Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Today's Gift
Memory is the diary we all carry about with us. ~Oscar Wilde
Our memories create the substance of our identity. People who lose their memory lose any sense of who they are. Some of us have memories of painful events in our childhood, or of traumas that changed our image of ourselves. Those of us who were abused by parents have to learn in adulthood to fill those gaps by becoming good parents to ourselves. Some of us have become trapped at a younger stage of development by painful memories. Now, it is essential to our healing that we not perpetuate our own abuse.
We have to learn to include ourselves in the human family. No matter what we experienced, no matter what we feel, it is all part of what it means to be human. We can heal our memories, not by changing them, but by making peace with them so we are free to live in the present. A person can imagine the little child they once were—and imagine taking that youngster on their lap and promising them that they will take care of them and keep them safe.
Today, I will be a good parent to myself and treat myself with love and respect.
From the book Stepping Stones, More 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 DayWalk In Dry Places
Facing reality
Some of us complain about being too sensitive, or others may tell us so. This sets us up for all kinds of hurts, both real and imaginary.
In drinking and drugging, we actually dulled any sensitivity, though we thought we were expressing more feelings. This dulling of our sensitive nature blinded us to the damage we were doing.
In sobriety, we are learning that sensitivity is a gift that we can channel wisely. It can make us more aware of the feelings and needs of others. It can help us become a part of the group.
Like all gifts, sensitivity has its downside. It can make us vulnerable to problems that do not belong to us, and it can lead us into the trap of worrying about things we can do nothing about. But sensitivity is generally good, and in sobriety we can become better people because of it.
Action for the Day: I 'll take great satisfaction today in the full use of my senses, including that part of me that perceives and expresses deep feelings.
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
To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or
anxiety—in other words, to all of us—this newfound peace is a priceless gift.
Something new indeed has been added. Where humility had formerly stood
for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing
ingredient which can give us serenity.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Seven) p. 74
Thought to Ponder
Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking of myself less.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S T E P = Something That Enhances Peace
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Kindness, pure and sincere***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
If kindness is to exist, someone has to be the first to offer it. Today, you can be that someone.
If you cannot give kindness, nothing else you have matters. And no matter what else you do or do not have, you always can offer kindness.
Kindness connects, kindness heals, kindness encourages and energizes. Upon all those in its vicinity, kindness confers the joy of being alive.
Kindness affects lives in more ways than you could ever know about. Kindness creates benefits you would never want to be without.
Kindness may not always be your first impulse. Yet it often contributes mightily to your most powerful response.
We are better off together than we are apart. At the heart of how that happens is kindness, pure and sincere.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
If kindness is to exist, someone has to be the first to offer it. Today, you can be that someone.
If you cannot give kindness, nothing else you have matters. And no matter what else you do or do not have, you always can offer kindness.
Kindness connects, kindness heals, kindness encourages and energizes. Upon all those in its vicinity, kindness confers the joy of being alive.
Kindness affects lives in more ways than you could ever know about. Kindness creates benefits you would never want to be without.
Kindness may not always be your first impulse. Yet it often contributes mightily to your most powerful response.
We are better off together than we are apart. At the heart of how that happens is kindness, pure and sincere.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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