Many of us living in one day at a time recovery understand that our reality is that there will be times that we put our foot in our mouths. When we do it’s a reality that is an embarrassing situation not only for ourselves but also for others especially if we say something that could be embarrassing for them. Sometimes when we put our foot in our mouths it creates a shameful reality for ourselves. Our concerned reality is that hopefully we don’t cause shame for others. When we do this there is a pretty rapid inner voice that says to us, “Why did I say that?” If we have caused embarrassment or shame for others we need to apologize. Then our best reality might become is that we stop putting our foot in our mouths. When we do so we are gaining awareness. Peace.
