For Today --

Another principle we observe carefully is that we do not relate

intimate experiences of another person unless we are sure he

would approve. We find it better, when possible, to stick to our

own stories.

-- Alcoholics Anonymous, page…

 For Today –

Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity

from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other

activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other 

alcoholics! You can help when no one else can. You can secure their

confidence when others fail. Remember they are very ill.

 --…

Breathe!

For Today –

To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world.

If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever

increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however,

requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline –

training - is about.

-- Shogun, James…

For Today –

Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment

is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk

on this green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and

beauty that are available now. Peace is all around us, in the world and

in nature and within us, in our bodies and our spirits. Once we learn to

touch…

For Today –

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that

we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that

most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,

talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing…

For Today –

I can’t prove it’s true, but I choose to believe people treat me the way

I’ve taught them to treat me. This creates a big responsibility for me.

It means that if I don’t like the way someone is treating me, I can alter

their behavior by first changing my own. I can have a positive influence

on the situation. Since I have, by my behavior, taught them to treat me

the…

For Today --

The Serenity Prayer continued --

Also, something that you may not have noticed is that contained in the Serenity Prayer are

the ONLY two healthy options that we have when presented with difficulties. Sure, we could

complain, get friends to co-sign our misery or do nothing at all, but these are old behaviors

and bring about no solution. Our emotions…

A message to all members of GodsBox

For Today --

Sometimes we need to place love ahead of indiscriminate `factual honesty'.

We cannot, under the guise of `perfect honesty', cruelly and unnecessarily

hurt others. Always one must ask, “What is the best and most loving thing I

can do?”

-- As Bill Sees It, page…

For Today --

(The Serenity Prayer)

It opens by asking God to grant us serenity to accept things we cannot change.

I have always thought that this was unusual because it seems to me that serenity

doesn't create acceptance. How it's always worked for me though is that serenity

comes after acceptance, but who am I to argue. More importantly, it's been my

experience that most of the time, the…

 Life isn't supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss.

Life isn't supposed to be a battle at all. And when it comes to happiness,

well, sometimes life is just okay, sometimes it's comfortable, sometimes

wonderful, sometimes boring, sometimes unpleasant. When your day's

not perfect, it's not a failure or a terrible loss. It's just another day.

-- Barbara Sher

For Today --

Though I still find it difficult to accept today's pain and anxiety with

any great degree of serenity — as those more advanced in the spiritual

life seem able to do — I can give thanks for present pain nevertheless.

I find the willingness to do this by contemplating the lessons learned from

past suffering — lessons which have led to the blessings I now enjoy.…

For Today --

To those who wish to secede from A.A. altogether, we extent a cheerful

invitation to do just that. If they can do better by other means, we are glad.

-- Twelve Concepts for World Service

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