Today's thought is:
Loving Truth
Since it is truth that sets us free - free from our addiction and free from crippling fear - we come to love this truth, even when it hurts. It was mainly our fear that kept us from recognizing the truth about ourselves. We needed help and support from a Higher Power before we could face reality. Now that we are sustained by the AA program, we can devote our time and energy to striving for truth in all that we think, say, and do.
Our devotion to truth may bring us into conflict with those around us. What we need to remember is that we are not responsible for convincing anyone else of what we believe to be true. We are honest about where we are, but we do not expect or demand agreement from anyone else. Since each of us has a different perspective, we can only know the truth as we each understand it. Loving truth means that we acknowledge it to be too big for any one of us to grasp completely.
The truth is something I have been really working on Lately. It has been a struggle because my nature is to lie and cheat whenever possible. Learning a new way is always hard. I have found that for the most part it is true.....the truth sets me free. Being truthful to myself was the first step. Until I could be honest about who I was and what I had done, there was no chance of me being honest with anyone else. Now that I have become honest about myself it is much easier to be honest with others, even when the truth is painful. The challenge lies in being truthful, yet minimizing the hurt and pain that some truths can bring. I imagine it will take a lifetime to master this skill, and I am only a beginner. For today, I can do the next right and truthful thing, thanks to the blessing of the program and all of you.
5 comments:
Why do you have to minimize the hurt and pain? I happen to think we need to feel it, not escape it, numb it out or fake that something doesn't bother us. Most of my life has been spent trying to minimize the pain in my life ... it didn't work. The fear and the pain grows and I just end up having to deal with more in the end.
Well I meant the hurt and pain I would cause others with the truth....
I find I don't grow or change until I am in enuff pain.
Its so hard to be honest about myself--I hate it and love it that my sponsor sees my insides so much better than I do--she, the Steps and this program keep me honest--
I hear you rex.
I see you too,
JJ
I just love this part ...
What we need to remember is that we are not responsible for convincing anyone else of what we believe to be true. We are honest about where we are, but we do not expect or demand agreement from anyone else. Since each of us has a different perspective, we can only know the truth as we each understand it.
I sometimes forget that I don't need to defend or explaine what I believe to be true.
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