Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Today's Gift
The especial genius of people, I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency. —Margaret Fuller
We are humans, and we are moving, together and alone. We are moving into new images of ourselves. There is a healing power that comes from moving, from sharing one's ideas and changing one's self. And it is by trusting ourselves and trusting others that we bring harmony, thoughtfulness, and courage to all our actions.
Life holds many possibilities, and we are able to realize them when we risk changing ourselves through taking action. Those of us struggling are taking action; we are changing ourselves. And as we listen to and support one another, we encourage the necessary changes in others. As one is healed, we are all healed.
Today holds a special promise for me. I can be in harmony. I can share with others. My courage will strengthen others, and others will strengthen me.
Keep It Simple
Self-realization is not a matter of withdrawal from a corrupt world or narcissistic contemplation of oneself. An individual becomes a person by enjoying the world and contributing to it. —Francine Klagsbrun
After we admitted our self-destructive patterns and gave them up, there were many days when we said, "Now what? Is that all there is? I need some answers. How should I live? How can I feel whole? How can I feel like a real person?" These questions may feel too painful to answer. These are among the first spiritual questions we encounter in recovery, and we must not hide or escape from them. They are valuable to us, and we need to follow their urgings.
We are asking these questions as if they were new and unique. But through the centuries many people have asked them too. They found answers we can learn from. They tell us to get engaged with life, take time for reflection, learn to enjoy it where we can, and try to make a contribution.
Action for the Day: Today, I will listen to my questions and doubts as urgings from my Higher Power, pushing me to grow. I will be involved in living.
Discipline
It works—it really does. We alcoholics are undisciplined.
So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just
outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 88
Thought to Ponder
Motivation may get you going, but discipline keeps you growing.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
We are humans, and we are moving, together and alone. We are moving into new images of ourselves. There is a healing power that comes from moving, from sharing one's ideas and changing one's self. And it is by trusting ourselves and trusting others that we bring harmony, thoughtfulness, and courage to all our actions.
Life holds many possibilities, and we are able to realize them when we risk changing ourselves through taking action. Those of us struggling are taking action; we are changing ourselves. And as we listen to and support one another, we encourage the necessary changes in others. As one is healed, we are all healed.
Today holds a special promise for me. I can be in harmony. I can share with others. My courage will strengthen others, and others will strengthen me.
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
After we admitted our self-destructive patterns and gave them up, there were many days when we said, "Now what? Is that all there is? I need some answers. How should I live? How can I feel whole? How can I feel like a real person?" These questions may feel too painful to answer. These are among the first spiritual questions we encounter in recovery, and we must not hide or escape from them. They are valuable to us, and we need to follow their urgings.
We are asking these questions as if they were new and unique. But through the centuries many people have asked them too. They found answers we can learn from. They tell us to get engaged with life, take time for reflection, learn to enjoy it where we can, and try to make a contribution.
Action for the Day: Today, I will listen to my questions and doubts as urgings from my Higher Power, pushing me to grow. I will be involved in living.
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
It works—it really does. We alcoholics are undisciplined.
So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just
outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 88
Thought to Ponder
Motivation may get you going, but discipline keeps you growing.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
What matters***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
It’s helpful to develop a workable plan. What truly matters, though, is putting that plan into action.
Beginning with a big, noisy splash can look very impressive. What actually matters is steadily putting one foot in front of another, long after others have stopped watching.
It’s nice to have access to plenty of resources. Yet what matters more is making the most effective use of whatever resources are available.
Big promises mean very little if they continue to be nothing but promises. What matters is reliably following through on the promises.
Whatever has happened before is significant, and good to keep in mind. Yet what really matters now is what you do with now.
Now is when you take action, make good use of what you have, and fulfill the promises you have made. Now is when you can do what matters, and continue to create a life of richness and meaning.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
It’s helpful to develop a workable plan. What truly matters, though, is putting that plan into action.
Beginning with a big, noisy splash can look very impressive. What actually matters is steadily putting one foot in front of another, long after others have stopped watching.
It’s nice to have access to plenty of resources. Yet what matters more is making the most effective use of whatever resources are available.
Big promises mean very little if they continue to be nothing but promises. What matters is reliably following through on the promises.
Whatever has happened before is significant, and good to keep in mind. Yet what really matters now is what you do with now.
Now is when you take action, make good use of what you have, and fulfill the promises you have made. Now is when you can do what matters, and continue to create a life of richness and meaning.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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