Just wandering what kind of daily readings people "do".
My ritual is to get up, have coffee and open some kind of daily ready book.
In the first year it was that "24 hour a day book" but it was not good for me, so I switched to Daily Reflections for a few years. In my fourth year, someone gave me a copy of "The Language of Letteing Go" by Melody Beattie. Am still reading this one. Love it.
It's always been "Daily Reflections" for me, then a page or two of the big book. I flip around the big book alot, depending on what step I need to be on that day.
My morning ritual is to get up before everyone else, make coffee, do my morning meditaiton and then start waking up the others for the day.
Goodmorning ya'll, it sounds like coffee is the norm for most of our mornings, I sometimes have tea . I too, started out years ago with 24 hour a Day book from Hazelton, my husbands first sponsor gave it to him. Then when I was going to Al-anon, I used "One Day at a Time". During that time I was given "The Language of Letting Go", I still read it sometimes.
Today I read "Daily Reflections" and I also have the "Recovery Devotional Bible" NIV that has daily readings in it. Todays reading was titled "Staying on the path", it was about continuing the journey of recovery and not relapsing, not getting off the path. It has a lot of Melody Beattie shares in it. I also recieve the Daily reading from Hazelton in my e-mail every morning, I have to admit I'm behind on those right now. I read, read, read, I'm a sponge, but I can't always remember where I read something that I would like to share with someone else.
I read the twenty four hour book, the daily reflection, and courage to change. I used to have a copy of the launguage of letting go, but lost it in the shuffle. Living sober is another good book i read often.
I too like to read them in the morning before every one gets up, course i say a prayer first...first things first!
I don't read religiously anymore. I did, for about 6 years. My mornings always began with at least 3 readings, 2 cups of coffee and countless cigs.
When I packed up to move over a year ago I had a box full of inspirational recovery related books that I had clung too for such a long time. I remember going away for holidays and always travelling with one change of clothes and a bag full of books! My little big book and little 12x12 has always been available. It travelled up here in my handbag and I often flick through them. I quickly established a meditation area here...my quiet space where I just sit and look for things to appreciate, but it quickly extended to include pretty much all of the farm. I find being outdoors very peaceful. I still haven't unpacked the books. And am not all that inclined to either, to be honest.
I begin the day with a coffee, fire up the computer, and my daily readings pretty much come from here now. Rick used to share them, and Gammy is at the mo...there is always something posted to consider and contemplate. I don't usually respond in the morning, because it takes me a while to wake up. Once I've read whatever is offered, I choose a virtue card (these are little cards with lots of different virtues: charity, gentleness, peace, power etc designed to help with the development of inner beauty) and go out to BE with the critters and start practicing the virtue. On an organised day my time with the critters can take 20 mins. On one of my particularly reflective days that can take 2 hours!
I have also been reading through Albert Sweitzer's (think I've spelt that wrong) work...as a result of that quote on this board...and I have found him and his values very inspiring. I have a lot of models...but I guess it depends where I'm at and what's going on...as to where I turn for direction, support or clarity.
Today's virtue was Mercy. Spent a lot of time with the critters today, and did lots of things differently. Surprising really...how different things are when you look at them with a focus on mercy...am tempted to run that one again tomorrow...but there are so many virtues I want to keep practicing and integrating. I try to hold onto them for as long as I can and remember to use them...but I randomly pick a new one to focus on everyday.
My little big book and little 12x12 has always been available. It travelled up here in my handbag and I often flick through them. I quickly established a meditation area here...my quiet space where I just sit and look for things to appreciate, but it quickly extended to include pretty much all of the farm. I find being outdoors very peaceful. I still haven't unpacked the books. And am not all that inclined to either, to be honest.