Daily Reflection

OCTOBER 30
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Never since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been
divided by a major controversial issue. Nor has our
Fellowship ever publicly taken sides on any question in an
embattled world. This, however, has been no earned virtue.
It could almost be said that we were born with it. . . . "So
long as we don't argue these matters privately, it's a cinch
we never shall publicly."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 176
Do I remember that I have a right to my opinion but that
others don't have to share it? That's the spirit of "Live and
Let Live." The Serenity Prayer reminds me, with God's
help, to "Accept the things I cannot change." Am I still
trying to change others? When it comes to "Courage to
change the things I can," do I remember that my opinions
are mine, and yours are yours? Am I still afraid to be me?
When it comes to "Wisdom to know the difference," do I
remember that my opinions come from my experience? If I
have a know-it-all attitude, aren't I being deliberately
controversial?