Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Today's Gift
Through spontaneity we are reformed into ourselves. Freed from handed-down frames of reference, spontaneity becomes the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with a reality, explore it, and act accordingly. —Viola Spolin
Living in the here and the now opens up untold possibilities for new growth. Our inner self is enticed in new directions when our attention is fully in the present. When our minds are still on last night's argument or tomorrow's board meeting, we wear blinders to the activity at hand. And our Higher Power, as our teacher and protector, resides in this experience, in the hearts of these people present.
Every single moment has something for us. Maybe a new piece of information. A piece that solves a problem that's been puzzling us. Perhaps a chance to make a new friend, one who will be there in a time of need.
Letting go of yesterday frees us. We need not be burdened. It is gone. Our lives could be eased, so much, if we kept our focus on the experience at hand, where the problems we ponder have their solutions. Always.
I will greet today, skipping, smiling, ready for the answers, the truths, the directions meant only for me. The wonders of today will bless 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
********************************Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Keep It Simple
—Alice Meyvell
It's thought that Abe Lincoln once said, "We're as happy as we make up our minds to be." In other words, we decide to be happy. Bad weather, lost toys, broken plans, even angry friends don't have to ruin our own happiness unless we let them. We're always in control of our own thoughts and feelings, and happiness is a feeling we can choose even when others around us have chosen to be angry or sad. Even when the day is gloomy and none of our plans are working out, we can still be cheerful if we decide to be. How lucky we are that someone else can't decide for us how to feel. We'd be nothing more than robots if that were true.
Today's Action: I am ready to make this day a happy one.
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
But upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this
absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat
are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength.
Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be
firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, (Step One) p. 21
Thought to Ponder
The Twelve Steps -- a manuscript for rational living.
AA-related 'Alconym'
S T E P S = Solutions Through Each Powerful Step
From: AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AA-Alive.net) http://www.aa-alive.net/index.html
Live life now***************************Daily MotivationExcerpt of The Daily Motivator
by Ralph Marston
The joy and fulfillment you seek, are here now for you to experience. If you are not fully present in this moment, when will you ever be?
Don’t waste another minute by waiting for conditions to improve. The opportunity to live the best day of your life is here and now.
Embrace this moment just as it is, and taste its richness. Step confidently forward just as you are, and fully live life now.
Obsessing over what could have been or what should have been won’t bring you any value. Following your positive purpose in this moment is what will create value.
You are now free from all the limitations you had imposed on yourself in the past. You can now see your best possibilities and act to fulfill them.
There is so much richness right here and now. Open yourself to the beautiful experience that is yours to fulfill.
The joy and fulfillment you seek, are here now for you to experience. If you are not fully present in this moment, when will you ever be?
Don’t waste another minute by waiting for conditions to improve. The opportunity to live the best day of your life is here and now.
Embrace this moment just as it is, and taste its richness. Step confidently forward just as you are, and fully live life now.
Obsessing over what could have been or what should have been won’t bring you any value. Following your positive purpose in this moment is what will create value.
You are now free from all the limitations you had imposed on yourself in the past. You can now see your best possibilities and act to fulfill them.
There is so much richness right here and now. Open yourself to the beautiful experience that is yours to fulfill.
From The Daily Motivator website at http://greatday.com/
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