AA Thoughts For The Day--Restraint
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AA Thoughts For The Day--Restraint --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Restraint
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"Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint.
This carries a top priority rating.
When we speak or act hastily or rashly,
the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot.
One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment
can ruin or relation with another person for a whole day,
or maybe a whole year.
Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen."
c. 1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 91
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Thought to Consider . . .
The tongue must be heavy indeed,
because so few people can hold it.
*~*~*AARONYMS*~*~*
H A L T = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly, Tolerant
~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
^*^*^*^*^
Restraint
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"Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint.
This carries a top priority rating.
When we speak or act hastily or rashly,
the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot.
One unkind tirade or one willful snap judgment
can ruin or relation with another person for a whole day,
or maybe a whole year.
Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen."
c. 1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 91
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Thought to Consider . . .
The tongue must be heavy indeed,
because so few people can hold it.
*~*~*AARONYMS*~*~*
H A L T = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly, Tolerant
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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For me holding my tongue can be one of the hardest things to do....there are times it is bloody from biting it
. But a key for me is when those times hit 
, I remind myself that the other person is also a person with emotions, feelings, and has their own devils they fight. This helps me to take a breathe and step my emotions away from the situation long enough to avoid saying something I will most likely regret at some point. It has been really useful here to at times reply to a post in a word document and sit on it for a day, that allows me time to cool down and 90% of the time I either edit the post or do not post it at all as I can realize that it comes across in a negative, non-productive way. Thank you Carol for the constant reminders and thought provokers you post.
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