Thursday, June 24, 2021
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. — William James
We all know men who seem to be empty bodies, walking through life. These are the guys who never talk about anything personal and never let anyone get to know them. Many of them love to complain about their job, their spouse or partner, their boss, the government, or anything outside themselves. These guys will talk about sports or the weather but never about real events or personal experiences.
Many of us have been these men. When we wake up to a real life, we become present; we are alive to our experiences, our sensations, and our feelings. This requires that we drop the shield of deadness and become personal. It involves risk and makes life incredibly interesting.
Today, I will take the risk to be present to my life in every minute, every hour.
Hazelden Foundation
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