Tuesday's truths

[LarryG]

Valkommen to Midsommer in New Sweden, Maine.  In Aroostook County there are quite a number of people who came to Maine from Sweden in the early 1900s.

In recovery we learn to give up hate. We must stand for justice, not for hate. We must learn to respect people. They, in turn, will respect us in most cases. We begin to see how important it is to give up hate—if we want others to care for us.

Hate is often one of our secrets. Hate is found deep in our hearts and minds. It eats at our souls. It hurts our spiritual growth. Sometimes people are public about their hate. There are even dangerous groups based on hate. But, the most dangerous hate is the private and unspoken. Do I have public hates? Do I have secret hates?

From the book: Keep it Simple

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”
― Pablo Neruda