Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Today's Gift
The balance of events in our lives is much like the balance of nature. The pendulum swings; every extreme condition is offset by its opposite, and we learn to appreciate the gifts . . . of the bad times as well as the periods of rest.
On occasion we'll discover that our course in life has changed direction. We need not be alarmed. The Universe has promised that we are in caring hands. Our every concern, every detail of our lives will be taken care of, in the right way, at the right time.
We can develop gratitude for all conditions, good or bad. Each has its necessary place in our development as healthy, happy people. We need the sorrows along with the joys if we are to gain new insights. Our failures keep us humble; they remind us of our need for the care and guidance of others. And for every hope dashed, we can remember, one will be realized.
Life is a process. I will accept the variations with gratitude. Each, in its own way, blesses me.
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
Recovery without joy and song and playfulness is incomplete. The beauty of music uplifts our spirits and shows us the face of our Creator. For many men, music is their means of meditation and conscious contact with their Higher Power. When we experience the creativity of a musical piece, as it speaks to us, we take a step beyond the practical world, into the profound level of creation.
Some people say, "How can you celebrate when there is so much suffering, so much to grieve about?" We have grieved; we continue to grieve alongside our joy. But we need not pour all our energies into the painful and sad. Life is also wonderful. Music and dance and the joy of good fellowship enrich our lives and strengthen us to go on.
Action for the Day: Praise the spirit of our Creator for all that is given to us!
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 ask simply that throughout the day our Higher Power place in us the
best understanding of Their will that we can have for that day,
and that we be given the grace by which we may carry it out.
As the day goes on, we can pause where situations must be
met and decisions made, and renew the simple request:
"Thy will, not mine, be done."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) pp. 102 - 103
Thought to Ponder
I can't do Their will my way.
AA-related 'Alconym'
F R O G = Fully Rely On God
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Strength to move forward***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
Every fault you admit can challenge you to improve yourself. Every weakness you embrace you can proceed to transform into a strength.
The failures you acknowledge illuminate opportunities for success. Your mistakes and their consequences teach you how to make better choices.
Any regret you have, as painful as it may be, serves a positive purpose. It’s an effective reminder not to create more regrets.
Certainly you don’t want to wallow in the negative aspects of your past or present. But you don’t want to completely ignore them either.
Whatever you’ve done or failed to do that has held you back can now point you in a more positive direction going forward. The costly price you’ve paid for your experience can now be transformed into useful value.
Never does your past have to be an excuse for a dismal future. For right now you can choose, you can act, you can improve, transforming whatever has held you back into new strength to move forward.
Every fault you admit can challenge you to improve yourself. Every weakness you embrace you can proceed to transform into a strength.
The failures you acknowledge illuminate opportunities for success. Your mistakes and their consequences teach you how to make better choices.
Any regret you have, as painful as it may be, serves a positive purpose. It’s an effective reminder not to create more regrets.
Certainly you don’t want to wallow in the negative aspects of your past or present. But you don’t want to completely ignore them either.
Whatever you’ve done or failed to do that has held you back can now point you in a more positive direction going forward. The costly price you’ve paid for your experience can now be transformed into useful value.
Never does your past have to be an excuse for a dismal future. For right now you can choose, you can act, you can improve, transforming whatever has held you back into new strength to move forward.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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