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No matter what is going on around me, today I know that I am moving forward. I will trust the process of recovery. I’ll let time take time. “If I am under pressure and setting myself deadlines, I will stop for a few minutes and think of just this one day and what I can do with it.”. – One Day at a Time in Al-Anon.

Today’s Reminder: I am only a small cog in the machinery of the universe; my trying to run things my own way is doomed to failure. A bright and serene success is at hand once I learn to let go. Then I’ll have time to count my blessings, work on my own shortcomings, and enjoy each minute of every day. “What hurt could it do thee if thou ...Courage to Change: After working Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps zealously for over a year, I was despondent over my continuing lapses into self-pity and resentment over the alcoholic’s inability to give me the emotional support I wanted. One evening during a meditation on the Sixth and Seventh Steps, three words seemed to flash in my mind: We were ...Courage to Change: After working Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps zealously for over a year, I was despondent over my continuing lapses into self-pity and resentment over the alcoholic’s inability to give me the emotional support I wanted. One evening during a meditation on the Sixth and Seventh Steps, three words seemed to flash in my mind: We …If you regularly use a dishwasher in your kitchen and you run out of dishwasher liquid, you’ve likely pondered if just normal dish soap will work in the machine. Tempting though it...Courage to Change: Turning to an alcoholic for affection and support can be like going to a hardware store for bread. Perhaps we expect a “good” parent to nurture and support our feelings, or a “loving” spouse to comfort and hold us when we are afraid, or a “caring” child to want to pitch in when we are ill or overwhelmed. While ...One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Perhaps the first thing we expect to learn in Al-Anon is how to get the alcoholic to stop drinking. This is a difficult idea to pry ourselves loose from, but our “making it” in Al-Anon depends entirely on realizing that our spouse’s sobriety is not our business, however much it may seem to affect our lives ...

Perhaps they had developed a different understanding of a Power greater than themselves than we had, so we concluded their beliefs were unspiritual. Or maybe we saw a couple having an argument; we assumed their relationship was sick, only to find out later that their marriage had prospered for many years. Thoughtlessly tossing our fellows into ...DAILY PONDERABLES Together WE Trudge The Road OF Happy Destiny Daily Reflections LOOKING OUTWARD We ask especially for freedom from self-will and are …Courage to Change: After working Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps zealously for over a year, I was despondent over my continuing lapses into self-pity and resentment over the alcoholic’s inability to give me the emotional support I wanted. One evening during a meditation on the Sixth and Seventh Steps, three words seemed to flash in my mind: We were ...Priorities “The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean.” – Basic Text, p. 43Meditation for the Day: There is a time for everything. We should learn to wait patiently until the right time comes. “Easy does it.” We waste our energies in trying to get things before we are ready to have them, before we have earned the right to receive them.

After the hell of our addiction and the roller-coaster craziness of early recovery, the stable life may have some appeal — for a while. But, eventually, we realize we want something more. Sooner or later, we become turned off to the creeping monotony and boredom in our lives. There are sure to be times when we feel vaguely dissatisfied with ...4 days ago · Balancing the scales. “A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an oldtimer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer.”. – Basic Text, p. 43. Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pile of sand. Those unfamiliar with the terms “vegan” and “vegetarian” have probably pondered the difference between the two. They both indicate that someone doesn’t eat meat, right? So, aren’t ...A sense of humor “We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free.” – Basic Text, p.3 days ago · AA Thought for the Day: When we come into AA looking for a way out of drinking, we really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead of running away from it.

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AA Loving Fellowship offers a free daily email with inspiring quotes from various sources of wisdom. Subscribe to Daily Ponderable and enrich your recovery.We had destroyed friendships and marriages. We had lost jobs. And we knew that we couldn’t change any of it. We may have thought that we’d always be regretful and simply have to find a way to live with our regrets. On the contrary, we find that our past represents an untapped gold mine the first time we are called on to share it with a ...Today’s Reminder: It is hard to stop acting as I have in the past. But with Al-Anon’s support, I can be the one to break the pattern. I can choose to do what I think is right—for me. “You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life…”. From the book “Courage to Change ...May 6, 2024 · Thankfully, our newcomers are usually met by a group of friendly, smiling folks who are obviously fairly content with the lives they’ve found in Narcotics Anonymous. What an enormous amount of hope this provides! A newcomer, whose life has been deadly serious, is strongly attracted by an atmosphere of laughter and relaxation. AA Loving Fellowship Courage to Change: Today I seek to become a little more accepting of myself, a little more comfortable in my own skin. Although it is important to recognize and admit my limitations and flaws, only my Higher Power can remove them. Condemning my imperfections has never enhanced my appreciation of life or helped me to love myself more.

