Today's Thought
SATURDAY , DECEMBER 03, 2005
You are reading from the book Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Hardcover (24 Hours).
A.A. Thought for the Day
There is some alcoholic thought, conscious or unconscious that comes before every slip. As long as we live, we must be on the lookout for such thoughts and guard against them. In fact, our A.A. training is mostly to prepare us, to make us ready to recognize such thoughts at once and to reject them at once. The slip comes when we allow such thoughts to remain in our minds, even before we actually go through the motions of lifting the glass to our lips. The A.A. program is largely one of mental training. How well is my mind prepared?
Meditation for the Day
Fret not your mind with puzzles that you cannot solve. The solutions may never be shown to you until you have left this life. The loss of dear ones, you may not know the inequality of life, the deformed and the maimed, and many other puzzling things until you reach the life beyond. "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now." Only step by step, stage by stage, can you proceed in your journey into greater knowledge and understanding.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may be content that things, which I now see darkly, will some day be made clear. I pray that I may have faith that someday I will see face to face.
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Reflections for Beginners
from
'Hour To Hour - The First 30 Days'
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day' & other Meditation Books
We always wanted our image to be so good, yet we always seemed to come off bad. No amount of mind-affecting chemicals ever made us come off good, either. They just made us think we were OK. But there is nothing so bad right now, that a fix, pill, drink, smoke, or snort won't make it worse.
May I clearly see that drugs only provided an illusion of good time, not the real thing.
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from
'Hour To Hour - The First 30 Days'
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day' & other Meditation Books
We always wanted our image to be so good, yet we always seemed to come off bad. No amount of mind-affecting chemicals ever made us come off good, either. They just made us think we were OK. But there is nothing so bad right now, that a fix, pill, drink, smoke, or snort won't make it worse.
May I clearly see that drugs only provided an illusion of good time, not the real thing.
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Daily quote from 'The Pocket Sponsor'
'24/7 Back to the Basics' - Support for Addiction Recovery
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day', 'Hour to Hour' & other Meditation Books
There are a lot more reasons for working the Ninth Step than freedom, serenity, and moral responsibility. Making amends is a good way of having the last word.
I take my program seriously and myself lightly.
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'24/7 Back to the Basics' - Support for Addiction Recovery
- by Shelly Marshall
the author of 'Day By Day', 'Hour to Hour' & other Meditation Books
There are a lot more reasons for working the Ninth Step than freedom, serenity, and moral responsibility. Making amends is a good way of having the last word.
I take my program seriously and myself lightly.
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A daily reading from the book 'Time For Joy'
- by Ruth Fishel
Author of 'Hang In Until The Miracle Happens' - 'Living Light As A Feather' and others.
No matter what is going on in my life today, I can always find something for which to be grateful. When I stop and think about this and make a gratitude list, there is no room for depression or self pity. There is so much to be grateful for today.
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- by Ruth Fishel
Author of 'Hang In Until The Miracle Happens' - 'Living Light As A Feather' and others.
No matter what is going on in my life today, I can always find something for which to be grateful. When I stop and think about this and make a gratitude list, there is no room for depression or self pity. There is so much to be grateful for today.
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Saturday, December 3, 2005
See the beauty
Do you see the beauty in this day? Look around with love and gratitude in your heart, and the beauty of life will look back at you from every direction.
Do you see the beauty in the person next to you? Fill your mind with thoughts of understanding and acceptance, and that beauty will become abundantly clear.
Do you see the beauty within yourself? Connect to your highest, most treasured vision of how life can be, and that beauty will come springing forth.
Do you see the beauty that can be? Open yourself to the most positive possibilities, and that beauty will pull you forward into its delightful realm.
Beauty is more than what is on the surface. Beauty is more than what is obvious.
The most powerful and valuable beauty is the beauty that you bring to life. See the beauty, and you will make it be.
-- Ralph Marston http://www.greatday.com/motivate/
See the beauty
Do you see the beauty in this day? Look around with love and gratitude in your heart, and the beauty of life will look back at you from every direction.
Do you see the beauty in the person next to you? Fill your mind with thoughts of understanding and acceptance, and that beauty will become abundantly clear.
Do you see the beauty within yourself? Connect to your highest, most treasured vision of how life can be, and that beauty will come springing forth.
Do you see the beauty that can be? Open yourself to the most positive possibilities, and that beauty will pull you forward into its delightful realm.
Beauty is more than what is on the surface. Beauty is more than what is obvious.
The most powerful and valuable beauty is the beauty that you bring to life. See the beauty, and you will make it be.
-- Ralph Marston http://www.greatday.com/motivate/
