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bluidkiti · 04-10-2023, 07:16 AM

April 10

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

~Albert Schweitzer

Throughout our life we've been influenced by other people's behavior and opinions. Many of us were influenced by very poor examples in earlier years. And we may have to pray for help rather than continuing to follow those poor examples now. But all around us are people who are healthy, loving, and honest. We are invited to emulate their behavior.

"Acting As If" can help us develop new behaviors. We may not feel very comfortable reaching out to a program newcomer or making conversation with someone we've just met, but we can do it. And in time, with practice, we'll discover we’ve added a positive dimension to our character, one that influences the lives of other people who struggle just like us. All of us, "Acting As If" in positive ways, offer wonderful examples of behavior change. We reinforce our own changes, and each other's, every time we are thoughtful before we act.

With my Higher Power's help, I will be a good example for someone today.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*

04-10-2023, 07:16 AM	#10
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,695	April 10 Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ~Albert Schweitzer Throughout our life we've been influenced by other people's behavior and opinions. Many of us were influenced by very poor examples in earlier years. And we may have to pray for help rather than continuing to follow those poor examples now. But all around us are people who are healthy, loving, and honest. We are invited to emulate their behavior. "Acting As If" can help us develop new behaviors. We may not feel very comfortable reaching out to a program newcomer or making conversation with someone we've just met, but we can do it. And in time, with practice, we'll discover we’ve added a positive dimension to our character, one that influences the lives of other people who struggle just like us. All of us, "Acting As If" in positive ways, offer wonderful examples of behavior change. We reinforce our own changes, and each other's, every time we are thoughtful before we act. With my Higher Power's help, I will be a good example for someone today. Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery* __________________ "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.