Monday, July 20, 2020
Today's Gift
They have rights who dare defend them. —Roger Baldwin
There is a hard side to emotional health and adulthood. As we grow, we gain many more sides, more ways of responding to the situations we meet. We learn that yielding to the Universe sometimes means letting our full strength flow to defend our rights and ward off intrusion or disrespect. As we have become more loving and tolerant, we have become more assertive for our rights and those of others.
We must speak up for ourselves and for our points of view. We must not let others demean us or put us down, nor can we take on blame for others' life problems. When we ought to stand up for ourselves and don't, we may be invaded by a false feeling that we are crazy or bad. As individuals, we sometimes must call on our hard side and say, "No! I will not be a doormat for the harmful actions of others. I will defend my rights."
I will cultivate my relationship with my Higher Power and let that lead me to stand up for myself.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
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
Trust takes time. If you don't invest it, then you don't get it. --Anonymous
Trusting other human beings is like planting a garden. First we must choose where to plant--is the soil healthy, is it open to sunlight? We would not plant seeds on rocks that are hard and un-giving. In the same way, we need to choose friends who are trustworthy, who are like rich soil open to planting and sunlight.
Then we need to plant the seeds of time and care. If we share some of our feelings and are welcomed, we will know it is safe to share more. We can share ourselves in our own time--even a garden grows slowly, and can take only so much sun and rain in one day.
Having trust in someone feeds the spirit. Trust also gives us the courage to be beautiful, like the flowers of our gardens.
Action for the Day: I will brave enough to trust others, and to be worthy of their trust.
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
We discover that we do receive guidance for our lives to just about
the extent that we stop making demands upon our Higher Power to give it to us
on order and on our terms. Almost any experienced A.A. will tell how
their affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the
better as they tried to improve their conscious contact with their Higher Power.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) pp. 104 - 105
Thought to Ponder
The Three "P's" -- Pause, Pray, Proceed.
AA-related 'Alconym'
P U S H = Pray Until Something Happens
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
Strong intention
by Ralph Marston
When your intention is strong, you adapt, you innovate, you improve. When your intention is strong, whatever stands in the way becomes the way.
People can oppose your specific actions. But no one can change your intention unless you choose to change it.
With a strong, meaningful intention, every success is a success, and every failure is also a success. Point your intention in a precise direction, and each twist of circumstance will propel you in that very direction.
When one path becomes blocked you’ll find another. You’ll take every setback in stride, knowing full well that it’s not permanent.
Do you feel that the world is falling down around you, that nothing ever goes your way? Focus yourself upon an ambitious, meaningful intention, and immediately see things differently.
When life gets challenging, challenge it back with a force that’s directly connected to your purpose. Engage the entirety of your effectiveness with the power of intention.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
When your intention is strong, you adapt, you innovate, you improve. When your intention is strong, whatever stands in the way becomes the way.
People can oppose your specific actions. But no one can change your intention unless you choose to change it.
With a strong, meaningful intention, every success is a success, and every failure is also a success. Point your intention in a precise direction, and each twist of circumstance will propel you in that very direction.
When one path becomes blocked you’ll find another. You’ll take every setback in stride, knowing full well that it’s not permanent.
Do you feel that the world is falling down around you, that nothing ever goes your way? Focus yourself upon an ambitious, meaningful intention, and immediately see things differently.
When life gets challenging, challenge it back with a force that’s directly connected to your purpose. Engage the entirety of your effectiveness with the power of intention.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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