Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Today's Gift
Every great warrior must learn to endure and overcome the adversities of life.
--Lailah Gifty Akita
To protect and to serve are the core of the warrior’s credo. Society has always needed and honored this powerful energy—from Roman soldiers to ancient samurai, frontier sheriffs to modern-day military special forces. Highly solution focused, with a fierce determination to find a way through any obstacle, the warrior archetype represents the best of the human spirit. When bolstered by an inner quest to consciously expose, rather than blindly defend, one’s weaknesses, a warrior’s power can be highly transformative.
The exploration of warrior energy is useful in so many different facets of our lives, especially during our most challenging moments. When our serenity is threatened, or we are confronted by a serious health or financial crisis, we can summon our inner warrior’s courage, endurance, and strength. The way of the warrior asks us to not only test our physical limits, but to develop the mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual awareness we need in order to surrender our personal needs for a higher cause. There is a martial arts tradition that reminds us that once we achieve the rank of black belt—which takes years—we are finally “ready to learn.”
I can skillfully use the powerful energy of my inner warrior to positively move forward in my life.
To protect and to serve are the core of the warrior’s credo. Society has always needed and honored this powerful energy—from Roman soldiers to ancient samurai, frontier sheriffs to modern-day military special forces. Highly solution focused, with a fierce determination to find a way through any obstacle, the warrior archetype represents the best of the human spirit. When bolstered by an inner quest to consciously expose, rather than blindly defend, one’s weaknesses, a warrior’s power can be highly transformative.
The exploration of warrior energy is useful in so many different facets of our lives, especially during our most challenging moments. When our serenity is threatened, or we are confronted by a serious health or financial crisis, we can summon our inner warrior’s courage, endurance, and strength. The way of the warrior asks us to not only test our physical limits, but to develop the mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual awareness we need in order to surrender our personal needs for a higher cause. There is a martial arts tradition that reminds us that once we achieve the rank of black belt—which takes years—we are finally “ready to learn.”
I can skillfully use the powerful energy of my inner warrior to positively move forward in my life.
From the book Cornerstones, Daily Meditations for the Journey into Manhood and Recovery
by Victor La Cerva, MD ©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day********************************Twenty-Four Hours a DayKeep It Simple. . . we could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in theworld. --Helen Keller
We chase after joy, like a child after a firefly, being certain that in joy all problems are solved,all questions are answered. Joy has its rewards, and we deserve them. But life has more to teachus.
We need to learn patience; through patience we come to respect time and its passage, and weare mellowed. We need to learn tolerance; through tolerance our appreciation of another'sindividuality is nurtured. We need to learn self-respect; self-respect prepares us to contributemore freely to our experiences, and we find wholeness.
Life's travails are our opportunities for lasting, enriching joy. The rough spots deepen ourunderstandings. And these help us to bring joy to the lives of the friends near and dear.Action for the Day: I need not turn my back on joy. But I will be glad for all life's experiences.The panorama will sustain me more fully.From: Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums Daily Recovery Readings - http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2****************************One Day At A TimeGrace
The fact was we really hadn't cleaned house so that the grace
of our Higher Power could enter us and expel the obsession. In no deep or
meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made
amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other
human being without any demand for reward. We had not even
prayed rightly. We had always said, "Grant me my wishes"
instead of "Thy will be done."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Two) p. 32
Thought to Ponder
Trust your Higher Power. Clean house. Help others.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily MotivatorGood momentby Ralph Marston
Give yourself a good moment. Give yourself a whole day filled with them.
Enjoy your surroundings, the people you’re with, what you can do, who you are.Allow life to inspire you just because you’re able to experience it.
You’re not being selfish when you’re being good to yourself. You’re adding strength, richness,and meaning to what you can offer everyone else.
Give yourself a good moment, and let it sink in. Then look with a refreshed perspective at allthe possibilities.
Feel what you feel, think what you think, with no expectation, no agenda, no misgivings.Let your most beautiful, authentic self come peacefully into the daylight.
Give yourself a good moment. And give yourself new strength, new desire, to do all that you
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