Saturday May 31st, 2025

Thought of the day      

 "Although honesty is difficult to practice, it is most rewarding." 

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How difficult we find it to be honest! 

Many of us come into recovery so confused about what really happened in their lives

 that it sometimes takes months and years to sort it all out.

 The truth of our history is not always as we have told it.

 How can we begin to be more truthful?

Many of us find it the easiest to be honest in prayer. 

In Recovery, we sometimes find that we have a hard time telling the whole truth. 

We feel certain that we won't be accepted if we let others know us as we really are.

 It's hard to live up to the "terminally hip and fatally cool" image so many of us portrayed! In prayer, we find an acceptance from our Higher Power

 that allows us to open our hearts with honesty.

As we practice this honesty with the God of our understanding, we often find 

that it has a ripple effect in our communications with others. We get in the habit of being honest. We begin to practice honesty when we share at meetings and work with others.

 In return, we find our lives enriched by deepening friendships.

 We even find that we can be more honest with ourselves,

 the most important person to be truthful with!

Honesty is a quality that is developed through practice.

 It isn't always easy to be totally truthful, but when we begin with our Higher Power, 

we find it easier to extend our honesty to others.

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Committment for the Day

I will be honest with God, myself, and others.

One Day at a Time