Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Today's Gift
Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships —Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Relationships with other people are necessary to escape loneliness; however, relationships do not guarantee freedom from pain. Nurturing a meaningful relationship with another human being takes patience, even when we don't have any. It takes tolerance, even if we don't feel it. It takes selflessness, at those very moments our own ego is crying for attention.
Yet, we need relationships with others; they inspire us. We learn who we are and who we can become through relationships. They precipitate our accomplishments. Our creativity is encouraged by them, and so is our emotional and spiritual development.
We can look around us, attentively. We can feel blessed, even when it's a negative situation. Every situation is capable of inspiring a positive step forward. Every situation is meant for our good.
There's risk in human relationships, and it's often accompanied by pain. But I am guaranteed growth, and I will find the happiness I seek. I will reach out to someone today.
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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Many people are living in an emotional jail without recognizing it. Virginia Satir.
Our disease was our jail. We felt so bad that we were sure we must have done something awful. But we didn't cause our disease. We have done nothing to deserve our disease. We aren't responsible for the fact that we have a disease. But we ARE responsible for our recovery. We have been granted probation. The terms of our probation are simple: don't drink or use other drugs, and work the Steps. If we follow these simple rules, we'll be free. And it will be clear to us that only a Power greater than ourselves could give us this freedom.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me to stay free. For this next twenty-four - hour period, take from me any urge to drink or use other drugs. With Your help, I'll be free.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll think about my disease. I am not morally weak. I have a dangerous illness. What can keep me free from my disease
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
Spiritual Experiences
"Here and there, once in a while, alcoholics have had what are called vital
spiritual experiences. To me these occurrences are phenomena. They appear
to be in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements.
Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the
lives of these people are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set
of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them."
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 27
Thought to Ponder
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H O P E = Hold On, Possibilities Exist.
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
You are connected***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
When you look out at the world, a little bit of what you see is the world. Much of what you see, however, is you.
No experience is completely objective. Most experiences are hardly objective at all.
If you’re having a bad day, that’s an opportunity to change your perceptions. Choose to do so, and the whole world can suddenly be a much more positive place.
Instead of projecting your worst fears onto life, project your highest hopes and most treasured dreams. See what things look like then.
You are connected to all you observe and experience. Make a positive difference in you, and you make a positive difference in it all
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
When you look out at the world, a little bit of what you see is the world. Much of what you see, however, is you.
No experience is completely objective. Most experiences are hardly objective at all.
If you’re having a bad day, that’s an opportunity to change your perceptions. Choose to do so, and the whole world can suddenly be a much more positive place.
Instead of projecting your worst fears onto life, project your highest hopes and most treasured dreams. See what things look like then.
You are connected to all you observe and experience. Make a positive difference in you, and you make a positive difference in it all
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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