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bluidkiti · 04-03-2025, 06:49 AM

April 3

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

~Ernest Hemingway

It's hard to listen in a complete way. Often we listen, but we're still thinking about ourselves. We wonder, "How do their words relate to me? Do I have anything to add?" Often, fear is behind these questions. We fear saying the wrong thing. We fear looking stupid.

Good listeners know how to let go. They let go of their fears. To listen completely, we step outside ourselves, and we're totally there for someone else. Sometimes we listen for only a few moments. Sometimes we don't even agree with the people we're listening to. But we let them know that they count. What a gift we give when we listen in a complete way!
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, teach me to listen in a complete way. Teach me to step outside myself and be there for others.
Action for the Day

Today I'll listen to what the person says.

Today's reading is from the book Keep it Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve Step Beginnings and Renewal*

04-03-2025, 06:49 AM	#3
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,688	April 3 When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. ~Ernest Hemingway It's hard to listen in a complete way. Often we listen, but we're still thinking about ourselves. We wonder, "How do their words relate to me? Do I have anything to add?" Often, fear is behind these questions. We fear saying the wrong thing. We fear looking stupid. Good listeners know how to let go. They let go of their fears. To listen completely, we step outside ourselves, and we're totally there for someone else. Sometimes we listen for only a few moments. Sometimes we don't even agree with the people we're listening to. But we let them know that they count. What a gift we give when we listen in a complete way! Prayer for the Day Higher Power, teach me to listen in a complete way. Teach me to step outside myself and be there for others. Action for the Day Today I'll listen to what the person says. Today's reading is from the book Keep it Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve Step Beginnings and Renewal* __________________ "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.

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