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bluidkiti · 03-07-2023, 04:50 AM

March 7

As I recover, I am learning to detach with love and mind my own business with dignity.

~Kathy Kendall

Very few situations actually need our input. On most occasions we can contribute most by observing or listening. Although controlling how others live and think may still appeal to us, we are learning from our friends and sponsors the wisdom of detachment and the necessity for boundaries between ourselves and others.

Our desire to "help" friends make decisions may be rooted in love: we don't want to see our friends get hurt by making wrong choices. But the wisdom of the program tells us that we hurt our friends more by doing for them what they need to do for themselves. While this may be hard to believe at first, we can learn to trust that it is true. It is enough to live our own lives thoughtfully. We have been given a second chance through getting clean and sober. Now it's time to give our lives all of our attention.

Let's free other people to do the same.

I have enough to do just to live my life today. I can show my love for others best if I let them live their lives too.

Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women*

03-07-2023, 04:50 AM	#7
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,739	March 7 As I recover, I am learning to detach with love and mind my own business with dignity. ~Kathy Kendall Very few situations actually need our input. On most occasions we can contribute most by observing or listening. Although controlling how others live and think may still appeal to us, we are learning from our friends and sponsors the wisdom of detachment and the necessity for boundaries between ourselves and others. Our desire to "help" friends make decisions may be rooted in love: we don't want to see our friends get hurt by making wrong choices. But the wisdom of the program tells us that we hurt our friends more by doing for them what they need to do for themselves. While this may be hard to believe at first, we can learn to trust that it is true. It is enough to live our own lives thoughtfully. We have been given a second chance through getting clean and sober. Now it's time to give our lives all of our attention. Let's free other people to do the same. I have enough to do just to live my life today. I can show my love for others best if I let them live their lives too. Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.