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bluidkiti · 06-11-2022, 06:47 AM

June 11

You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she will hurry back.

~Horace

Birds don’t chirp because they want to please their listeners. They chirp because they’re birds, and they do it whether anyone listens or not. Like them, we are what we are—many of our best qualities are results of our individual natures, and the influence of other people has little to do with it.

Jane drinks because she’s an alcoholic, not because her husband is a nag. Kim is affectionate with her husband because she’s affectionate with everyone she loves. Kim is a toucher and a patter—that’s her nature. Kevin enjoys home building and repair projects. Kevin’s family may or may not deserve or appreciate his skill—but that’s not why he’s doing it.

We have little power to change anyone’s nature—even our own. It is a delusion to imagine that if others love us they would change or would do things the way we want them to. No one can manipulate a lion or chirp like a bird. Fundamental orientations to life are not amenable to manipulation.

As I grow in self-acceptance, I am learning to accept other people as they are.

Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children*

06-11-2022, 06:47 AM	#11
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,771	June 11 You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she will hurry back. ~Horace Birds don’t chirp because they want to please their listeners. They chirp because they’re birds, and they do it whether anyone listens or not. Like them, we are what we are—many of our best qualities are results of our individual natures, and the influence of other people has little to do with it. Jane drinks because she’s an alcoholic, not because her husband is a nag. Kim is affectionate with her husband because she’s affectionate with everyone she loves. Kim is a toucher and a patter—that’s her nature. Kevin enjoys home building and repair projects. Kevin’s family may or may not deserve or appreciate his skill—but that’s not why he’s doing it. We have little power to change anyone’s nature—even our own. It is a delusion to imagine that if others love us they would change or would do things the way we want them to. No one can manipulate a lion or chirp like a bird. Fundamental orientations to life are not amenable to manipulation. As I grow in self-acceptance, I am learning to accept other people as they are. Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.