15 October MY CHECKLIST, NOT YOURS Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I dont realize that I gossiped about someone until the end of the day, when I take an inventory of the days activities, and then, my gossiping appears like a blemish in my beautiful day. How could I have said something like that? Gossip shows its ugly head during a coffee break or lunch with business associates, or I may gossip during the evening, when Im tired from the days activities, and feel justified in bolstering my ego at the expense of someone else. Character defects like gossip sneak into my life when I am not making a constant effort to work the Twelve Steps of recovery. I need to remind myself that my uniqueness is the blessing of my being, and that applies equally to everyone who crosses my path in lifes journey. Today the only inventory I need to take is my own. Ill leave judgment of others to the Final Judge — Divine Providence.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:09:02 +0000
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