Blog entry for:

to rise above personality differences and having-a-bad-day reaction, that have driven me to distraction and less than stellar judgements of my peers. i have to admit, that i more than a bit distracted this morning as i attempt ti get my thoughts down. i am trying to refocus on this exercise and allow myself the freedom to be okay with not being quite right. the source material was about anonymity and spoke of equity and equality. a quick peek at Wiktionary, the free dictionary will allow me the ability to see the difference. and the survey says:

• Equity, means everyone is provided with resources specific to their needs to be successful.
• Equality on the other hand, means everyone is treated the same exact way, regardless of a person's needs or other individual differences.

treating everyone as equals while i provide what they require to succeed in their recovery, is quite a task. i know what i need and what i want. if i use that as my guide, i may be missing out giving a gift that can keep on giving, the ability for one of my peers to maintain their recovery. what i actually “know” is that if i want to be liked, respected and sought out, i have to be respectful, kind and open-minded. the way others interact with me, is a function on how i treat them and how well i wear my own recovery in the real world.
i think, before i fill cyberspace with a whole lot of platitudes and clichés, i will sign off and head out for an afternoon of football, cigars and some work that i did not finish during the week.

∞ DT ∞