's Gift
Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die,
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
—Langston Hughes
Watching birds spread their wings and soar can remind us of the best in ourselves. In joyful moments we all feel our own desire to fly, to reach toward what we dream of doing.
Our dreams give us a direction to fly. Birds fly toward the light for joy, toward green leaves for shelter, to water and berries for food. In the same way, our dreams direct us to the course of our own joy, shelter, and nourishment.
Sometimes as we fly, we bump into disappointments. They may temporarily stun us or slow us down. But just like birds that are occasionally wounded, we can heal ourselves and fly again. We can choose to not let the hardships of life break our spirited wings. Rather, we can keep spreading our wings, soaring in the spirit of joy.
Am I flying today, or must I heal a wound first?
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
Is it really the crises that damage our quality of life—or is it more the daily irritations? There is some recognition for handling the big crises, but who notices how we handle the little things?
There is no recognition for handling irritations, but instead, there is peace and serenity. When peace and serenity dominate our lives daily, we begin to appreciate the real gift of this program, the gift of daily living.
Am I learning to handle the little things?
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, grant me patience and perspective as I practice dealing with all the little things.
Today's Action: I will change how I handle irritations today.
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
Isolation
Isolation sneaks up on us. We can mask it with familiar props
that are not in themselves bad. We can isolate ourselves in an
attempt to clean up our apartments (and then not do the cleaning);
we can isolate ourselves in churches or in sleep; we can use family,
sweethearts, compulsive working, television. The list is long. The nicest
way to end it is the way you and I do: together. Reach out -- people
can't read your mind. Say ouch! Someone hears. Always.
- The Best of the Grapevine, [Vol. 1] pp. 84 - 85
Thought to Ponder
Isolation is a darkroom for developing negatives.
AA-related 'Alconym'
Y A N A = You Are Not Alone
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
A big difficulty is made of hundreds or thousands of small difficulties that were never addressed. A great achievement is built by making one small accomplishment after another, after another.
What will you be doing a hundred days from now? Imagine the power of doing a little preparation for it today, and a little more every day from now until then.
Small things matter because they grow and assemble into big things. Small things matter because you are easily able to influence them.
Look around, right now, and ask yourself. What small problems can you solve, and what small opportunities can you act upon?
Do the difficult things while they are still easy. Allow the passage of time to amplify the power of your positive actions.
Tend to the little things now. And when they pile up, as they will, they’ll do so to your great benefit.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
A big difficulty is made of hundreds or thousands of small difficulties that were never addressed. A great achievement is built by making one small accomplishment after another, after another.
What will you be doing a hundred days from now? Imagine the power of doing a little preparation for it today, and a little more every day from now until then.
Small things matter because they grow and assemble into big things. Small things matter because you are easily able to influence them.
Look around, right now, and ask yourself. What small problems can you solve, and what small opportunities can you act upon?
Do the difficult things while they are still easy. Allow the passage of time to amplify the power of your positive actions.
Tend to the little things now. And when they pile up, as they will, they’ll do so to your great benefit.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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