TOPICS 8/21/25💌
*DAILY REFLECTIONS*
1)My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive.
-The Best Of Bill, pp. 46-47
As long as I try, with all my heart and soul, to pass along to others what has been passed along to me, and do not demand anything in return, life is good to me. I was never able to give without demanding something in return. Little did I know that, once I began to give freely of myself, I would begin to receive, without ever expecting or demanding anything at all. What I receive today is the gift of “stability”
TODAY’S GIFT*
2)Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work.
—Mark Twain
Thunder demands our attention. With an ear-splitting boom overhead, it is an impressive part of nature. Yet, it is the lightning that discharges electricity from one cloud to another, or to the earth.
We are sometimes like thunder. We may shout our intentions, or quietly tell our dreams to friends. No matter how we say it, it is the ability to follow through that is most important. When we’ve completed what we’ve set out to do, we will feel a sense of satisfaction and energy. With this energy, and the knowledge we can finish what we set out to do, we will make our dreams come true.
*KEEP IT SIMPLE*
3) Beauty is not caused. It is.
— Emily Dickinson
Beauty is an attitude, just as self-hate is an attitude. We need to keep the attitude that we’re beautiful. We owe it to ourselves and to those around us. And, yes, it’s true that you must love yourself before you can love others. Remember, ours is a selfish program. We have to love and see ourselves as beautiful, before we can give it to others
*FATHER LEO’S DAILY MEDITATION*
4)“We are looking in the wrong places for happiness.”
– Robert J. McCracken
I sought happiness in the bottle. Today I know that acceptance must come from within.
I need to discover that spiritual place where I can be acceptable to me. Self-esteem is an essential part of my recovery and that can only be realized by making the spiritual journey within.