We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don’t, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. –Jessamyn West— To live fully and creatively, to contribute what is only ours to give, requires that we be receptive, wholly, to the reverberations of each present moment. Even anticipation of what may transpire next can prejudice our minds, our level of awareness. Preconceptions cloud our senses. They prevent the actual situation from being fully realized. And it is only in the now, as sensed moment by moment, that we find our cues to proceed along the path chosen for us. As we grow more comfortable with Step Three, daily turning our lives and wills over to the care of God, we’ll see how much more rewarding our experiences are. We’ll see, too, how much greater are our own contributions. Preconceptions of any situation, persons, anticipated experience, dulls the magic, the depth of the moment. And only when we attune ourselves to the invitation of the moment do we give of ourselves, wholly. Our partnership with God lives now, as we go forth in this moment. I will look to each moment with childish eyes. I’ll find joy and contentment.
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
THE “WORTH” OF SOBRIETY Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. TWELVE AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 160 When I go shopping I look at the prices and if I need what I see, I buy it and pay. Now that I am supposed to be in rehabilitation, I have to straighten out my life. When I go to a meeting, I take a coffee with sugar and milk, sometimes more than one. But at the collection time, I am either too bust to take money out of my purse, or I do not have enough, but I am there because I need this meeting. I heard someone suggest dropping the price of a beer into the basket, and I thought, that’s too much! I almost never give one dollar. Like many others, I rely on the more generous members to finance the Fellowship. I forget that it takes money to rent the meeting room, buy my milk, sugar and cups. I will pay, without hesitation, ninety cents for a cup of coffee at a restaurant after the meeting; I always have money for that. So, how much is my sobriety and my inner peace worth?
Promise
The principle of life is that life responds by corresponding; your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be. —Raymond Charles Barker— The attitude that we carry with us into a particular setting will greatly influence our perception of any event. Our attitude also influences, positively or negatively, personal interactions, and not just those involving ourselves. The effect of our message is this: our personal power is profound. We have explicit control over our own perceptions. We determine our own attitudes. Every moment of our lives we are deciding what we want to see, to think, to feel. And reflections will inform us that our expectations are firmly fulfilled. How exhilarating to become aware of our freedom to think and to feel as we wish. However, with this freedom comes responsibility. We’re barred from blaming others for our troubles. each of us is charged with the responsibility for deciding our own fate. How we prepare ourselves for this experience or this day is individually chosen. Every minute we are in control of our perceptions, our attitudes, our responses. Today is mine to mold. My attitude, my thoughts and responses will decide my fate today.
Keep It Simple
I was never less alone when by myself.—Edward Gibson— To stay in this program, we need to accept that we have an illness. We need to accept that we were out of control. And we need to accept that we need others and they need us. At times, we won’t want to accept these facts. We will want to deny we have an illness and our lives were out of control. Many of us get into trouble when we don’t accept that we need others. This is why helping others is so important. It teaches us that we need others, and others need us. By helping others, we learn about the give-and-take of human relationships. There is no give-an-take in addiction. There is just take. Now, finally, we can give too! Prayer for the Day: I pray to remember that I need other people. Action for the Day: Today, I’ll help out. I will make coffee at the next meeting or offer to do the Step next week. I will let a fellow addict know I’m glad he or she is sober.
Thought For The Day
When we come to the end of our lives on earth, we will take no material thing with us. We will not take one cent in our cold, dead hands. The only things that we may take are the things we have given away. If we have helped others, we may take that with us; if we have given our time and money for the good of A.A., we may take that with us. Looking back over our lives, what are we proud of? Not what have we gained for ourselves, but what few good deeds we have done. Those are the things that really matter in the long run. What will I take with me when I go? Meditation For The Day “Hallowed be Thy Name.” What does that mean to us? Here “name” is used in the sense of “spirit.” The words mean praise to God for His spirit in the world, making us better. We should be especially grateful for God’s spirit, which gives us the strength to overcome all that is base in our lives. His spirit is powerful. It can help us to live a conquering, abundant life. So we praise and thank Him for His spirit in our lives and in the lives of others. Prayer For The Day I pray that I may be grateful for God’s spirit in me. I pray that I may try to live in accordance with it.
My Thoughts For The Day
🦋 Good Morning To You Beautifully Purposeful talented Woman❗ 🌞🙋 …We can wake up in many ways…🤗😏🤬😭 …However, we need not be stuck in some emotional turmoil or in some uphill fight in our mind that will keep us from our well deserved good day…😩⛰🤺 … The only one who keeps us from peace of mind and sound heart, Is US…🤗💞😄😂😘 …But ever so TRUE, We only have this moment. No matter who has done us harm, or who we have hurt, whether we are waiting on test results on our health or someone else’s, whether we are moving into something new and different or out on our own!…😱😰🚑 …Whether we are making a decision to turn our will and lives over to Our HIGHER POWER❓…✨🌿🕊 …Because the Truth be known, WE HAVE NO CONTROL over anything but ourselves at this very Moment…🤷👋👼 …And it’s all we Have ❗ So why not make it the best moment for Ourselves and all who are with us❔🤗👩❤️👩💆 …For neither we nor they are guaranteed our next moment…🙎👩👩👦👦 👀…So Let’s give Our minds a rest, and KEEP IT SIMPLE TODAY…🤭😺🤗 Laugh a Little, Smile, help someone else, do Something for ourselves, outside our normal routine ❗😁🛣⛹️♀️⛷🥋🏒🎱✈…You are So Loved my Valuable Friend…😍🤭🤭🐯🐹🐶🐣🐥🐤🐦🐢🦋🦅🦄🐬🐟🐾🌞💐🌹🌺 and if no one has told YOU today, I LOVE YOU BUNCHES💐💐💐💋💋💋💄