Author: Alex Thompson

A A. Daily Reflection January 20 One Day At A Time World

As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. Will find that these questions often apply to them, too, and the alcoholic housewife can also make the family financially insecure. Indeed, all alcoholics need to cross-examine themselves ruthlessly to determine how their own personality defects have demolished their security. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.

Support for Me and My Family

  1. I pray that I may learn the lesson of waiting patiently.
  2. A great lesson we have to learn is how to wait with patience.
  3. I pray that I may not expect things until I have earned the right to have them.
  4. We can believe that all our life is a preparation for something better to come when we have earned the right to it.
  5. Childhood memories rose before me.

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We can believe that all our life is a preparation for something better to come when we have earned the right to it. We can believe that God has a plan for our lives and that this plan will work out in the fullness of time. Hazelden Betty Ford’s Thought for the Day offers daily meditations for people in recovery or affected by addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Browse daily passages from our most popular meditation books to find your inspiration today. See how many years, months, days, and hours you have of sobriety.

Support Your Recovery

It’s amazing what can happen one day at a time. I thank my Higher Power for this world of light and truth I see when I allow it to direct my vision. I trust it today and hope it trusts me to make all effort to find the right thought or action today. Childhood memories rose before me. I pray that I may learn the lesson of waiting patiently.

Mental Health Services

I pray that I may not expect things until I have earned the right to have them. One of the many blessings of recovery is that I now go on many of the adventures I used to only talk about while drinking at the bar. For travel reasons, my family decided to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday one week early this year. Today I humbly ask my Higher Power for the grace to find the space between my impulse and my action; to let flow a cooling breeze when I would respond with heat; to interrupt fierceness with gentle peace; to accept the moment which allows judgment to become discernment; to defer to silence when my tongue would rush to attack or defend.