Friday, June 12, 2020
Today's Gift
The more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles. —Anonymous
There is something of value to be found even in the worst of things. Consider the oyster. When a grain of sand penetrates an oyster's shell, it irritates the oyster, making it uncomfortable. The oyster relieves the pain by coating the sand with a soothing liquid. When this liquid hardens, a pearl is formed. The very process that healed the oyster creates a precious jewel for others to cherish and admire.
The way in which we deal with our own frustrations - painful though they may be - can make a difference. Pearls can be formed from our experiences, making us wiser and stronger, or grains of sand - anger, bitterness, resentment--can remain imbedded inside us. The choice is ours.
How can I turn my irritations into pearls 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
Facing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that we can't handle whatever might be asked of us. Maybe today is one of those days. Perhaps we feel 12 years old, instead of 42. To consciously behave like a responsible 42-year-old is out of the question. Acting "as if" is the next best thing, the program tells us, and it is.
Acting "as if" also comes in handy when only a minor kink interferes with the day's progression. Most problems don't fit an easy solution or a familiar one. However, most problems are dispensed with by seeing them as opportunities for creative response, calmly seeking guidance and then moving ahead slowly, being aware of the effects of our actions.
Today's Action: Today, and every day, I will have an opportunity to think creatively and to rely on my inner guide. Instead of dreading the unfamiliar, I will be glad for it. It's moving me ever closer to understanding life's mysteries.
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
Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us. Whether
agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on
this Step. True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith,
and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that our Higher Power
will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Them.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 33
Thought to Ponder
Let go and let God, as I understand Them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = Facing All, Intuitively Trusting our Higher Power
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 33
Thought to Ponder
Let go and let God, as I understand Them.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = Facing All, Intuitively Trusting our Higher Power
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
Let go of the tension. Allow serenity to fill your experience.
What will happen, will happen. Do not let your uncertainty about the future drain value from the present.
What you have is now, and you can live it well. What you have is now, and now you have the opportunity to make a difference.
Your frustration is a creature of your own making. You can decide that it does not have to trouble you any longer.
There is much that doesn’t make sense, that seems foolish, that feels wrong. Yet there is a whole lot more that you can love, and find peace and wholeness in experiencing.
Choose serenity, and think, feel, act from a place of peaceful confidence, a place of positive power. Choose serenity now, and give life the highest and best you have.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Let go of the tension. Allow serenity to fill your experience.
What will happen, will happen. Do not let your uncertainty about the future drain value from the present.
What you have is now, and you can live it well. What you have is now, and now you have the opportunity to make a difference.
Your frustration is a creature of your own making. You can decide that it does not have to trouble you any longer.
There is much that doesn’t make sense, that seems foolish, that feels wrong. Yet there is a whole lot more that you can love, and find peace and wholeness in experiencing.
Choose serenity, and think, feel, act from a place of peaceful confidence, a place of positive power. Choose serenity now, and give life the highest and best you have.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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