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Today's C2C speaks of step 4, and the value of recognising our assets within our fearless and searching moral inventory.
It suggests that although at first many of us cannot see the value in recognising our assets, these are in fact the foundation on which our new life is being built; if we don't learn to recognise and value our assets, we might continue to see ourselves as helpless or hopeless.
The reading reminds us to recognise our positive qualities and share them with a trusted friend.
"All progress must grow from a seed of self appreciation" (The dilemma of the alcoholic Marriage)
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I have to admit I really don't place much focus on assets and when i do my G& A lists it's so easy to list things I am grateful for but really difficult to list assets. I tend to just repeat the trusty old ones without much thought. It's interesting that this reading has come up today because self esteem has been difficult lately and it hadn't occured to me that perhaps a step 4 might be a positive way to address this.
Great idea!!
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If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? (Lewis Caroll)
Hi Ms.M. Love this concept regarding working Step 4 and not only looking at my defects but also my assets. Doing just that really helped me to let go of the fear of looking within and allowed me to move forward.
The reading also talks about working with the Blueprint for Progress -- it is certainly an in depth guide to looking withinand very thought provoking.
Thanks for your service and have a Great Day.
I think I am going yo start a gratitude & assets list this week. I have been suggested to do this but hardly ever do. As far as the 4th step goes I think it is time to do a new one. I really need to do a 5th step w someone. After all these years I could do fearless & moral now & put down my strengths not just my weaknesses.& my assets not just my failures. I am a work in progress.
Thanks MissMel for your service and today's daily. Thanks to all above me for your ESH. I could have written today's meditation as I did not understand why I needed to look at assets when they were not the problem. What I needed to 'see' was that my assets can be an issue if they are magnified AND when they are deployed as intended, are a wonderful foundation for the better version of me I aspire to be.
I am not consistent with an asset list but am better with my gratitude list. I know that looking at that which is good does help me with my attitude and outlook!
Have a great 'hump day' all - off to get myself together and to my meeting with my home group!!! ((Hugs))
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
