Daily Reflections ~ The Forest and the Trees & 24hrs a Day
Sobrietyspell said
May 6, 2012
. . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The bene-fit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . .
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60
I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frustrated and said to myself, "I can't see the forest for the trees!" I finally realized that what I needed when I was in such pain was someone who could guide me in separating the forest and the trees; who could suggest a better path to follow; who could assist me in putting out fires; and help me avoid the rocks and pitfalls.
I ask God, when I'm in the forest, to give me the courage to call upon a member of A.A.
I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn't amount to anything. I didn't fool anybody. Although I've been sober for quite a while, the old habit of building my self up is still with me. I still have a tendency to think too well of myself and to pretend to be more than I really am. Am I always in danger of becoming conceited just because I'm sober?
Meditation for the Day
I cannot ascertain the spiritual with my intellect. I can only do it by my own faith and spiritual faculties. I must think of God more with my heart than with my head. I can breathe in God's very spirit in the life around me. I can keep my eyes turned towards the good things in the world. I am shut up in a box of space and time, but I can open a window in that box by faith. I can empty my mind of all the limitations of material things. I can sense the Eternal.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that whatever is good I may have. I pray that I may leave to God the choice of what good will come to me.
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
Mr_David said
May 6, 2012
Incredible insight Daniella, Thanks.
jj said
May 6, 2012
thank you, this spoke to me, great share.
Sobrietyspell said
May 7, 2012
Thank you both for your acknowledgements. I thought so too. I can't take any credit for these words, only identification & gratitude to be able to post them. In recovery love & fellowship, Danielle x
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November 12th
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November 25th
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I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frustrated and said to myself, "I can't see the forest for the trees!" I finally realized that what I needed when I was in such pain was someone who could guide me in separating the forest and the trees; who could suggest a better path to follow; who could assist me in putting out fires; and help me avoid the rocks and pitfalls.
I ask God, when I'm in the forest, to give me the courage to call upon a member of A.A.
From the book Daily Reflections
© Copyright 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
A.A. Thought for the Day
I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn't amount to anything. I didn't fool anybody. Although I've been sober for quite a while, the old habit of building my self up is still with me. I still have a tendency to think too well of myself and to pretend to be more than I really am. Am I always in danger of becoming conceited just because I'm sober?
Meditation for the Day
I cannot ascertain the spiritual with my intellect. I can only do it by my own faith and spiritual faculties. I must think of God more with my heart than with my head. I can breathe in God's very spirit in the life around me. I can keep my eyes turned towards the good things in the world. I am shut up in a box of space and time, but I can open a window in that box by faith. I can empty my mind of all the limitations of material things. I can sense the Eternal.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that whatever is good I may have. I pray that I may leave to God the choice of what good will come to me.
From Twenty-Four Hours a Day © 1975 by Hazelden Foundation.
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
Incredible insight Daniella, Thanks.
thank you, this spoke to me, great share.
Thank you both for your acknowledgements. I thought so too. I can't take any credit for these words, only identification & gratitude to be able to post them. In recovery love & fellowship, Danielle x
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Nach dem Lesen meiner täglichen Reflektionen über die Balance zwischen Wald und Bäumen wollte ich kurz abschalten und stieß auf https://vegas-hero.co.at das mir ein Freund aus Österreich empfohlen hatte. Ein paar ruhige Runden an den Slots halfen mir, den Kopf frei zu bekommen. Danach konnte ich wieder klarer über meine Gedanken zu Stolz und Bescheidenheit nachdenken. Solche kleinen Pausen sind manchmal erstaunlich hilfreich.
-- Edited by Abamenko on Tuesday 25th of November 2025 12:41:54 PM
-- Edited by Abamenko on Tuesday 25th of November 2025 12:42:35 PM
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-- Edited by dinarikas on Friday 28th of November 2025 01:34:42 PM