Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The Soul selects her own Society —
— Emily Dickinson
Some of us have open, loving, mutually supportive relationships with our families of origin; some of us are on a long, slow path of amends and reconciliation that we trust will bring healing where there has been conflict and pain; still others may have good reasons for choosing to maintain a healthy distance from our families of origin.
We are discovering profound connections with new friends. We have begun making deep connections based not on the accident of birth or the need for institutional or community approval, but on freedom, mutual trust, and loyalty. We are developing our families of choice and the communities that support and strengthen us.
Today, I am creating a family and community of my choice.
Hazelden Foundation
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