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bluidkiti · 02-17-2025, 05:33 AM

February 17

No one's behavior reflects on me but mine!

Being embarrassed by a friend or lover's drunkenness was not uncommon. Most of us experienced that. What was also common was assuming others judged us every time the alcoholic drank.

It's difficult to give up that belief even with the input we now receive from program members. Slowly, we are beginning to understand that it is our shame that has triggered our assumptions.

Whenever we behave as respectful, well-meaning people, others can judge us only as such. If, by contrast, we choose to behave as self-centered, rude individuals, that is exactly how we will be viewed. How the alcoholic in our lives acts is not a true barometer of how others see us.

I will focus on me today and how I project myself. If I want the love and praises of others, I’ll need to earn it by my actions.

Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance*

02-17-2025, 05:33 AM	#19
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,409	February 17 No one's behavior reflects on me but mine! Being embarrassed by a friend or lover's drunkenness was not uncommon. Most of us experienced that. What was also common was assuming others judged us every time the alcoholic drank. It's difficult to give up that belief even with the input we now receive from program members. Slowly, we are beginning to understand that it is our shame that has triggered our assumptions. Whenever we behave as respectful, well-meaning people, others can judge us only as such. If, by contrast, we choose to behave as self-centered, rude individuals, that is exactly how we will be viewed. How the alcoholic in our lives acts is not a true barometer of how others see us. I will focus on me today and how I project myself. If I want the love and praises of others, I’ll need to earn it by my actions. Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.