4 days ago · Balancing the scales. “A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an oldtimer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer.”. – Basic Text, p. 43. Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pile of sand. One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: When an Al-Anon wife describes her grievances at a meeting, and explains “what she did because of what he did,” it is very possible that we can see through her motivations more clearly than she can. We see the bitterness, the self-pity and self-deception that have built a wall between her and reality. The ...Courage to Change: “Yes, but…”. These two words have become a signal to me that I am refusing to accept something over which I am powerless. My world is rich with wonderful gifts: beauty, a loving fellowship, and challenges that strengthen and prepare me for a …Daily Ponderables · May 23, 2016 ... For seventeen years Dr. Bob’s daily routine was to stay sober until the afternoon, get drunk, sleep, then take sedatives to calm his morning jitters. During the prohibition period, 1920—1933 Doctors were permitted to prescribe liquor for their patients. Dr Bob would pick a name from the phone book, fill ...Are we having fun yet? “ln time, we can relax and enjoy the atmosphere of recovery.” – Basic Text, p. 56. Imagine what would happen if a newcomer walked into one of our meetings and was met by a group of grim-faced people gripping the arms of their chairs with white knuckles.Mar 5, 2024 · Most of us hate to have our covers pulled; we don’t like being laid naked in full view. The experience delivers a strong dose of humility. Our first reaction to such a disclosure is usually shock and anger, yet we recognize the truth when we hear it. What we are having is a rude awakening. Such awakenings often disclose barriers that block us ... We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: “Our group,” explains a member, “concentrates on the Twelve Steps. We rarely discuss the Traditions, because we feel that personal guidance for individuals is more helpful to us than pointers relating to the functioning of the group.”. This is warped thinking, for the fact is that the Traditions are ...

Courage to Change: I like people, and at one time I wanted everyone to be my friend. With the best of intentions, I tried to encourage friendships with certain individuals, although my attempts were repeatedly, discreetly rebuffed. I was comforted by the words I heard at the close of each Al-Anon meeting: “…though you may not like all of us ...

DAILY PONDERABLES. Together WE Trudge The Road OF Happy Destiny. AA Thought for the Day. October 3, 2020. Lose Our Fear. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life.Today’s Reminder: Moving from awareness to acceptance to action takes time, but the benefits are worth the wait. As I learn to accept my defects, circumstances, and feelings, I learn that I am a worthwhile human being just as I am. With that kind of self-acceptance, I begin to see my options, and slowly I can begin to take action, to change.Where we were selfish, we find generosity. Our delusions about ourselves will disappear to be replaced by self-honesty and self-acceptance. Yes, becoming entirely ready means we will change. Each new level of readiness brings new gifts. Our basic nature changes, and we soon find our readiness is no longer sparked only by pain but by a desire to ...Meditation for the Day: I must keep balance by keeping spiritual things at the center of my life. God will give me this poise and balance if I pray for it. This poise will give me power in dealing with the lives of others. This balance will manifest itself more and more in my own life. I should keep material things in their proper place and ...We begin to enjoy life, finding purpose in our existence. Each day we choose to stay clean, our spirit is revitalized and our relationship with our God grows. Our spirit becomes stronger each day we choose life by staying clean. Despite the fact that our new life in recovery is rewarding, the urge to use can sometimes be overwhelming.We once knew exactly what to expect, and now everything suddenly seems different. The homebody is never home; the life of the party is always sleeping; communication, intimacy, sex, responsibilities, and decision-making all change. At the same time, problems that we always attributed to drinking may persist even though the drinking has stopped.Mar 5, 2024 · Most of us hate to have our covers pulled; we don’t like being laid naked in full view. The experience delivers a strong dose of humility. Our first reaction to such a disclosure is usually shock and anger, yet we recognize the truth when we hear it. What we are having is a rude awakening. Such awakenings often disclose barriers that block us ... Those unfamiliar with the terms “vegan” and “vegetarian” have probably pondered the difference between the two. They both indicate that someone doesn’t eat meat, right? So, aren’t ... Meditation for the Day: There is a time for everything. We should learn to wait patiently until the right time comes. “Easy does it.” We waste our energies in trying to get things before we are ready to have them, before we have earned the right to receive them. Today’s Reminder: As a result of hard work in Al-Anon and a willingness to change, I am moving in a positive direction. I will celebrate my progress today. I know that the process of recovery will continue to help me grow toward a better way of living. “Keep adding little by little and you will soon have a big hoard.”. From the book ...

