AA suggests -- and in my experience, living comfortably in sobriety demands -- rigorous honesty.
But it's always worth remembering that honesty, without compassion, can be a kind of brutality.
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February 22, 2012
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I have been told that the rigorous honesty applies to ourselves, not to others, so that takes out the brutality factor right there.
Posted by: Michelle | February 22, 2012 at 07:19 AM