SHARING EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH & HOPE Nar-Anon Family Groups’ Daily Reader KINDNESS January 26 Genuine kindness is difficult to give to another, and virtually impossible if I have not yet learned to receive it. Prior to Nar-Anon, I had trained myself to suspect and question everything, especially an act of kindness. Everything had a price. As a newcomer to the program, I brought with me that “kindness has a price” attitude. I found members who offered me their kindness through sharing, nods, smiles, and even hugs. I wondered what they wanted from me. What was their price? I felt uncomfortable with all of the unconditional kindness. Fortunately, I was encouraged to keep coming back in such a friendly way that I felt that they really wanted me to join. Little by little, I kept coming back, and shared my story, my nods, my smiles, my laughter, and, yes, even my hugs. It made me feel good. I was getting a gift as well as giving one. It took some time, but I finally realized that genuine kindness has no price. To receive a smile, a hug, a shared laugh “just because” is a gift, truly a gift from the heart with no price tag attached. Thought for Today: Acceptance is the highest form of kindness that I can give. Allowing others to be who they are without my judgment of whether that is good or bad, frees them and me of the burden of trying to change them to meet my expectations. “We ask only for the grace to release our addicts with love, and cease trying to change them.” ~ Nar-Anon Blue Booklet
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:40:57 +0000
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