Character Defects...question
Laozi Old Man
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Originally Posted by Gemmie 
Someone in AA recently said to me "A character defect isnt a character defect unless it is bothering you...doesnt matter if it is bothering someone else"
That's like saying a gun isn't a weapon unless its pointed at you...doesn't matter if its pointed at someone else.
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Originally Posted by littlefish
Spawn wrote:
Spawn, perhaps you are viewing character defects as latent, inactive things that don't affect other people. (??) Something we can hide.
Quite the contrary, our character defects can't be hidden, and they affect other people very directly. They are anything but latent and inactive. We can't conceal them because they affect our motives and actions and our motives and actions affect our relationships.
Spawn, perhaps you are viewing character defects as latent, inactive things that don't affect other people. (??) Something we can hide.
Quite the contrary, our character defects can't be hidden, and they affect other people very directly. They are anything but latent and inactive. We can't conceal them because they affect our motives and actions and our motives and actions affect our relationships.
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Originally Posted by Gemmie
Someone in AA recently said to me "A character defect isnt a character defect unless it is bothering you...doesnt matter if it is bothering someone else"
Has anyone heard this before??
Has anyone heard this before??
and I would not believe it because my alcoholism is deadly
and those defects can lead me to drinking or death
fear for example,it has been a part of me so much in the past,it seemed like a normal part of life,and it was hard to recognize...
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