Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Nature has given us two ears, but only one mouth. — Benjamin Disraeli
We’ve all heard that we should listen twice as much as we talk. That’s pretty good advice. Listening is how we learn what works for other people like us. Listening is how we hear the experience, strength, and hope that others share with us. If we don’t listen, we won’t know how to change and grow.
But we also need to talk. We need to share what we are thinking and doing each day, and how we are feeling. There are many good things we get from talking. For example, we get a chance to listen to ourselves, and that helps us know ourselves better. We also get care, attention, and understanding. This is how we make friends. And when we talk with others, they give us feedback that can improve our ideas.
In recovery, we listen and we share. We get and we give. We find that we learn something every time we agree or disagree with someone else’s ideas. Most important, we learn how it works for others and what we can try for ourselves.
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me listen carefully and often today. And remind me to share my thoughts, too.
Today’s Action
I will list ten helpful things I learned today by listening.
Hazelden Foundation
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