Friday, August 3, 2018

Aug. 3, 2018 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Friday, Aug. 3, 2018
Today’s thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

No tap dancing around problems

Our program calls for a “searching and fearless” moral inventory, not only in the beginning, but as we continue to follow our new way of life.

What this means is complete honesty about who and what we really are. We should not tap dance around our problems in order to evade responsibility. This will not bring the cleansing we need for real sober living. We need deep changes, not mere surface ones.

Difficult as it is to be fully honest, it’s made easier when we remind ourselves that it’s all for our own recovery. We benefit in proportion to the amount of honesty we bring to our inventory. If it’s searching and fearless, the results will be far-reaching and substantial.

I will not shirk from facing the truth about myself as I go through the day. What I need for self-improvement will be revealed to me.

You are reading from the book:

Walk in Dry Places by Mel B. © 1996 by Hazelden Foundation

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