Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Today's Gift
New Beginnings
Resentments are the blocks that hold us back from loving others and ourselves. Resentments do not punish the other person; they punish us. They become barriers to feeling good and enjoying life. They prevent us from being in harmony with the world. Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
Letting go of resentments does not mean we allow the other person to do anything to us that he or she wants. It means we accept what happened in the past, and we set boundaries for the future. We can let go of resentments and still have boundaries.
We try to see the good in the person or the good that ultimately evolved from whatever incident we feel resentful about. We try to see our part.
Then we put the incident to rest.
Praying for those we resent helps. Asking the Universe to take our resentments from us helps too.
What better way to begin a New Year than by cleaning the slate of the past, and entering this one free of resentments.
Higher Power, help me become ready to let go of my resentments. Bring any resentment that is hidden within me, and blocking me, to the surface. Show me what I need to do to take care of my self by letting go of resentments, and then help me do that.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day
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Keep It Simple
Change. It's scary. It's hard. It's needed. Sometimes it feels bad. But one thing is for sure: it keeps on happening. Just when our life seems settled, it changes. We can't stop life. We can't stay this age forever. The world changes. Life moves on. There are always new things to do and learn. Changes means we're always beginners in some ways. We need to ask for wisdom and courage. We get it by listening, by praying, by meditating. When we ask, our Higher Power will teach us to be part of good changes.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me believe that Your plans call for good changes.
Action for the Day: Today I'll think about the changes in my life. I've lived through a lot. I'll be okay when more changes come, with my Higher Power's help. I can keep on growing.
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
So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders
are sometimes shocked when we bust into merriment over a seemingly
tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn’t we laugh?
We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (The Family Afterward) p. 132
Thought to Ponder
Laughter is the sound of recovery.
AA-related 'Alconym'
H J F = Happy, Joyous, Free
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Free from resentment***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Do you ever feel resentment? From time to time, it might just enter your thoughts.
When and if it comes to you, acknowledge the resentment and then quickly let it go. The worst thing you can do is to hold on to your resentments for extended periods of time.
Resentment poisons your thinking and steals energy away from more positive, productive pursuits. When you’ve been wronged, your own resentment makes the damage even worse.
Admit your resentment, acknowledge it, feel it fully, and express it in whatever way, if any, you think you must. That will clear the way for you to then drop it completely and get on with life.
The only person your resentment hurts is you. So get away from it as quickly as you can.
Forgive, forget and start moving forward. Free yourself to be your best.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
Do you ever feel resentment? From time to time, it might just enter your thoughts.
When and if it comes to you, acknowledge the resentment and then quickly let it go. The worst thing you can do is to hold on to your resentments for extended periods of time.
Resentment poisons your thinking and steals energy away from more positive, productive pursuits. When you’ve been wronged, your own resentment makes the damage even worse.
Admit your resentment, acknowledge it, feel it fully, and express it in whatever way, if any, you think you must. That will clear the way for you to then drop it completely and get on with life.
The only person your resentment hurts is you. So get away from it as quickly as you can.
Forgive, forget and start moving forward. Free yourself to be your best.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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