Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Today's Gift
...to have a crisis and act upon it is one thing. To dwell in perpetual crisis is another. —Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Exaggerating the negative element in our lives is familiar behavior for all too many of us. But this obsession is our choice. We can stop at any moment. We can decide to let go of a situation that we can't control, turn it over to the Universe, and be free to look ahead at the possibilities for happiness.
Perhaps we can learn to accept a serious situation in our lives as a special opportunity for growth first of all, but even more as an opportunity to let our Higher Power work in our lives. We learn to trust by giving over our dilemmas to the Universe for solutions. With patience, we will see the right outcomes, and we will more easily turn to the Universe the next time.
Crises will lessen in number and in gravity in direct proportion to the partnership we develop with our higher power. The stronger our dependence on that power, for all answers and all directions, the greater will our comfort be in all situations.
Serenity is the gift promised when we let our Higher Power handle our lives. No crisis need worry us. The solution is only a mediation away.
I will take action against every crisis confronting me - I will turn to the Universe and my Higher Power. Each crisis is an invitation to serenity.
From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey ©
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
Many of us grew up in situations that required us to be constantly on our guard. We became so keenly attuned to the people around us and how to please them or avoid their anger that we lost contact with our inner messages. Rather than developing skills for drawing upon our inner resources, we developed skills for looking outward and reacting to whatever confronted us. This method of survival may have been necessary in the past while we were under stress, but it doesn't allow us any rest or the possibility of simply following what we know and feel is right.
We are learning to know what we think and feel and to express it, even if it isn't always what others want to hear. We can be spontaneous now because we have room for mistakes in our lives. Our relationships are more reliable, and we have more energy from sincerity than from always striving to make a good appearance.
Action for the Day: Today, it is more important for me to be sincere than to be on my guard.
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
Then, in A.A., we looked and listened. Everywhere we saw failure and
misery transformed by humility into priceless assets. We heard story after
story of how humility had brought strength out of weakness. In every case,
pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price
had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility,
which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 75
Thought to Ponder
With humility, we accept our place as one among many others.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C H A N G E D = Choosing Humility Allows New Growth Each Day
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Time presses forward. As it does, people change, conditions change, the world changes, constantly.
Life can never again be exactly the way it was before. What it can be, however, is better.
That won’t happen automatically. Indeed, it can require much discipline, massive effort, innovation and creativity.
Yet the fact is, there are ways to forge any new situation into a more fulfilling and life-affirming outcome. Just as surely as the world changes, you can change for the better.
Instead of longing for a past that is forever gone, work to create a desirable, beneficial future. Harness the power of change and point it in a worthwhile, positive direction.
Change is inevitable, and you can make good use of it. Improve upon the dynamic experience of life with each passing day.
Time presses forward. As it does, people change, conditions change, the world changes, constantly.
Life can never again be exactly the way it was before. What it can be, however, is better.
That won’t happen automatically. Indeed, it can require much discipline, massive effort, innovation and creativity.
Yet the fact is, there are ways to forge any new situation into a more fulfilling and life-affirming outcome. Just as surely as the world changes, you can change for the better.
Instead of longing for a past that is forever gone, work to create a desirable, beneficial future. Harness the power of change and point it in a worthwhile, positive direction.
Change is inevitable, and you can make good use of it. Improve upon the dynamic experience of life with each passing day.
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