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Old 10-25-2014, 01:08 PM   #25
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Saturday, October 25, 2014

You are reading from the book Today's Gift

I love him and I cannot seem to find him.
—Ovid

Where can we find the ones we love? Do they always live in our world, or do we have to go out of our way? They often are not at home; we can find them at their work. Their play is different from ours; we could try having their kind of fun.

Too often, we look only for friends who are much like ourselves, and we tend to avoid those who are not. This kind of narrow-mindedness isn't fair to others or ourselves. We are each unique, like the pieces of a puzzle. We are each necessary to the whole picture.

When we go out of our way to know someone else better, we stretch our own boundaries; we give ourselves new space in which to grow.

What part of my life can I discover in someone new today?
Like this, it reminds of what I was told to look for in a sponsor. Someone who had what I wanted. I always looked for sponsors who were very spiritual. I was raised in a religious home and had no concept of what spirituality was and at one year sober went on a spiritual quest. My religious beliefs enhanced my spirituality and my new found spirituality enhanced my religious beliefs.
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