Motives are important in dealing with other people. If we're frank with someone and that person gets upset, we might think he or she just can't handle our directness, our honesty. But "honesty" without love is more like brutal frankness. If we want to be confrontational, we have to put up with the consequences.
But what is the real reason for being confrontational ("honest"), for pointing out others' flaws? Are we perhaps afraid that our own flaws will be discovered? Are we protecting ourselves by focusing attention on others?
Are my motives always honest?
Higher Power, help me see where my motives are selfish or mean or petty, so that I stay honest in my program.
I think I do what the rest of the world does. The best they can with what they've got at any given point that includes the level of honesty I operate with. My truth is that constant personal scrutiny about every fibre of my makeup can be just as damaging as dishonesty, or any other negative aspect of my being for that matter. Bill W wrote somewhere in as Bill sees it, We shall have to strive for the best quality of truth we can hope to aqcuire.
Kind regards
Jamie
-- Edited by Jamie D on Thursday 24th of February 2011 02:04:46 AM
It just hit me....I find that when I get like that , pointing out someone elses faults, Its like saying seeee.....I already discovered that wow I really have it going on! Wow how unattractive is that!!!!! This will be what I will pray about today!
