NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU LOOK AT IT!

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Be unremitting in the doing of good deeds.
Do them with all your might and by every possible means.

Keep the mind free of impurity. That alone is the practice of virtue.
All else is nothing but empty display.

-Tirukkural 4:33-34

Skillful speech not only means that we pay attention to the words we speak and to their tone but also requires that our words reflect compassion and concern for others and that they help and heal, rather than wound and destroy.

-Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, "Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness"

These quotes were sent to me from a friend in Texas. When I read them, I thought what am I going to do with them.

This was followed by the thought, "That no matter where you go, what religion you belong to, where you look, you can find a message!" The God of my understanding uses people, places and things to show me divine guidance today if I am open to receive.

The nice thing is that you can read all kinds of literature, but when you get down to basics, it is all said in one form or another in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.

You can go to doctors, read self-help books, and meditate, exercise, etc. it all boils down to having a spiritual foundation on which to build on.

Thanks for letting me share,

Love Always,

Caressa
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I share because I care!

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Bringing this post back up to the top of the list.

Love Kathleen

[mistyeve]

Dear Caressa----I like the part that says your words should help & heal rather then wound and destroy!
That is real good advice! Thanks!!!
MISTYEVE

[majestyjo]

Well it looks like my words were deleted. Not sure what happened, but I use to post as Caressa, unfortunately I can't reformat and edit some of the posts.

I like these words too:

like the part that says your words should help & heal rather then wound and destroy!

May our tongue be a saver rather than a sword of destruction that tears apart and forgets to put people back together again. Best of all, not tearing people up and accepting them for who they are and agree to disagree.

I heard a woman share, who had relapsed and she said that she had read a whole lot of self-help books, and when she came back into recovery, she found all that she had been looking for in the Big Book.

We forget that they showed us the way, we have to but follow the suggestions that they have made in the Big Book. Sometimes you have to read between the lines. There are some darn well betters, or you will pick up again.