TODAY'S THOUGHT (8/25/08) from Hazelden
Today's
thought
from
Hazelden
is:
To
assume
what
other
people
are
thinking
or
feeling
without
asking
them
is
to
invite
misunderstanding.
Just
as
disastrous
is
to
assume
other
people
know
what
we
want
or
need
without
our
telling
them.
Many
potentially
good
friendships
and
marriages
perish
because
of
our
false
assumptions
and
our
lack
of
honest
communication.
Do
we
assume
others
can't
live
without
us
or
wouldn't
know
what
to
think
or
feel
unless
we
told
them?
Do
we
take
for
granted
that
"silence
means
assent"?
Do
we
assume
others
don't
have
time
for
us,
or
don't
care
about
us,
if
they
don't
call
or
go
out
of
their
way
to
talk
to
us?
Do
we
think
others
can
read
our
minds
without
our
ever
opening
our
mouths?
Since
we
can
only
assume
the
same
limited
or
distorted
thoughts
of
others
that
we
have
of
ourselves,
we
each
need
to
take
the
initiative
to
ask
probing
questions
and
give
honest
responses
in
our
relationships.
TODAY
I
will
not
make
the
mistake
of
projecting
my
feelings
onto
others.
I
will
initiate
honest
and
open
communication.
You
are
reading
from
the
book:
The
Reflecting
Pond
by
Liane
Cordes
The
Reflecting
Pond
by
Liane
Cordes.
Copyright
1981
by
Hazelden
Foundation.
All
rights
reserved.
Printed
in
the
United
States
of
America.
No
portion
of
this
publication
may
be
reproduced
in
any
manner
without
the
written
permission
of
Hazelden.
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