The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighbor.---Louise Beal
This daily talks about loving ourselves, THEN we start loving our neighbors...we learn to love honestly...we see our good and not so good, then we can reach out to others and see them honestly....it also says we can love /trust w/out losing our common sense...we CAN protect ourselves from harm......
Higher Power, help me see others clearly. Help me love them. But help me choose carefully who I trust. Action for the Day: Today, Ill list three people I trust the most, and Ill write down why.
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MY TAKE.............the operative word is CHOOSE YOUR NEIGHBOR..........i don't love everyone...I certainly don't trust many..........before I choose to allow one in my life, i watch...observe....do they have a healthy self love??? do they respect boundaries....(must love animals and children) also BIG ONE: do their actions match their words?????
-- Edited by mamalioness on Thursday 25th of October 2018 12:00:25 PM
Rose,
Thank you for your service with this, as I check in each morning for the daily... it helps me tremendously.
I must say, living with Addiction has taught me to be distrustful. When I was young, and as a young adult, I believed the best of everyone. Naive? Yes, I believe so.
I am working my way from distrusting EVERYONE but my parents, to evaluating each place, person, thing on DO THEIR ACTIONS MATCH THEIR WORDS. That is why "Mean what you say, say what you mean, but don't say it mean" is a huge slogan for me.
I am in progress.
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
((((((((((((PnP)))))))))))))))) You have grown so much since I first started reading and relating to you....Its awesome...YOU are awesome....and yes, me too on "evaluating each place, person, thing" and yep...if actions do not match words?? I'm outta there......love reading you, my friend.....you have sooo much to offer this place...we are blessed to have you
Rose, I appreciate the love, support and confidence!!
I awoke today feeling low & emotionally drained, and I am not sure why... your kind words made me smile.
I am grateful for your love & presence!!
Peace
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
