Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. It is seeing things in a straight line without any bend or break or aberration of sight, seeing them as they are, without any warping of vision. —Maude Adams… We are learning, each day of our abstinence, to see more clearly what lies before us. Less and less are we hampered by our own selfish needs, distorting that which we face. We all have within us the talent for seeing things as they really are. But it is a process that takes practice, a process of turning within to the untapped talent which is one of the gifts of a spiritual life. We are spiritual entities, one and all. And the genius to see as God sees is ours for the asking. This program is paving our way. Each day it becomes easier to live an honest life. Each day we trust more the people we encounter. And each day we take greater risks being our true selves. The need to distort that which we see ahead lessens, as we begin reaping the benefits of the honest, caring, spirit-filled life. Our unhealthy egos stood in our way in the past. And they can get in the way even now, if we forget to look ahead with the eyes of our inner genius. My path today is straight, clean, and love-filled, if I choose to follow my genius.
Our Folded Hands
Women helping Women. Reaching out to the Sister who still suffers. Helping each other through the Good times and the Difficult times. To get to the SOBER way of life, One Day at a Time.
Daily Readings And Meditations
New Beginnings
Reflections
FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. “Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?” As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 I was always fascinated with the study of scientific principles. I was emotionally and physically distant from people while I pursued Absolute Knowledge. God and spirituality were meaningless academic exercises. I was a modern man of science, knowledge was my Higher Power. Given the right set of equations, life was merely another problem to solve. Yet my inner self was dying from my outer man’s solution to life’s problems and the solution was alcohol. In spite of my intelligence, alcohol became my Higher Power. It was through the unconditional love which emanated from A.A. people and meetings that I was able to discard alcohol as my Higher Power. The great void was filled. I was no longer lonely and apart from life. I had found a true power greater than myself, I had found God’s love. There is only one equation which really matters to me now: God is in A.A.
Promise
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. —Eleanor Roosevelt… Self-talk is powerful. It will develop a healthy ego. Likewise, it can trigger ego deterioration. Our strength in times of trouble can be doubled or eroded depending on the commitment we’ve made to positive self-worth.A secure self-image and unwavering self confidence are characteristics we all long for. They need not elude us; they are our birthright. However, most of us fail to understand we need only to claim them to own them. Instead, we doubt our abilities, question our self-worth, and discover that our strength and our potential are exactly what we think they are. Belief in ourselves precedes achievement. Our successes are always within our power if we understand our responsibility for them. We are self-talking every moment; the words we use are our personal choice. I’ll be conscious today of my self-talk. My experiences will directly reflect my thoughts.
Keep It Simple
We do not remember days, we remember moments. —Cesare Pavese… It’s the moment that’s important. Each moment holds choice. Our spirits grow through working our program moment to moment. Moments lead to days, days to years, and years to a life of honest recovery. It will be the moments of choice that we remember. The moment we call a friend instead of being alone. The moment we decide to go for a walk instead of arguing with our partner. The moment we decide to go to an extra meeting instead of drinking or using other drugs. The moments lead us to our Higher Power. These moments teach us that we’re human, that we need others. At these moments, we know others care about us–our joys, and our struggles. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me remember that my recovery is made up of many moments of choice. Today’s Action: I’ll look back over the last twenty-four hours. What moments come to mind? Why were they important to me.
Thought For The Day
Treating others to drinks gave us a kind of satisfaction. We liked to say, “Have a drink on me.” But we were not really doing the other people a favor. We were only helping them to get drunk, especially if they happened to be an alcoholic. In A.A., we really try to help other alcoholics. We build them up instead of tearing them down. Drinking created a sort of fellowship. But it really was a false fellowship, because it was based on selfishness. We used our drinking companions for our own pleasure. In A.A., we have real fellowship, based on unselfishness and a desire to help each other. And we make real friends, not fair weather friends. With sobriety, have I got everything that drinking’s got, without the headaches? Meditation For The Day I know that God cannot teach anyone who is trusting in a crutch. I will throw away the crutch of alcohol and walk in God’s power and spirit. God’s power will so invigorate me that I shall indeed walk on to victory. There is never any limit to God’s power. I will go step by step, one day at a time. God’s will shall be revealed to me as I go forward. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may have more and more dependence on God. I pray that I may throw away my alcohol crutch and let God’s power take its place.
My Thoughts For The Day
🌈 Hello Sunshine❗…🌞🙋🏼♀️…What a Beautiful Program and Fellowship we have been given. It can help us appreciate the SUNSHINE We can shine through our ATTITUDES, our LOVE and our LIVES…💖☀📖…For we are here to SHINE when the sun isn’t…🤗🌥🤷♀️…So we can keep our boundaries, and not let People, Places,Things or Situations push those Buttons we are learning to have removed By the Grace of GOD❗…👥🚦🚗😘…We are who we choose to be today…HAPPY, sad, mad, Glad…😄😭😠😍…THE Choice is ours❗…It is up to us what we allow in our MINDS, and how we choose to perceive it, as well as In the way We PROCEED with what comes at us Today❗…HOW WILL I RESPOND TO LIFE TODAY⁉️…🤔/🐇👹🗣🤬🥳💖👩💻⛽🚥🚗🚑👩👩👧👦…For we are as HAPPY as we CHOOSE to Be at any Given Moment❗❓…💪🥰✌…You are AMAZING and Have a Fantastic day…BTW; I LOVE YOU❗…🎁💜💫💋💋💋