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Today's courage to change reading is about honesty. The reminder ---- "I know that honesty is an essential part of the Twelve Steps. I am willing to be more honest with myself today."
Today's quote ---- "Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?"
Being honest in recovery takes courage, but is truly necessary if we want to grow spiritually. Learning and cultivating a relationship with a power greater than ourselves, a higher power, takes courage, honesty and commitment to change.
Honesty gives us a chance to look at ourselves openly. We can share our discoveries with other and with our HP and admit that we need spiritual help to move forward. Our spiritual growth can help us move forward, and give us the freedom to make amends for our part and our past wrongs.
We must be truthful with ourselves as we continue our review of our attitudes and actions each day. This allows us to be humble enough to reach out to others as equals and to grow in all areas of our lives. It is through our spiritual growth and our relationship with a HP that we find the courage to change the things we can.
For me, honesty seemed to come in stages. It wasn't so much that I was dishonest, but rather my denial was super strong. I knew there was a problem, but I certainly did not 'see' my part nor did I 'see' that I could not manage/control the outcomes around me. As I worked hard in this program to seek my truth and my peace, more was revealed. It took time and effort to process situations and see my part, and ask for help/freedom from my own struggles of my higher power.
Each time I go through the steps or each time I process a situation, I seem to 'see' me more clearly - that which I have done better and that which I can do better. My honesty seems to be directly related to my ability to seek answers and a relationship with my HP and the truth continues to set me free.
May we all have the courage today to be as honest as possible in the hopes of finding joy, serenity and peace of mind!
(((Hugs))) to one and all!
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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
""Courage to be honest" That is what alanon has given to me I am truly grateful that today I can see what I do that hurts me , own it and then move forward. Before I would "say oh everyone does that or that does not count or by the act of omission ignore it. Today I can own it because I have new tools to let it go and develop a new response.
