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bluidkiti · Today, 05:57 AM

October 20

Our behavior won't be irrational if we pause and think before acting.

Reacting to another person’s craziness makes us a bit crazy too. However, someone else's anger, even if directed at us, doesn't have to trigger our anger in return. All it takes to stop our troubling behavior is the willingness to be quiet a moment so we can think clearly before taking action.

That sounds simple enough. Surely we can do it. But it takes practice, lots of it. Most of us have spent years reacting without thinking and then blaming the messy outcome on the other guy.

At first, doing it the new way won't feel familiar, so our tendency will be to revert to the old behavior. Looking to the people we admire in the program for help will give us the inspiration to keep trying.

I will become adept at thinking before acting. Today will give me many opportunities to succeed.

Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance*

Today, 05:57 AM	#20
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,303	October 20 Our behavior won't be irrational if we pause and think before acting. Reacting to another person’s craziness makes us a bit crazy too. However, someone else's anger, even if directed at us, doesn't have to trigger our anger in return. All it takes to stop our troubling behavior is the willingness to be quiet a moment so we can think clearly before taking action. That sounds simple enough. Surely we can do it. But it takes practice, lots of it. Most of us have spent years reacting without thinking and then blaming the messy outcome on the other guy. At first, doing it the new way won't feel familiar, so our tendency will be to revert to the old behavior. Looking to the people we admire in the program for help will give us the inspiration to keep trying. I will become adept at thinking before acting. Today will give me many opportunities to succeed. Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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