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After the hell of our addiction and the roller-coaster craziness of early recovery, the stable life may have some appeal — for a while. But, eventually, we realize we want something more. Sooner or later, we become turned off to the creeping monotony and boredom in our lives. There are sure to be times when we feel vaguely dissatisfied with ...When I get tangled up in problems with other people, the Traditions can offer guidance and perspective. “The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions embody principles that lead to recovery and personal growth, helping each of us to discover and become the person we want to be.”. – Al-Anon Spoken Here. From the book “Courage to Change”.Maybe we think that if a spouse or lover leaves us, we will have to get high. If we lose our job, surely, we think, we will use. Or maybe it’s the death of a loved one that we expect to be unbearable. In any case, the reservations we harbor give us permission to use when they come true — as they often do. We can prepare ourselves for ...When a doctor sends a biopsy sample to “the lab,” they’re referring to a pathology lab, where technicians and pathologists prepare and analyze the tissue for cancer or other diseas... We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Meditation for the Day: I believe that life is a school in which I must learn spiritual things. I must trust in God and He will teach me. I must listen to God and He will speak through my mind. I must commune with Him in spite of all opposition and every obstacle. There will be days when I will hear no voice in my mind and when there will come ...Where we were selfish, we find generosity. Our delusions about ourselves will disappear to be replaced by self-honesty and self-acceptance. Yes, becoming entirely ready means we will change. Each new level of readiness brings new gifts. Our basic nature changes, and we soon find our readiness is no longer sparked only by pain but by a desire to ...May 23, 2016 · On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility: “Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Perhaps the first thing we expect to learn in Al-Anon is how to get the alcoholic to stop drinking. This is a difficult idea to pry ourselves loose from, but our “making it” in Al-Anon depends entirely on realizing that our spouse’s sobriety is not our business, however much it may seem to affect our lives ...Mar 19, 2024 · Something valuable to share. “A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true.”. – Basic Text, p. 5I. You’re in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with ... ….

