Selfishness
and self-centeredness seem to be the root cause of many of the problems
of the addict and alcoholic, while in active addiction and in recovery.
In early recovery, I wasted many an hour worrying about what others
thought of me in general, and about something I did, said, or didn't do
or say, in particular. Here is a nice quote that fits with my experience
in my recovery journey:
"Before I was twenty I never worried
about what other people thought of me. But after I was twenty I worried
endlessly — about all the impressions I made and how people were
evaluating me. Only sometime after turning fifty did I realize that
they hardly ever thought about me at all." — Anthony de Mello in One Minute Wisdom, quoted in a nice site on spirituality.
As always, comments are invited. Jan Edward Williams, 05/28/2013.
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