Monday, Aug. 29, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Know that your brother’s life was not what you imagined. — Michael Lassell
It may be tempting, once we’ve committed ourselves to a profound change in our lives, to think that we know what others, too, ought to do to heal or grow. We want our friends and loved ones to experience the same relief and joy, the same freedom, that we’re experiencing. We forget that we ourselves have often resisted advice. No one could have told us who we were, what to do, or when to do it. Enormous changes such as coming out or entering recovery are deeply personal choices, and the timing of a decision is individual and delicate.
What’s exactly right for us at this particular moment in time may not be at all right for someone else. Instead of judging another’s needs and choices, we can cultivate sensitivity to the ways that his or her path or rate of unfolding may differ from our own. The more secure we are in our own identities, the easier it is to allow others to be who they are.
Today, I live and lovingly let live.
Hazelden Foundation
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