Saturday, July 29, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The Twelve Step way of life is humble, not necessarily meek.
— Anonymous
The picture many of us get of a humble person is someone afraid of their own shadow, whose self-image is so low they’re afraid to stand up for themselves. We learn that this image of humility is not what is meant in the Program. We realize that the people who have stayed abstinent for some time are all humble.
For those who have made progress in the Program, humility is simply a clear recognition of what and who they are. They have gotten down to their own right size. Humility is understanding that they’re worthwhile. It’s the middle ground between the extremes of grandiosity and intense shame. They have a sincere desire to be and become the best they can be.
Today I will remember that humility is not being meek. It’s being me. Humility for me means staying my “right size.”
Hazelden Foundation
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