GOSSIP
Great minds discuss ideas,
average minds discuss wants,
small minds discuss people.
– Laurence J. Peter
Gossip is ultimately a form of malicious cowardice. It is a “blasphemy” because it
seeks to denigrate the human being that God has made in His image.
As a practicing alcoholic I was a gossip. I exaggerated and manipulated the truth with
my gossip. I made up stories against those people I had a resentment towards;
innocent people were abused and victimized by my gossip.
Also I loved listening to gossip. The listener plays an important role in the life of
“gossip” because without the listener it could not exist. It takes two to gossip!
Today gossip is unacceptable behavior in my program.
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I think all alkie’s are gossips…It has to do with the way we feel about ourselves…I know for me I had such a poor image of myself that I had to use gossip to make me feel better…If I could run you down & lift me up, then that is what I would do…Gossip is such evil tool but it is misunderstood…I always heard that if you would say what you were saying about the person to the person, then it was OK…But the fact of the matter is if you are talking about the person behind their back then it is gossip…Today I feel much better about myself & I don’t need to run you down anymore…In fact I spend a lot of my time building up others…I try to because I would want people to do that for me…I still believe in the Golden Rule…Do unto other like you would have them do unto you…Gossip Hurts…Don’t be one
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