Monday, March 29, 2021
Today's Gift
Restlessness is born of frustration. Perhaps we want to move ahead with our lives more quickly. Does a job have us trapped? Do past troubles haunt us still? Maybe perfectionism tarnishes every attempt to achieve. We can learn from our restlessness, if we let it guide us to our inner reservoir of peace and spiritual support.
The search for serenity often takes us farther from it. We mistakenly think a different job or home or relationship will answer all our needs. But we find that our restlessness has accompanied us to our new surroundings. Peace has its home within. And meditation/prayer opens the door to it. In the stillness of our patience, we are privy to its blessing.
Restlessness indicates our distance from our Higher Power. It may be time for a change in our lives. Change is good; however, our relationship with our Higher Power will vouchsafe any needed changes. Restlessness is self-centered and will only hamper the steps we may need to take.
Restlessness is a barometer that reveals my spiritual health. Perhaps meditation/prayer is called for today.
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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Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Keep It Simple
It may take a while to learn to be gentle with ourselves. We have long standing patterns of abusing and shaming ourselves. Maybe we became this way because we were victims. Now it's easier to attack ourselves for mistakes we've made than to be accountable and make amends. We think we deserve to be rejected if we let our friends know our deepest secrets. In the midst of stress we fly to self-doubt and self-abusing thoughts. We withdraw emotionally, we pout, we expect rejection rather than gentleness.
For today, let us pledge to be gentle with ourselves. Gentleness isn't dishonest; it isn't arrogant or self-centered. It is taking reality - with whatever pain that includes - and treating ourselves as worthwhile men. We will be stronger and less self-centered when we accept this gentleness. We will be as loyal to ourselves as we are to our best friends. Each day with this new attitude will build strength of character and wisdom.
Action for the Day: Today, may I treat myself with gentleness and learn the strength it has to teach me.
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
What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our
spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of our Higher Power’s
will into all of our activities. “How can I best serve Thee—Thy will (not mine)
be done.’’ These are thoughts which must go with us constantly.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Into Action) p. 85
Thought to Ponder
Reliance of my Higher Power enables me to match calamity with serenity.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W O W = Willingness Over Willpower
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Pay attention***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Pay attention, and attention pays you back in great abundance. Be willing to see clearly what is going on around you, and act on what you see.
Even the most obvious truths can be easy to ignore when they first become evident. But ignoring the truth does not make it go away.
When you sense an opportunity, pay attention. When you feel something isn’t right, do the work to pay close attention.
What starts as a frivolous trend can soon become an unstoppable force. What first appears as a minor annoyance can morph into an overwhelming burden.
Pay attention, and notice new developments while you still have the power to create maximum benefit with them, or subdue them, or at least get out of their way. Pay attention today, or tomorrow you will desperately wish you had.
Blissful ignorance can feel good for a moment, but it’s a tragically insufficient long-term strategy. Pay attention, and gain the wherewithal to thrive as present realities give birth to their consequences in the future.
Pay attention, and attention pays you back in great abundance. Be willing to see clearly what is going on around you, and act on what you see.
Even the most obvious truths can be easy to ignore when they first become evident. But ignoring the truth does not make it go away.
When you sense an opportunity, pay attention. When you feel something isn’t right, do the work to pay close attention.
What starts as a frivolous trend can soon become an unstoppable force. What first appears as a minor annoyance can morph into an overwhelming burden.
Pay attention, and notice new developments while you still have the power to create maximum benefit with them, or subdue them, or at least get out of their way. Pay attention today, or tomorrow you will desperately wish you had.
Blissful ignorance can feel good for a moment, but it’s a tragically insufficient long-term strategy. Pay attention, and gain the wherewithal to thrive as present realities give birth to their consequences in the future.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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