Today's Thought - January

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January 16

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.

~Will Durant

In our youth many of us heard from our mother or father, "If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all." We didn't practice this principle very well then, and many of us still don't. The real root of our struggle to speak well of others is the pain we suffer because of our low self-esteem, and diminishing another person's worth, unfortunately, gives us a moment of stolen satisfaction. But in reality, the illusion of elevating our own worth for that brief, hurtful moment dies quickly, and our remorse and shame linger on.

In God's eyes, we are all equal. To God, no one among us has more value than another.

Praying for knowledge of this understanding every day will relieve our compulsion to diminish someone else. And even more importantly, it will help us understand our equality and value in this living universe.

I will see worth and value in myself and everyone else today.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*