A particularly distressing form of murmuring is speaking ill of others, with or without cause. Such action, whether gossip or libel, allows us to focus our energy and attention on the inadequacies of others rather than upon our own needs for forgiveness and growth.

Norvene Vest in Desiring Life by Norvene Vest

 

To Practice This Thought:
Don't talk behind anybody's back.

 

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