Friday, March 16, 2007
You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)
A.A. Thought for the Day
Before we decide to quit drinking, most of us have to come up against a blank wall. We see that we're licked, that we have to quit. But we don't know which way to turn for help. There seems to be no door in that blank wall. A.A. opens the door that leads to sobriety. By encouraging us to honestly admit that we're alcoholics and to realize that we can't take even one drink, and by showing us which way to turn for help, A.A. opens the door in that blank wall. Have I gone through that door to sobriety?
Meditation for the Day
I must have a singleness of purpose to do my part in God's work. I must not let material distractions interfere with my job of improving personal relation ships. It is easy to become distracted by material affairs, so that I lose my singleness of purpose. I do not have time to be concerned about the multifarious concerns of the world. I must concentrate and specialize on what I can do best.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may not become distracted by material affairs. I pray that I may concentrate on doing what I can do best.
Friday, March 16, 2007
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Positive Energy
It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong.
It takes practice to see what's right.
Many of us have lived around negativity for years. We've become skilled at labeling what's wrong with other people, our life, our work, our day, our relationships, our conduct, our recovery, and ourselves.
We want to be realistic, and our goal is to identify and accept reality. However, this is often not our intent when we practice negativity. The purpose of negativity is usually annihilation.
Negative thinking empowers the problem. It takes us out of harmony. Negative energy sabotages and destroys. It has a powerful life of its own.
So does positive energy. Each day, we can ask what's right, what's good - about other people, our life, our work, our day, our relationships, ourselves, our conduct, our recovery.
Positive energy heals, conducts love, and transforms. Choose positive energy.
Today, God help me let go of negativity. Transform my beliefs and thinking, at the core, from negative to positive. Put me in harmony with the good
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Positive Energy
It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong.
It takes practice to see what's right.
Many of us have lived around negativity for years. We've become skilled at labeling what's wrong with other people, our life, our work, our day, our relationships, our conduct, our recovery, and ourselves.
We want to be realistic, and our goal is to identify and accept reality. However, this is often not our intent when we practice negativity. The purpose of negativity is usually annihilation.
Negative thinking empowers the problem. It takes us out of harmony. Negative energy sabotages and destroys. It has a powerful life of its own.
So does positive energy. Each day, we can ask what's right, what's good - about other people, our life, our work, our day, our relationships, ourselves, our conduct, our recovery.
Positive energy heals, conducts love, and transforms. Choose positive energy.
Today, God help me let go of negativity. Transform my beliefs and thinking, at the core, from negative to positive. Put me in harmony with the good
Excellent post, Gina...thank you, I needed to read these....
xoxo
Stacey
xoxo
Stacey
Yes, excellent post Gina. I really need to work on turning negative thoughts into positve ones. If I here myself thinking negative. I will ask God to help me change my thoughts into positive ones. Some of you make AA sound so wonderful. My experience 21/2 yrs. ago was some of both. I wished that I would have not cared what others thought of me. If it's God's will then I will go back. Hopefully God has peeled enough layers off me to the point of literally been so broken that I will do anything to get better. I admit that I feel insecure around others, but I'm also insecure being by myself. I'm so glad that you guys are here reaching out & doing the best you can to help others on their paths of recovery. Thankyou, Chris xxx
Gina....AWESOME post.....The part about it being easy to notice what is wrong really struck a cord with me. Wow.......for the rest of the day I am going to look at the positive instead of always spinning to the negative.
Thanks so much for that thread!
Thanks so much for that thread!
