Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Today's Gift
I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming . . . This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy - deep down. All is well. —Katherine Mansfield
All is well. In the midst of turmoil, let us remember, all is well; in the midst of the pain of self-awareness, all is well. The struggle of the turmoil, the pain that accompanies the lessons of self-awareness, are preparing us for becoming all we are meant to become. We each have a special gift to offer in this life. We will come to understand those gifts and be able to give them as we grow with the pain of self-understanding. All is well. Deep down happiness ripples, it's rippling to the surface of our lives.
My lesson for today is understanding, of myself and others. Happiness is the grade I earn each day of my "becoming."
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
********************************Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Keep It Simple
When we talk about feelings in recovery, we often focus on the troublesome trio - pain, fear, and anger. But there are other feelings available in the emotional realm - happiness, joy, peace, contentment, love, closeness, and excitement.
It's okay to let ourselves feel pleasurable feelings too.
We don't have to worry when we experience good feelings; we don't have to scare ourselves out of them; we don't have to sabotage our happiness. We do that, sometimes, to get to the more familiar, less joyous terrain.
It's okay to feel good. We don't have to analyze, judge, or justify. We don't have to bring ourselves down, or let others bring us down, by injecting negativity.
We can let ourselves feel good.
Action for the Day: Today, I will remind myself that it is my right to feel as good as I can. I can have many moments of feeling good; I can find a balanced place of feeling content, peaceful, and good.
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
Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective
mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases,
neither he nor any other human being can provide such a
defense. Their defense must come from a Higher Power.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (More About Alcoholism) p. 43
Thought to Ponder
The ultimate defense against the first drink is a spiritual one.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H E L P = Our Higher P0wer's Ever-Loving Presence
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Even a small amount of progress feels good. Even a small amount of progress is better than no progress.
What good thing can you do that will make life just a little bit better? Give it priority, give it attention, give it action, get it done.
Do you wish you had more confidence in yourself, or in the future? Make a little progress and you’ll discover a lot more of that confidence you seek.
Remind yourself of your abilities in a way you won’t soon forget, in a way you cannot deny. Deposit a little bit of new value into life where it did not exist before.
That is the real life magic of which you’re capable. And when you perform a little of that magic, you’ll be inspired and encouraged by yourself and others to do more.
A little progress is yours to be had within the hour, at any hour. It’s a powerful way to successfully deal with whatever confronts you right now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Even a small amount of progress feels good. Even a small amount of progress is better than no progress.
What good thing can you do that will make life just a little bit better? Give it priority, give it attention, give it action, get it done.
Do you wish you had more confidence in yourself, or in the future? Make a little progress and you’ll discover a lot more of that confidence you seek.
Remind yourself of your abilities in a way you won’t soon forget, in a way you cannot deny. Deposit a little bit of new value into life where it did not exist before.
That is the real life magic of which you’re capable. And when you perform a little of that magic, you’ll be inspired and encouraged by yourself and others to do more.
A little progress is yours to be had within the hour, at any hour. It’s a powerful way to successfully deal with whatever confronts you right now.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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