Thursday, February 11, 2021
Today's Gift
Preoccupation with self can be the bane of our existence. It prevents all but the narrowest perspective on any problem. It cuts off any guidance from our higher power that may be offered through a friend. It blocks whatever truths are trying to gain our attention. The paradox is that whatever our pain, it is lessened by turning our attention elsewhere, to another's pain or joy.
When we open our minds to fresh input from others, insights emerge. We need the messages others are trying to give us. Nothing that is said in a loving spirit is empty of meaning for our lives.
We might consider that every conversation we have is a conversation with our Creator. What we need to know, for our own growth, is guaranteed to be revealed in our many conversations with others. But we can't hear another's thoughts until we let go of our own.
Full attention to the persons sent to me will offer me exactly what I need, today. My inner guide has beckoned them. I can be alert, expect solutions, and celebrate the wonder of it all.
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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Send me the right thought, word, or action. Shaw me what my next step should be. In times of doubt and indecision please send your inspiration and guidance. --Alcoholics Anonymous
The good news of surrendering ourselves and our life to a Power greater than ourselves is that we come into harmony with a Grand Plan, one greater than we can imagine.
We are promised Divine Guidance if we ask for it if we work the Twelve Steps. What greater gift could we receive than knowing our thoughts, words, and actions are being directed?
We aren't a mistake. And we don't have to control or repress others or ourselves for life to work out. Even the strange, the unplanned, the painful, and those things we call errors can evolve into harmony.
We will be guided into understanding what we need to do to take care of ourselves. We will begin to trust our instincts, our feelings, and our thoughts. We will know when to go, to stop, and to wait. We will learn a great truth: the plan will happen in spite of us not because of us.
Action for the Day: I pray today and each day that my thoughts, words, and actions may be Divinely led. I pray that I can move forward in confidence, knowing my steps are guided.
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, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of
drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be
the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or,
if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (There Is A Solution) p. 28
Thought to Ponder
I stood in the sunlight at last.
AA-related 'Alconym'
A A = Answer Available
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Live all the richness***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Do more than just wondering about it or wishing for it. Live the rich experience of life.
Push yourself past the doubts, excuses and hesitations. Commit yourself with your words, your actions, your persistence and overriding sense of purpose.
Craft your own fascinating story from the wealth of raw material that is right in front of you. Express your inner passions within the context of your outer circumstances and drive that story forward.
Connect who you always are to wherever you happen to be. Connect all you love and care about to whatever you are doing.
Cast off any conditions you may have imposed on the pursuit of your own highest fulfillment. This is the time for you to live the values, the ideals, the dreams that define you.
Today’s possibilities are much too valuable to ignore. Embrace them now, and live all the richness that is yours to know.
Do more than just wondering about it or wishing for it. Live the rich experience of life.
Push yourself past the doubts, excuses and hesitations. Commit yourself with your words, your actions, your persistence and overriding sense of purpose.
Craft your own fascinating story from the wealth of raw material that is right in front of you. Express your inner passions within the context of your outer circumstances and drive that story forward.
Connect who you always are to wherever you happen to be. Connect all you love and care about to whatever you are doing.
Cast off any conditions you may have imposed on the pursuit of your own highest fulfillment. This is the time for you to live the values, the ideals, the dreams that define you.
Today’s possibilities are much too valuable to ignore. Embrace them now, and live all the richness that is yours to know.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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