A better way to judge people is to look for all the good in them. If you look hard enough and long enough, you ought to be able to find some good in every person. In A.A. I learned that my job was to try to bring out the good, not criticize the bad. Every alcoholic is used to being judged and criticized. That has never helped anyone to get sober. In A.A. we tell people they can change. We try to bring out the best in them. We encourage their good points and ignore their bad points. People are not converted by criticism. Do I look for the good in people?
Meditation for the Day ~
There must be a design for the world in the mind of God. We believe His design for the world is a universal fellowship of men and women under the fatherhood of God. The plan for your life must also be in the mind of God. In times of quiet meditation you can seek for God's guidance, for the revealing of God's plan for your day. Then you can live this day according to that guidance. Many people are not making of their lives what God meant them to be, and so they are unhappy. They have missed the design for their lives.
Prayer for the Day ~
I pray that I may try to follow God's design for today. I pray that I may have the sense of Divine Intent in what I do today.
Hazelden
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
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I'm not feeling very spiritual today. My mood has dipped with some of the little troubles I'm facing in my life at the moment. I've not the energy or desire to respond deeply to anybody's posts. Sorry for this temporary ignorance. I'll be back when I have more to give. I'm posting this out of loyalty & service. I do not agree that 'God' is male as in Fatherhood. In fact, I resent it but my understanding of my 'own' Higher Power overules & allows the 'message' to work regardless. As far as having a Higher Power, mine comes from inside & around me. I am not exactly my own HP though it does live within me. I would find it hard to be grateful to myself for any credit or gifts. I can take credit for working it but then maybe I shouldn't even take my motivation for granted. I am grateful for the life & power that runs through me. But, I am not that power. I did not invent life or the circle of. I am simply a part of. Thanks for being here with me. Love in recovery, Danielle x
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Hi danielle, Sorry your feeling a little under the weather! We are allowed to have not so perfect days you know! Take care of yourself and do something decadently luscious for YOURSELF!! Take a walk to the "fountain" and send us a photo!!!! HAHA! Your in my prayers and if you need to vent, talk, laugh or cry, sent me a PM!! Love ya honey!! Lani
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
Sorry to read that your mood has dipped lately because of some of the troubles that you are facing. Please know that you're in my thoughts. I really do hope that you will soon be back to your old self again. I get such a lot from your posts.
Look after yourself, won't you?
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Thanks for your kind words & concern, ladies. I'll probably feel a little like this for the next few but I'm riding it & knowing that tis Just for Today. I can't expect to feel as great as I have done for the last few weeks forever so it's about temperance & allowing myself to flow & enjoy the good stuff as it happens. The killer thing would be for me to turn any negatives into a fixed self~image & that's the last thing I need so I will troop on & keep doing the next right thing. No matter how I feel. Thanks for sharing your recovery love with me, Danielle x
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