Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The first step toward inner peace is to decide to give love, not receive it. — Bernie S. Siegel
“This is a selfish program.” How many times have we heard this? It is true, of course. Whenever we make a Twelfth Step call we are doing it essentially for ourselves. We always benefit. God has given us this direct access to happiness. It is a lovely paradox that when we give, we also receive. We are always helped by trying to help another.
Our decision to give love, then, can be a calculated one—we already know the results. This shouldn’t be our motive though. Wondering what we are getting out of giving to others can be a hindrance to our peace of mind because we’re missing God’s point. If we concentrate on the giving, the receiving will take care of itself.
Today I will try to give unselfishly.
Hazelden Foundation
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