“We want to tell the simple truth, cut and dried, as quickly as possible. There is always a danger that we will exaggerate … . After all, we still want to sound good.” (The Basic Text, p. 33)
ZQ: What surprises have you found once you’ve fearlessly searched for your own part in mistakes and bad situations, lately?
“Truth is the best advocate. [T]ruth and oil always come to the surface. Truth is mighty and will prevail.” Full excerpt on mistakes below.
I Hate This Part – Pussycat Dolls (3:37)
Awaken to Truth Healing Theta Hz Meditation (6:30)
GOING OVERBOARD –
“We do not pro-
crastinate.” “We want
to tell the simple truth, cut
and dried, as quickly as pos-
sible. There is always a dan-
ger that we will exaggerate our
wrongs. It is equally danger-
ous to minimize or rationalize
our part in past situations.
After all, we still want to
sound good.” (The
Basic Text, p. 33)
THE FEARLESS PART –
“I can ask myself
to what extent have
my own mistakes fed
my gnawing anxieties.
And if the actions of others
are part of the cause, what
can I do about that? If I am un-
able to change the present
state of affairs, am I willing
to take the measures ne-
cessary to shape my life
to conditions as they
are?” (12 & 12,
p. 52)
“There should
be a readiness, on
our part, to investigate
with candor to follow
the truth wherever it
may lead us … .”
– Simon Greenleaf (1783 – 1853) U.S. judge
Truth
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Truth is the best advocate.
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T ruth and oil always come to the surface.
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Truth is mighty and will prevail.
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Truth is straight but judges are crooked.
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T ruth may be suppressed but never strangled.
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Truth never perishes.
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Truth stretches but never breaks.
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T ruth’s cloak is often lined with lies.
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Truth breeds hatred.
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Truth may be blamed, but cannot be shamed.
(http://www.english-for-students.com/Trouble.html)
Good morning everyone + happy Sunday. Here is today’s thought. Embrace the work you do in serving God + others. Blessings. BB
This topic really hit home because I am currently working on my 4th step and I have been procrastinating horribly. I have 30 days off from work starting this Thursday and I have promised myself I will use all the free time to work on my inventory–but I have made that promise before. With respect to minimizing or rationalizing my part in my resentments, I too have a tendency to do that but I really want to avoid doing that this time because I believe the 4th column (or my part in the situation) is the most important part of the inventory because I can only change my behavior not the other person involved.
I create my own resentments and am certainly willing to work on them. I’ve started listing them so I think that is demonstrating my willingness.