Friday, June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Friday, June 24, 2022

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder. — Carl Sandburg

There is a fable about the sun and wind having a contest to see who can get the old man to take his coat off first. The wind blows fiercely, but the old man just pulls his coat tighter around him. Finally, the wind gives up and the sun comes out. The sun shines a steady warm light down on the old man, who soon takes his coat off.

More and better things are accomplished in this world by kindness and gentleness than by force. When we find ourselves most frustrated, it is often because we are trying to force certain things to happen. Our own patient and steady desire to grow, fed by the love and kindness of others, will not be stopped by anything or anyone. Our own gentleness is a powerful force in our lives. It is like the gentle bush that grows through granite.

What can I gain by gentleness today?

Hazelden Foundation

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