CarolD

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought For The Day

Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor am I getting nearly enough of what it has to offer. I will be a weak member until I get in there and help carry the load. I must eventually get off the bench and get into the game. I'm not just a spectator; I'm supposed to be one of the team. Do I go in there and carry the ball?

Meditation For The Day

Try to be thankful for whatever vision you have. Try to perform, in the little things, faithful service to God and others. Do your small part every day in a spirit of service to God. Be a doer of God's word, not a hearer only. In your daily life try to keep faith with God. Every day brings a new opportunity to be of some use. Even when you are tempted to rest or let things go or to evade the issue, make it a habit to meet the issue squarely as a challenge and not to hold back.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may perform each task faithfully. I pray that I may meet each issue of life squarely and not hold back.


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DayTrader

Fantastic words........so simple and so true.

Doing the "little things," day in / day out. Whether there's a payoff or not. Doing them just because they're the "right thing" to do.


For the non-Catholics out there, that was the life Saint Thérèse of Lisieux made somewhat "famous" and was named a saint because of it. She didn't perform spectacular miracles...she didn't really do any ONE thing that was noteworthy.....but she did ALL the "little things" all the time.

(from Wiki - below)
In her quest for sanctity, she believed that it was not necessary to accomplish heroic acts, or "great deeds", in order to attain holiness and to express her love of God. She wrote,

"Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love."

This little way of Therese is the foundation of her spirituality. Within the Catholic Church Thérèse's way was known for some time as "the little way of spiritual childhood,"

CarolD

That's where the pleasure of recovery kicks in for me
in the small sometimes un-noticed deeds..