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bluidkiti · 04-26-2023, 06:10 AM

April 26

Avoiding Gossip

Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.

~Richard Sheridan

What we talk about, not whom we talk about, is one of the ways we place principle above personalities and practice our Twelfth Tradition. At meetings and over coffee, it's tempting to pass along things we hear about other people who share our recovery.

Before we gossip or find fault with others, wise members teach us to ask ourselves three questions: "Is it true? Is it kind? Is telling it important to help someone’s recovery?" If we can't say yes to each question, we mustn't repeat it. If a single word from us hurts someone else, our guilt could throw us back into addiction. Our gossip could cause someone else to lose faith in the program, and throw them back into addiction.

I will not gossip. Let me talk about principles, not personalities.

Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations*

04-26-2023, 06:10 AM	#26
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,789	April 26 Avoiding Gossip Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers. ~Richard Sheridan What we talk about, not whom we talk about, is one of the ways we place principle above personalities and practice our Twelfth Tradition. At meetings and over coffee, it's tempting to pass along things we hear about other people who share our recovery. Before we gossip or find fault with others, wise members teach us to ask ourselves three questions: "Is it true? Is it kind? Is telling it important to help someone’s recovery?" If we can't say yes to each question, we mustn't repeat it. If a single word from us hurts someone else, our guilt could throw us back into addiction. Our gossip could cause someone else to lose faith in the program, and throw them back into addiction. I will not gossip. Let me talk about principles, not personalities. Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations* __________________ "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.