Monday, July 24, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
I can bear witness only to the things which I myself endured and saw.
— Primo Levi
Each of us has a unique body of experiences, whether of suffering or of joy. In sharing with others what our past was like, we increase the store of truth in the world. It’s a kind of generosity not to edit the truth by making things better or worse than they were. We help make it possible for others to identify with us emotionally and to remember events they’ve forgotten — to clarify the nature of their own experiences.
Honest sharing is a tool of healing and recovery for ourselves and for those with whom we trust our truth. When we bear witness today, whether in speaking to members of our chosen family, to the larger community, or to a lover or friend, we are setting a powerful example that helps liberate us and the people who hear us.
Today, I bear witness to my own experience.
Hazelden Foundation
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