Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Today's Gift
Happiness is a gift that accompanies every instance of our lives if we approach each situation with gratitude, knowing that what's offered to us is special to our particular needs. The experiences we meet day to day are honing our Spirit, tempering our hard edges. For these we should offer gratitude.
Our well-being is the gift. Deciding what will make us happy, in fact, what we must have to be happy, prevents us from grasping the unexpected pleasure of the "chance" events of the moment. When we intently look for what we think we need, we may well be blind to more beneficial opportunities the Universe has chosen for us.
Our self-centeredness hinders every breath we take. It prejudices every encounter. It stifles our creative potential. And most of all, it blocks any chance for a spontaneous reaction to the moment. Spontaneity is the breeding ground for creative living. And happiness is the byproduct.
Happiness is my decision, every moment.
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
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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Knowledge of “the answers” never made anyone relapse. It was failing to practice “the answers” known. ~Anonymous
The quality of our lives will always depend on the way we think. When anxiety, stress, and tension begin to threaten our hard-won peace of mind, we must not blame our retreat from serenity on outside forces. We can get back in line with comfortable living when we remind ourselves that we have been thinking wrong about something.
It may be complacency: “I’ve got all the right answers.” Perhaps we’ve been thinking selfishly or suffering twinges of jealousy and envy. Are we viewing others with anger or resentment, being fearful of falling short of goals? We learn in recovery to examine our thinking.
Action for the Day: Positive thinking is my guarantee that serenity will continue to make me willing to accept myself as the author of my own attitudes, not a victim of outside forces.
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
The notion that we would still live our own lives, our Higher Power helping a little now
and then, began to evaporate. Many of us who had thought ourselves
religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place out Higher Power
first, we had deprived ourselves of Their help. But now the words
"Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to
carry bright promise and meaning.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 75
Thought to Ponder
I can't do my Higher Power's will my way.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R O G = Fully Rely On God
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
Don’t let anyone take your dreams away from you. Your dreams are what move the world forward.
When you dare to dream, people will scold you for being selfish. But your dreams are not selfish.
Living the best life you can imagine is the most generous thing you can do for all of life. So dream big, dream well, dream in glorious detail, and do your dream.
There are many problems in the world. None of those problems will be solved by you being less than your best.
On the contrary, the process of working to make your own life better will enable other lives to get better. Insisting on the best from yourself is what makes you the most beneficial for others.
Do your dream, with confidence, compassion, love, and positive energy. Do your dream, and give all of life your greatest gifts.
Don’t let anyone take your dreams away from you. Your dreams are what move the world forward.
When you dare to dream, people will scold you for being selfish. But your dreams are not selfish.
Living the best life you can imagine is the most generous thing you can do for all of life. So dream big, dream well, dream in glorious detail, and do your dream.
There are many problems in the world. None of those problems will be solved by you being less than your best.
On the contrary, the process of working to make your own life better will enable other lives to get better. Insisting on the best from yourself is what makes you the most beneficial for others.
Do your dream, with confidence, compassion, love, and positive energy. Do your dream, and give all of life your greatest gifts.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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