Twenty-Four Hours A Day: 1 (Hazelden Meditations)

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Simply because you know it is their best interest. As your students follow this path, they will grow in self-belief developing positive thoughts and actions. Which is more fun, feeling negative or positive? Which answer is more productive, saying “I can” or “I can’t”?

These thoughts, by some of the greatest teachers of compassion and kindness in the world, can inspire us to extend that attitude to our work and personal lives. Thought, meditation, and prayer are therefore closely linked to each other. They form a spiritual continuum which engages head, heart, and imagination. Here meditation does not seek to by-pass reason or dispense with prayer, as some forms of mediation do. Instead, there’s a harmonious integration of the three which involves deep spiritual reflection and contemplation. The classic model is found in the St. Francis Prayer in Step 11 of AA’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12), published seven years after the LBB. My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar Him. December 12th Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. Og Mandingo Before Alcoholics Anonymous World Services published " Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members," many AA members read the Twenty-Four Hours a Day book. The author originally self-published it for the people in AA that he sponsored. He offered it to AA but they rejected it. I am guessing it was because of the somewhat religious nature of the book. AA was moving away from an overt religious dialogue, trying to become generally spiritual so as to be of service to the most people. But if you are looking for a more God-centered narrative then the Twenty-Four Hours a Day book is for you.

You get older and you learn there is one sentence, just four words long, and if you can say it to yourself it offers more comfort than almost any other. It goes like this: At least I tried. Ann Brashares Every day is something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. How to Integrate Thoughts of the Day into the School Day It is vital that these strategies are incorporated into a weekly routine. At the end of each week, you should find some time to reflect on the success of your work. Every few weeks, students should be encouraged to reflect on their own achievements and how this new attitude has impacted their lives if any. Whether you are new to recovery or searching out a deeper meaning of the Twelve Steps, Twenty-Four Hours a Day will help you discover the power of prayer and begin the creation of a solid, spiritual foundation.

When life feels overwhelmingly negative, it is easy to lose sight of how important happiness is. Most of the time people aren’t even aware, that they are the root of their own unhappiness. Visualization is extremely useful if students are more likely to succeed when they are encouraged to only see a positive outcome from the start. Setting regular goals with your students to ensure that they know what success looks like. The time children spend in education and their teachers have a huge and lasting impact on them. A teacher’s role is not only to impart the knowledge of academic skills but fostering a student’s confidence and self-esteem is equally as important. Before a school can become a positive influence on its students, it needs to do the same for its teachers. If you are in charge of the students, try and create an environment where teachers arrive early and meet before the school assembles. Feeling happy is vitally important in life. It has many fringe benefits. When you are happy, you tend to attract happy people to you. Happy people tend to be emotionally and physically healthier, more compassionate, creative, and energetic.The power of words is undeniable. Life and death hang in the balance. Words can either create or destroy. If your words serve as a provocation or a call to action, they might change the minds and thus the lives of some of the students present.