Tuesday, April 20, 2021

April 20, 2021 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

All of us have unique talents and gifts. No obstacle, be it physical, mental or emotional, has the power to destroy our innate creative energies. — Liane Cordes

Believing this fully is difficult at times; for some of us, most of the time. But it is true. What each of us can con­tribute to the world is unlike every other contribution. Each talent is slightly different from every other talent and they are all needed. We are all needed.

Creativity — any kind — writing, photography, cooking, child care, weaving, managing, woodworking—nourishes the self that feels isolated and worthless. And as the self is nourished, it grows; it recovers.

Recovery means changing our lifestyle. It means reaching out to others and being there for one another. It means rejoining the human race by giving of ourselves. Our talents are the gifts the human race awaits—needs, in fact. Do we know our talents?

l will search out my secret dreams today. In them lie my talents. l will develop them. Help awaits me.

Hazelden Foundation

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