Thursday, October 29, 2020
Today's Gift
It is senseless to speak of optimism or pessimism. The only important thing to remember is that if one works well in a potato field, the potatoes will grow. If one works well among people, they will grow. That's reality. The rest is smoke. —Danilo Dolci
We can get so mired in our pessimism and negativity! What is the point in it? We even get committed to our pessimism, and we challenge the world - or the Universe- to give us reason for hope. In our pessimism, we don't notice we have chosen a negative place to stand. Growth means loosening our grip on negativism. We are then free to do the work we need to do. We can slowly take the risk of believing that positive things will happen too.
Any person can see the results in their own life. When we work well on our growth, when we are faithful to it, we do grow. We see this truth in one another's lives. The work is not always easy. We sometimes wish to avoid it or find a reason to not even try. But there is no doubt, when we look around us, that the effort is rewarded with fulfilling lives.
Higher Power, please remove pessimism from me so I may continue my work.
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
********************************Twenty-Four Hours a DayKeep It Simple
When we watch others, we learn how to “act as if.” We watch a patient person, and then we “act as if” we’re a patient person. The result? Over time, we’ll become a patient person. We watch how good listeners listen, and we “act as if” we know how to listen. Then one day, we realize we’re really listening! We watch people who have faith, and we “act as if” we have it. Then over time, we become spiritual people!
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me find You in the people and events of my day.
Action for the Day: I will “act as if” my Higher Power is next to me all through the day.
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
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They may be the dubious luxury of normal people,
but for alcoholics these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 66
Thought to Ponder
Anger is but a mask for fear.
AA-related 'Alconym'
C A L M = Cause Anger Left Me
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Willing to let go***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Sometimes there’s nothing you can do. Sometimes the most positive action you can take is to move on.
That doesn’t mean you must be quick to give up. What it means is you must be willing to let go when that is appropriate.
Many things you can change, yet other things you cannot. Your ability to make progress depends on being able to see and to acknowledge the difference.
Your time, effort, and resources are best invested where you’ll have a positive impact. There is always much you can do to make life better, so put yourself in a place where that can happen.
If there’s something you can do, then persist in doing it. If there’s nothing you can do, and never will be, let it go.
Be realistic about what you cannot do. And give yourself time, space, energy for all the great things you can do.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Sometimes there’s nothing you can do. Sometimes the most positive action you can take is to move on.
That doesn’t mean you must be quick to give up. What it means is you must be willing to let go when that is appropriate.
Many things you can change, yet other things you cannot. Your ability to make progress depends on being able to see and to acknowledge the difference.
Your time, effort, and resources are best invested where you’ll have a positive impact. There is always much you can do to make life better, so put yourself in a place where that can happen.
If there’s something you can do, then persist in doing it. If there’s nothing you can do, and never will be, let it go.
Be realistic about what you cannot do. And give yourself time, space, energy for all the great things you can do.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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