Thursday, April 22, 2021
Today's Gift
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. ~Anonymous
Surges of anger may come to us unbidden, but we don’t have to let anger lead us around by the nose. Allowing anger to color our attitudes and control our behavior is entirely up to us. Many of us are ruled by anger. This is destructive, both physically and spiritually. Not only is anger a corrosive emotion that eats at our stomach lining and our serenity, it also separates us from our Higher Power.
Many of us find relief from anger in our in meditations and prayers. We learn to accept things we can’t change. Our furious reactions to people, places, and things that are not under our control subside when we turn them over to the Universe.
Many of us suppress our anger. We would do better to acknowledge it and forgive. Above all, we need to ask for help. It works. Our Higher Power offers us freedom from anger, which is the same freedom we received from our dysfunctions.
If I can’t turn off my anger, I can turn it over to the Universe.
From the book In God's Care, Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery©
From: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Thought for the Day http://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/recovery/thought-for-the-day
********************************Twenty-Four Hours a DayWalk in Dry Places
Serenity
If we were rattling down a rough river, we would try to steer away from whirlpools and rocky rapids. Living each day requires the same alertness.
We're asking for trouble if we drift into malicious discussions about other people… even those who seem to deserve it. We're also sliding into rocky rapids if we get into supercharged arguments about political and religious issues.
How do we avoid touchy situations that can lead to violent arguments or terrible breakdowns in personal relationships? We can begin by recognizing that we're not on this earth to judge, manipulate, or control other people. We'll do well today to keep our own performance up to a good standard.
We can also respond correctly to people who seem hopelessly wrong. Borrowing an idea from one Twelve Step program, we can detach from such people with love, even if circumstances require continuing contact with them. At whatever cost, we must avoid emotional whirlpools and rocky rapids in life.
Action for the Day: Looking ahead at the things might happen today. I'll adjust my thinking for situations that could be troublesome or destructive. I will try especially hard to avoid trouble with my fellow workers.
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
Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were
powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. The
remaining eleven Steps state perfect ideals. They are goals toward which
we look, and the measuring sticks by which we estimate our progress.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Six) p. 68
Thought to Ponder
Sobriety is not a destination, but an everlasting journey.
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
Know your limits***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
How do you transcend your limits? You start by acknowledging them, examining them, understanding them.
Limits have much less power over you when you’re precisely clear about what they are. The more you know about your limits, the more you can compensate for them.
When you’re able to fully compensate for a particular limit, it is effectively no longer a limit. Though it still may exist, from your perspective you have rendered it irrelevant.
Know your limits, and know them in detail. Then focus your time, energy, thought, and passion on your purpose.
Combine your desire to move forward with your thorough understanding of what’s hindering you. Unleash the power of your intention and identify ways to break through those limiting factors.
Rather than mindlessly cursing the limits, get to know them. That’s what will get you beyond them.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
How do you transcend your limits? You start by acknowledging them, examining them, understanding them.
Limits have much less power over you when you’re precisely clear about what they are. The more you know about your limits, the more you can compensate for them.
When you’re able to fully compensate for a particular limit, it is effectively no longer a limit. Though it still may exist, from your perspective you have rendered it irrelevant.
Know your limits, and know them in detail. Then focus your time, energy, thought, and passion on your purpose.
Combine your desire to move forward with your thorough understanding of what’s hindering you. Unleash the power of your intention and identify ways to break through those limiting factors.
Rather than mindlessly cursing the limits, get to know them. That’s what will get you beyond them.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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