Thursday, July 20, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Showing empathy
When we first got into recovery, most of us were quite unhappy. We were in pain; we were vulnerable. We were angry and impatient. We probably didn’t like ourselves very much and may not have liked other people much. But what if others had treated us according to these feelings? Weren’t we forgiven? Accepted? (And if we weren’t, wouldn’t it have been better if we had been?) Today, we see that we are the same as everyone else who is struggling to achieve or maintain a drug-free life.
If we treat everyone well, it will help us recover. Am I practicing generosity and compassion?
Higher Power, help me to treat others as I would want to be treated.
Today I will be especially compassionate toward…
Hazelden Foundation
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