We are capable of great things. This history of man, although surrounded by wars and unspeakable acts of violence, is also the history of art, music, poetry and romance. Each person is capable of great and noble acts --- but do we want to do them? We can be honest, loving and caring people only if we choose to be that. The power of freedom and choice is the determining factor in all our lives. Each culture has imaginative and creative features, but it is the people that make them happen. Nothing will happen unless people decide to make it happen.
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So it is with the culture of recovery. The people who make up the recovering community in all the addictions are the people who make a decision and acted upon it. Talk is cheap and cruel unless it is followed by an event. Decisions must be made real. We all have the capacity to be honest and kind. ~Fr Leo
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I had lost the privilege of choice when I was an active alcoholic, so it is a blessing to have the freedom of choice once again.
Next stop: choosing wisely and compassionately.
That's right, Scott. You have to walk the talk!
Thank you so much for your post. One of my most fundamental guiding principles is a belief in human potential. I have nothing but respect for the possibilities each of us have, and that is what I heard in your post.
We can't be talkers, but must be walkers.
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