Meditation for the Day: In the new year, I will live one day at a time. I will make each day one of preparation for better things ahead. I will not dwell on the past or the future, only on the present.Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerable — these are all powerful emotions. But we can’t forget that we have only a daily reprieve from our addiction. Holding onto this daily reprieve must be the top ...May 11 – NA Just for Today. 00:00. Balancing the scales. “A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an oldtimer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer.” – Basic Text, p. 43.Mar 19, 2024 · Something valuable to share. “A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true.”. – Basic Text, p. 5I. You’re in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with ... After the hell of our addiction and the roller-coaster craziness of early recovery, the stable life may have some appeal — for a while. But, eventually, we realize we want something more. Sooner or later, we become turned off to the creeping monotony and boredom in our lives. There are sure to be times when we feel vaguely dissatisfied with ...The Al-Anon program works when I keep the focus on myself, attend lots of Al-Anon meetings, and make recovery my top priority. As I become more fully myself, I am better able to treat others with love and respect. “We are best able to help others when we ourselves have learned the way to achieve serenity.”. From the book “Courage to ...Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a little money in the bank, a new car, or a committed relationship. We have a little self-confidence, and our faith in a Higher Power is growing. Then, something happens. Someone breaks into our new car and steals the stereo, or …Meditation for the Day: Calmness is constructive of good. Agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I should first be still and know that He is …AA Thought for the Day: If we allow an alcoholic thought to lodge in our minds for any length of time, we are in danger of having a slip. Therefore we must dispel such thoughts at once, by refusing their admittance and by immediately putting constructive thoughts in their place.Honesty and spirituality. “The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually.”. – Basic Text, pp. 25–26. In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about the way ... Daily ponderables, Sep 29, 2023 · Just for Today. “When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.”. – Basic Text, p. 99. “Just for today” — it’s a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for recovery. , Meditation for the Day: I will learn to overcome myself, because every blow to selfishness is used to shape the real, eternal, unperishable me., Daily Ponderables is your source for encouragement & inspiration 365 days a year. Subscribe!, Addicts often feel terminally unique. We’re sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from recovery for many years. But once we come to the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous, we begin to lose that feeling of being “the worst” or “the craziest , Self-discovery “The Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent their recurrence.” – Basic Text, p. 42. Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped by our experiences., Meditation for the Day: It is in the union of a soul with God that strength, new life, and spiritual power come. Bread sustains the body, but we cannot live by bread alone., Courage to Change: How often have I had a dream I longed to pursue, but quit before I started because it seemed too enormous a task to attempt? Going back to school, moving, taking a trip, changing jobs, all these and many other goals can seem overwhelming at first. Al-Anon reminds me to “Keep It Simple.”. Instead of approaching the task as ..., Talk about uncomfortable! While friendship almost always involves pondering at least one friend’s sanity or ethics, some friends take it to an unacceptable extreme. Some of these p..., Naturally it can be helpful to look at past experiences for information about ourselves and our relationships. There is much to be learned from inventories, memories, and reasoning things out with others. But waiting for insight can become an excuse to avoid action. For example, some of us fall into the trap of trying to analyze alcoholism., “Lullaby” by Leslie Marmon Silko is a short story about an old woman named Ayah who reminisces about the tragic times in her life. Ayah also ponders the role of her mother and gran..., One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Most of us in Al-Anon realize the importance of prayer. We may “think” a prayer many times a day: “Thank You, God, for helping me to do this chore;” “Please let me see the beauty in the ordinary and usual: a tree, a child, a sunrise;” “Help me not to brood on this injury but show me where I am at fault,”— and so on., Let's dig into Substack's growth model, ponder over its financial health and compare its upcoming capital raise to its potential cash needs. I got excited — very excited — when I f..., InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Source: mundissima / Shutterstock Right now, many people are pondering one ques... InvestorPlace - Stock Market N..., Meditation for the Day: The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. God sees, as no one can see, what is within you. He sees you growing more and more like Himself. That is your reason for existence, to grow more and more like God, to develop more and more the spirit of God within you. You can often see in others those qualities and aspirations that ..., Meditation for the Day: It is in the union of a soul with God that strength, new life, and spiritual power come. Bread sustains the body, but we cannot live by bread alone., Bluidkiti Daily Readings. 3rd Party Site – Click a date and get lots of daily readings from a variety of sources. ( Daily Reflections | Twenty-Four Hours A Day | As Bill Sees It | Walk in Dry Places | Keep it Simple | Each Day a New Beginning | Father Leo | Daily Inspiration | NA Just for Today | more ), When we work the steps and pray each time we discover we’re not living in the present, we’ll notice that those times aren’t occurring as often as they used to. Our faith will help us live just for today. We’ll have hours, even days, when our full attention is focused on the current moment in time, not the regrettable past or fearful future. , Meditation for the Day: In silence comes God’s meaning to the heart. I cannot judge when it enters the heart. I can only judge by results. God’s word is spoken to the secret places of my heart, and in some hour of temptation, I find that word and realize its value for the first time., 4 days ago · Balancing the scales. “A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an oldtimer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer.”. – Basic Text, p. 43. Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pile of sand. , 21 hours ago · Fear of the Fourth Step. “As we approach this step, most of us are afraid that there is a monster inside of us that, if released, will destroy us.”. – Basic Text, p. 27. Most of us are terrified to look at ourselves, to probe our insides. We’re afraid that if we examine our actions and motives, we’ll find a bottomless black pit of ... , Al-Anon is wonderful for those of us who want to know ourselves, who are brave enough to acknowledge our faults. It helps us to examine, with courage and honesty, our good and bad qualities. Al-Anon works for those who want to build on the good and whittle away at the bad, until, one by one, we get rid of the self-deceptions that have kept …, Just for Today. “When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.”. – Basic Text, p. 99. “Just for today” — it’s a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for recovery., Meditation for the Day: There is a time for everything. We should learn to wait patiently until the right time comes. “Easy does it.” We waste our energies in trying to get things before we are ready to have them, before we have earned the right to receive them., AA Thought for the Day: Have I got over most of my sensitiveness, my feelings that are too easily hurt, and my just plain laziness and self-satisfaction? Am I willing to go all out for AA at no matter what cost to my precious self? Is my own comfort more important to me than doing the things that need to be done?, Courage to Change: I am so grateful to belong to a fellowship where everyone speaks for himself or herself. Al-Anon has no spokesperson, no authority who tells what “our” experience has been., 4 days ago · AA Thought for the Day: We can depend on those members of any AA group who have gone all out for the program. They come to meetings. They work with other alcoholics. We don’t have to worry about their slipping. They’re loyal members of the group. I’m trying to be a loyal member of the group. When I’m tempted to take a drink, I tell ... , I6. Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share in meetings, we take mental notes we can refer to later. To be prepared, we study our notes and literature between “lessons.”., “Lullaby” by Leslie Marmon Silko is a short story about an old woman named Ayah who reminisces about the tragic times in her life. Ayah also ponders the role of her mother and gran..., One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Sometimes I find myself relapsing into the old patterns that used to dominate my thinking and feeling before I knew Al-Anon. I was crushed and defeated by the daily battering of living with an alcoholic. I was afraid of everything and everybody. Then, by attending meetings, and reading Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism, my ..., When we work the steps and pray each time we discover we’re not living in the present, we’ll notice that those times aren’t occurring as often as they used to. Our faith will help us live just for today. We’ll have hours, even days, when our full attention is focused on the current moment in time, not the regrettable past or fearful future. , It’s the small things, the constant day-to-day challenges of living life without the use of drugs, that seem to affect most addicts most strongly in recovery. When the little things get to us, the Serenity Prayer can help us regain our perspective. We can all remember that “turning over” these small matters to the care of our Higher Power ..., Meditation for the Day: It is in the union of a soul with God that strength, new life, and spiritual power come. Bread sustains the body, but we cannot live by bread alone., I6. Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share in meetings, we take mental notes we can refer to later. To be prepared, we study our notes and literature between “lessons.”.