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bluidkiti · 04-15-2025, 06:46 AM

April 15

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

~Booker T. Washington

It seems that when we're not feeling good about ourselves, we're more prone to gossip about others or criticize even our dearest friends.

Or some days we may think we're in a pretty good place, and suddenly we begin taking someone else's inventory. We then discover that the ground under us has moved; we're no longer in a good place. Criticism breeds personal discontent. Our negative attitude toward ourselves or others multiplies and soon touches everyone we're in contact with.

Fortunately, acts of love also multiply. We can inspire at least two people right now through a loving deed or thought - ourselves and the nearest friend. More importantly, any act of genuine kindness is guaranteed to create a ripple of kindness that will finally reach the other side of town, maybe even the far side of the universe.

I will do my part today to spread love to the far reaches of the world.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*

04-15-2025, 06:46 AM	#15
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,910	April 15 You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. ~Booker T. Washington It seems that when we're not feeling good about ourselves, we're more prone to gossip about others or criticize even our dearest friends. Or some days we may think we're in a pretty good place, and suddenly we begin taking someone else's inventory. We then discover that the ground under us has moved; we're no longer in a good place. Criticism breeds personal discontent. Our negative attitude toward ourselves or others multiplies and soon touches everyone we're in contact with. Fortunately, acts of love also multiply. We can inspire at least two people right now through a loving deed or thought - ourselves and the nearest friend. More importantly, any act of genuine kindness is guaranteed to create a ripple of kindness that will finally reach the other side of town, maybe even the far side of the universe. I will do my part today to spread love to the far reaches of the world. Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery* __________________ "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.