August 27 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
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August 27 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
August 27 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
An interesting exercise, and one well worth a few moments of reflection, would be to consider the exact meaning of the phrase, “to take offense.”
These words describe an act of willingly taking into ourselves a hurt we feel somebody intended to inflict on us. We take offense. We don’t have to take it. We are free to refuse to be hurt by a spiteful remark or malicious action.
So the whole matter really rests with us. The choice of accepting or rejecting an offense is ours alone.
TODAY’S REMINDER
It may not be easy at first, but if I keep reminding myself that I will not permit myself to be hurt by what anyone says or does, it can bring about an amazing change in my attitude and disposition.
Whenever I feel I am being hurt by someone, I will silently refuse to take offense or take any action to retaliate. What a relief it will be to have such incidents vanish into thin air, leaving not a mark on me! I will not accept offense.
“What can words do to me unless I take them to heart?”
An interesting exercise, and one well worth a few moments of reflection, would be to consider the exact meaning of the phrase, “to take offense.”
These words describe an act of willingly taking into ourselves a hurt we feel somebody intended to inflict on us. We take offense. We don’t have to take it. We are free to refuse to be hurt by a spiteful remark or malicious action.
So the whole matter really rests with us. The choice of accepting or rejecting an offense is ours alone.
TODAY’S REMINDER
It may not be easy at first, but if I keep reminding myself that I will not permit myself to be hurt by what anyone says or does, it can bring about an amazing change in my attitude and disposition.
Whenever I feel I am being hurt by someone, I will silently refuse to take offense or take any action to retaliate. What a relief it will be to have such incidents vanish into thin air, leaving not a mark on me! I will not accept offense.
“What can words do to me unless I take them to heart?”
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