June 19 - The Gamblers Anonymous Program teaches us that only one
consideration should qualify our desire to completely disclose the
damage we've done. And that's where a full revelation would seriously
harm the one to whom we're making amends - or, just as important, others
close to that person. We can hardly unload a detailed account of
extramarital misadventures, for example, on the shoulders of an
unsuspecting wife or husband. When we recklessly make the burdens of
others heavier, such actions surely can't lighten our own burden.
Sometimes, in that sense, "telling all" may be almost a self-indulgence
for us. So in making amends, we should be tactful, sensible,
considerate, and humble - without being servile.
As a child of God, do I stand on my feet and not crawl before anyone?
Today I Pray - May God show me that self-hatred has no role in making
amends to others. Neither has the play-acting of self-indulgence. I
ask most humbly for my Higher Power's guidance as I strive to maintain a
mature balance in interpersonal relations, even in the most casual or
fragile ones.
Today I Will Remember - Making amends is mending.
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