Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Today's Gift
Kindness is among the gifts we can most easily spread among others. The more we give of kind words and deeds, the more we discover that kindness is like a burning candle which lights many other candles without losing a trace of its own brightness. Our kindnesses are assets, which return unexpected dividends when we invest them in the happiness of others. Kindness is the very basis of love. It softens the most severe anger and gladdens the hardest hearts.
No kindness is too small to win and hold the affection of others because it is made up of gentleness, love, generosity, unselfishness, and caring.
What kindness do I have to offer today?
From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©
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
Anger is a human emotion that gets us in touch with our energy and our vitality. But like any good thing, it can also be used in hurtful ways. When we examine the role anger has played in our lives, some of us can see where we used it to intimidate and dominate others. Maybe we can recall being terrified by someone else's anger or even by our own. Some of us denied our anger and covered it with excessive helpfulness.
Examining the place anger has had in our lives Is one of the doorways we must pass through to regain our full masculine spirit. We learn to set aside the anger we used to cover fear or hurt. We express it respectfully and honestly when we feel it in a relationship. Expressing anger does not have to be abusive or rejecting. It can mean we care enough to be fully involved and we will not leave after we express it. We can learn to hear others in their anger rather than attempt to control or evade their message. In the process we are invigorated and feel healthier because we are claiming a larger part of ourselves.
Action for the Day: Today, I will first be honest with myself about angry feelings. Then I will find respectful ways to express them.
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 want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have
warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused
others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are,
we can move toward their correction. Without a willing and persistent effort
to do this, there can be little sobriety or contentment for us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Four) p. 43
Thought to Ponder
In order to recover we have to uncover.
AA-related 'Alconym'
W O R K = What Our Recovery Knows
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
What you look for***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
What you look for determines what you find. What you look for has a major influence on what comes into your life.
Look for reasons to connect and cooperate rather than for reasons to argue and accuse. Look for possibilities instead of excuses.
Look for ways to solve the problems. Look for what you can do to improve the situation.
Look for ideas, activities and resources that can be of benefit to yourself and others. Look for opportunities to create new value.
Look for what works, and give your support to those who facilitate it. Look for people who are competent, resourceful, generous and insightful, and emulate what they do.
Look for joy, look for goodness, look for truth and kindness and fulfillment. Look for the best you can imagine, and bring it abundantly to life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
What you look for determines what you find. What you look for has a major influence on what comes into your life.
Look for reasons to connect and cooperate rather than for reasons to argue and accuse. Look for possibilities instead of excuses.
Look for ways to solve the problems. Look for what you can do to improve the situation.
Look for ideas, activities and resources that can be of benefit to yourself and others. Look for opportunities to create new value.
Look for what works, and give your support to those who facilitate it. Look for people who are competent, resourceful, generous and insightful, and emulate what they do.
Look for joy, look for goodness, look for truth and kindness and fulfillment. Look for the best you can imagine, and bring it abundantly to life.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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