Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Today's Gift
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude. —Sir Thomas Browne
Loneliness and solitude are very different things. When we're lonely, we feel sad about being alone. But when we're in solitude, we have ourselves and can be at peace. Many of us have had so much pain in our relationships that we often feel lonely. Or we may have been so frightened of being alone that now we avoid it like poison. All of us have known the pain of loneliness, even while we were surrounded by people.
Through solitude we can become more fully acquainted with ourselves, develop greater honesty, and deepen our spiritual development. Each day, as we spend time alone in meditation, we make conscious contact with our Higher Power and the Universe and join other people in spirit who also walk this path. Even in our solitude we are not alone.
In this quiet time, I reestablish peace within and find the spirit of my fellow travelers on a similar path.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day
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The processes of becoming more human, becoming a real person, and finding spiritual enlightenment are very similar. They require slow growth over time. We can only follow these paths in small steps, one day or one hour at a time. Many of us grew up in families with an addicted parent. We, too, went to great excesses and have been abusive to others and ourselves. Because of these problems, we developed a distorted outlook on life. Now we still demand quick and complete fixes for recovery.
Our program says, "Look to this day." It is a difficult path to learn, but we only take it in small steps. There are no instant fixes for any human being. Yet, when we surrender to the reality of life, we are given the gift of true humanity. We feel like real people, we love others, and we enjoy the pleasure of true contact with them.
Action for the Day: I am grateful I can be a part of the process. Help me give up my drive to control it.
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
We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can
laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically,
it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage.
All men of faith have courage. They trust their Higher Power. We never apologize
for Higher Power. Instead we let Them demonstrate, through us, what They can do.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (How It Works) p. 68
Thought to Ponder
Spirituality is not based on logic, it is faith-driven.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F A I T H = Fear And Insecurity? Trust our Higher Power!
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Connected***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
You are alive in this moment. And you are connected to all of life.
You cannot take undue advantage of others without also hurting yourself in some way. You cannot help others without also lifting up your own life.
The connection is strong and impossible to break. When you give your best to life each day, you experience the best that life has to offer.
When you think and act respectfully, you are respected. When you offer real, unconditional love, you are loved.
When making your choices in each moment about what to say, what to do, what to value, what to discard and what to work for, remember this. You are connected to it all.
Value, appreciate, honor and make the most of that connection. What is good for all of life is very good for you.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
You are alive in this moment. And you are connected to all of life.
You cannot take undue advantage of others without also hurting yourself in some way. You cannot help others without also lifting up your own life.
The connection is strong and impossible to break. When you give your best to life each day, you experience the best that life has to offer.
When you think and act respectfully, you are respected. When you offer real, unconditional love, you are loved.
When making your choices in each moment about what to say, what to do, what to value, what to discard and what to work for, remember this. You are connected to it all.
Value, appreciate, honor and make the most of that connection. What is good for all of life is very good for you.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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