~*~*Today's Gift - 12.08.2005*~*~
Find a Conversation
| Thu, 12-08-2005 - 12:59pm |
Today's thought is:
Those Who Listen
When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.
--Anonymous
One of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We dont need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly find those who always hear with a complete understanding about how we feel.
Such friends are perfect listeners because they have suffered and survived the same types of problems. They are compassionate and sympathetic. They listen to us patiently while we completely describe our emotions. Only then do they share details about how they survived. Just knowing that they understand is comforting to us.
My listeners cant solve my problems for me. But they do show how they used the tools that are available in the Program to work through the same kinds of problems.
You are reading from the book:
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Love & hugs, Kristina
“It helps to resign as the controller of your fate. All that energy we expend to keep things running right is not what keeps things running right.†ANNE LAMOTT
The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.


So true, Kristina -- it shows how we need each other and don't have to do this alone.
~Diana~