Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Those Who Listen
When you do all the talking, you only learn what you already know. — Anonymous
One of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don’t need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly find those who always hear with a complete understanding about how we feel.
Such friends are perfect listeners because they have suffered and survived the same types of problems. They are compassionate and sympathetic. They listen to us patiently while we completely describe our emotions. Only then do they share details about how they survived. Just knowing that they understand is comforting to us.
My listeners can’t solve my problems for me. But they do show how they used the tools that are available in the program to work through the same kinds of problems.
Hazelden Foundation
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