Enough Sun for Everyone!
An abundance mindset in recovery starts with gratitude. Trade scarcity thinking for thankfulness with five simple ways to see you have enough today.
Now Is Mine!
“Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, for better or worse.” That’s from today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Read it slowly. Now is mine. Not yesterday, with all its mess. Not next Tuesday, with all its what-ifs. This moment, right here. A lot of us spent […]
One Among Many!
“I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer at the center of the universe.” That line jumped off today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and it’s worth reading twice. Thank God! Not “unfortunately.” Not “I finally had to admit it.” Thank God. Being the center of the […]
I Am What I Am!
“I have learned how to be honest. What a relief! No more ducking or dodging. No more tall tales. No more pretending to be what I am not.” That’s from today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and I had to smile at the line that comes right after it: “‘I am what I am,’ […]
Make Your Someday, Every Day!
“Do I realize that I do not know how much time I have left? It may be later than I think.” That’s how today’s Thought for the Day in Twenty-Four Hours a Day opens. Talk about a wake-up call on a Monday morning! A few lines later it asks the question I want to sit […]
Be a Student of Life!
“True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith . . .” That line from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions opens today’s Daily Reflections, and it’s a good one to carry around all day. Here’s what I love about it. An open mind isn’t something we only need on day one. We need […]
Duration or Donation?
“The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.” That line, credited to Corrie ten Boom, opened today’s Your Daily Reprieve, and I couldn’t shake it. Most of us in recovery spend a lot of time counting. Days, months, years. Chips and coins and cakes. Counting is good! Each of those […]
My Checklist, Not Yours!
“Today the only inventory I need to take is my own. I’ll leave judgment of others to the Final Judge — Divine Providence.” That line from today’s Daily Reflections hit me right between the eyes. Because if I am honest, I can still catch myself running someone else’s inventory while my own checklist sits unfinished on […]