Friday, November 27, 2020
Today's Gift
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. —Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein knew in his heart that the source of all his knowledge was not himself, but a mystery - something or someone outside himself. And it left him in awe and wonder. He knew also that while genius may be ninety percent hard work and only ten percent inspiration, all the hard work in the world amounts to nothing without that outside, mysterious inspiration.
He was right. We can work hard and play hard. We can paint and draw and write and develop formulas all our lives, but none of it will be new or different unless we are open to inspiration from some power outside ourselves that also, somehow, is deep within us. To be really good at anything, whether it's playing baseball, designing fashion clothing, fixing an engine, or cooking, we must believe in some creative force that helps us excel. When we see that force at work, we stand in awe at the wonderful and mysterious gift we have been given.
How have I been inspired to discover something?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day
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Schoolchildren perform according to the expectations their teachers have of them. Likewise, what we women achieve depends greatly on what we believe about ourselves, and too many of us have too little belief in ourselves. Perhaps we grew up in a negative household or had a non-supportive marriage. But we contributed, too, in our negative self-assessment. The good news is that it no longer needs to control us.
We can boost our own performance by lifting our own expectations, even in the absence of support from others. It may not be easy, but each of us is capable of changing a negative self-image to a positive one. It takes commitment to our self growth, a serious relationship with our higher power, and the development of positive, healthy relationships with others.
It's true; we can't control other people in our lives. And we can't absolutely control the outcome of any particular situation. But we can control our own attitudes. Interestingly, when we've begun tagging ourselves competent and capable, instead of inadequate, we find that other people and other situations become more to our liking, too.
Action for the Day: I will be fair with myself. I can do what I need to do wherever I am today. Only I can hold myself down.
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
Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of
character-building and good living. An honest regret for harms done,
a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for
better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Ten) p. 95
Thought to Ponder
Gratitude is a tool, a form of perspective, reminding me
to appreciate the simple things.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Altered Attitudes
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
From the inside out***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Whatever you are filled with on the inside will surely come to exist on the outside. The reality of your life is built upon the quality of your innermost thoughts and feelings in each moment.
The thoughts that make the most difference are not the occasional grand thoughts. Rather, they are those persistent thoughts you have over and over again until they truly become a part of your reality.
No matter what your age, financial resources, ethnic background, level of physical health, or past history may be, you can always think the thoughts you choose to think. So what do you choose to think as each moment goes by?
Let yourself be filled on the inside with good and positive and valuable thoughts. What is consistently on the inside cannot help but come out. Thinking alone does not make it so. Yet what you think will reliably direct precisely which way you go.
Seek real, lasting, genuine value on the inside, then let that value work its way out to encompass all that is around you.
Whatever you are filled with on the inside will surely come to exist on the outside. The reality of your life is built upon the quality of your innermost thoughts and feelings in each moment.
The thoughts that make the most difference are not the occasional grand thoughts. Rather, they are those persistent thoughts you have over and over again until they truly become a part of your reality.
No matter what your age, financial resources, ethnic background, level of physical health, or past history may be, you can always think the thoughts you choose to think. So what do you choose to think as each moment goes by?
Let yourself be filled on the inside with good and positive and valuable thoughts. What is consistently on the inside cannot help but come out. Thinking alone does not make it so. Yet what you think will reliably direct precisely which way you go.
Seek real, lasting, genuine value on the inside, then let that value work its way out to encompass all that is around you.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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