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| The Serenity Prayer |
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one.
-- Hugh Downs
On those occasions when we find the bigger person within, we are more generous in spirit toward others. But sometimes we think too much about what is wrong with others and how they ought to change. That is a form of hate. If we are searching for what we have power to change in our families, in our friendships, in the world, we can learn to be big enough to set aside our fears.
Do we bear ill will toward someone today? When we are honest with ourselves, do we feel a sense of fear in relation to this person? What are we really afraid of? Perhaps the same person fears us. When we can do something about our fear, the hatred melts with no further effort. Then we are in touch with the bigger person within.
I have the inner strength to face my fears today. I will not send them outward as hatred.
Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one.
-- Hugh Downs
On those occasions when we find the bigger person within, we are more generous in spirit toward others. But sometimes we think too much about what is wrong with others and how they ought to change. That is a form of hate. If we are searching for what we have power to change in our families, in our friendships, in the world, we can learn to be big enough to set aside our fears.
Do we bear ill will toward someone today? When we are honest with ourselves, do we feel a sense of fear in relation to this person? What are we really afraid of? Perhaps the same person fears us. When we can do something about our fear, the hatred melts with no further effort. Then we are in touch with the bigger person within.
I have the inner strength to face my fears today. I will not send them outward as hatred.
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