Post by caressa on Feb 2, 2010 9:07:58 GMT -5
I used to live my life as if I were on a ladder. Everyone was either above me--to be feared and envied--or below me--to be pitied. God was way, way at the top, beyond my view. That was a hard, lonely way to live, because no two people can stand comfortably on the same run for very long.
When I came to Al-Anon, I found a lot of people who had decided to climb down from their ladders into the circle of friendship. In the circle we were all on equal terms. When newcomers arrived we didn't worry about rearranging everyone's position, we simply widened the circle.
Today I no longer look up to some people and down on others. I can look each person in teh eye squarely and honestly. Today, being humble means climbing down from the ladder of judgment of myself and others, and taking my rightful place in a worldwide circle of love and support.
Today's Reminder:
My thoughts are my teachers. Are they teaching me to loved and appreciate myself and others, or are they teaching me to practice isolation? Today I will choose my teachers with greater care.
"Live and let live" sets us free from the compulsion to criticize, judge, condemn, and retaliate ...(which) can damage us far more than those against whom we use such weapons. Al-Anon helps us to learn tolerance rooted in love."
This is Al-Anon
When I came to Al-Anon, I found a lot of people who had decided to climb down from their ladders into the circle of friendship. In the circle we were all on equal terms. When newcomers arrived we didn't worry about rearranging everyone's position, we simply widened the circle.
Today I no longer look up to some people and down on others. I can look each person in teh eye squarely and honestly. Today, being humble means climbing down from the ladder of judgment of myself and others, and taking my rightful place in a worldwide circle of love and support.
Today's Reminder:
My thoughts are my teachers. Are they teaching me to loved and appreciate myself and others, or are they teaching me to practice isolation? Today I will choose my teachers with greater care.
"Live and let live" sets us free from the compulsion to criticize, judge, condemn, and retaliate ...(which) can damage us far more than those against whom we use such weapons. Al-Anon helps us to learn tolerance rooted in love."
This is Al-Anon
From Courage to Change
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.