09/16/2025
No one can tell you which choices to make. We can only show you by good example.
~Jan Pishok
We are attracted to people who share their wisdom and their hope freely, to people whose behavior reflects consideration of others. We recognize the love that radiates from some people as they enter a room or speak to others. We are all creating examples for others in every move we make.
One of the first principles we learned about recovery was that this is a program of "attraction rather than promotion." Though we may not have understood the meaning initially, we now appreciate how valuable that principle is. None of us like to be told what to do. Even when we ask for advice, we seldom really want it. But we can willingly follow the example someone sets, particularly if the outcome was successful. Let's learn from the good example of others. Let's be good examples as well.
I am someone's example for healthy behavior today. I won't steer anyone wrong.
