TOPICS 8/7/25
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1)We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, “a design for living” that really works.
-ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 28
WALK IN DRY PLACES
2) Some of us never liked close competition. We preferred to be clear winners or not to compete at all. This attitude kept us from doing our best, and we made a mistake when we thought we were competing with others. We’re actually competing with ourselves at all times, trying to do better than we did yesterday. The presence of other people only helps us to set performance standards and goals.
Once we accept the idea of self-improvement, we can delight in competition. We can take satisfaction in situations where, though we were not number one, we came in a close second iI’ll know today that I’m always working with others but only competing against myself.nstead of a sullen last.
QUOTE –Nido Qubein
3) “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
ONE MORE DAY
4)When we get caught up in our problems, it may seem that they will continue to escalate, repeat, and escalate again. We all have hard times — times when we are uncertain whether or not life has meaning, and at those times it may feel as though we have no control over the direction or quality of our lives.
But when we ease back a little and remember the hundreds of small choices we can make, we’re more able to accept some of the large unchangeable realities of our lives. We can’t cure ourselves or change other people, but we can make the choices and take charge of the decisions that are ours.
I can simplify my life by letting go of decisions and problems that aren’t mine to handle.