Thursday, July 21, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Humility
For alcoholics like me, humility is really hard. For me, it’s like I’m either the best of the best or the worst of the worst –it’s hard to stomach being in the middle. But God doesn’t want me to live like I’m better than other people.
This is hard, especially being in the military, because you know they tell you that, out of all the people in America, only point-whatever percent actually are in the military. And of those, only this other tiny percent actually graduate boot camp and all that.
And so it really puts us on this high horse, and it’s hard to get off that pedestal. It’s tough.
Today I will remember that I am no better or worse than anyone else, and I will focus on remaining humble.
— Sean A., U.S. Army, 2007–2011
Hazelden Foundation
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