Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts. — Abel Stevens
We’re flooded with thoughts nearly every minute. We’re making grocery lists, rehearsing conversations, or making plans for tomorrow. Our mind is seldom quiet in anticipation of God’s timely messages for us and others. And we’re sometimes too quick to speak before we think. The result is that we too often fail to share the messages we have for others, and we fail to consider how our misguided words affect them.
The people who always seem to be gentle, diplomatic, thoughtful, and “successful” in their conversations aren’t blessed with more skills for living than we are. Perhaps they have learned to rely on their intuition before speaking — let their Higher Power help them sort out appropriate responses before they blurt out their views.
Pausing before speaking calms us. It ensures better communication, and it honors God, the people around us, and ourselves.
I will experience many moments of calmness today, and I’ll see positive results.
Hazelden Foundation
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