February 17 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
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February 17 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
February 17 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
When violent quarrels take place in the home, both partners fail to realize that their intense involvement with each other can destroy what should be a sacred relationship. With those who are closest to us, we are most apt to forget the consideration we owe to one another. We learn, in Al-Anon, that we can set a new tone in the home by such a simple thing as courtesy – consistent, gentle courtesy, to every member of the family, including the littlest one.
TODAY’S REMINDER
A quiet, composed response to an enraged attack can “take the wind out of the sails” of the attacker like so much magic. “What can I possibly lose by trying it? At least it will add to my own dignity and stature to say nothing I will later regret.
“Of Courtesy: it is much less
Than courage of heart or holiness.
Yet in my walks it seems to me
That the grace of God is in courtesy.” – Hilaire Belloc: Courtesy
When violent quarrels take place in the home, both partners fail to realize that their intense involvement with each other can destroy what should be a sacred relationship. With those who are closest to us, we are most apt to forget the consideration we owe to one another. We learn, in Al-Anon, that we can set a new tone in the home by such a simple thing as courtesy – consistent, gentle courtesy, to every member of the family, including the littlest one.
TODAY’S REMINDER
A quiet, composed response to an enraged attack can “take the wind out of the sails” of the attacker like so much magic. “What can I possibly lose by trying it? At least it will add to my own dignity and stature to say nothing I will later regret.
“Of Courtesy: it is much less
Than courage of heart or holiness.
Yet in my walks it seems to me
That the grace of God is in courtesy.” – Hilaire Belloc: Courtesy
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