AA Thought for the Day
July 3, 2007
Listening
Trying to get into communication with and to help other people
is a recovery measure for us,
because it helps take us out of ourselves.
Trying to heal ourselves by helping others works.
even when it is an insincere gesture. Try it some time.
If you really listen (not just hear) what is being said,
you may find the person talking has quietly slipped inside your head
and seems to be describing the landscape there
-- the shifting shapes of nameless fears,
the color and chill of impending doom --
if not the actual events and words stored in your brain.
Thought to Ponder....
Learn to listen; listen to learn.
Recovery Related Acronym
H O P E = Hearing Other People's Experience.
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