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Today's thought from Hazelden is:
We can practice forgiveness each day.
Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is harmful to my emotional health and can threaten my abstinence, but what can I do when I keep feeling anger toward someone?
In the interest of recovery, in my own best interest, I can continue to forgive each day. I may not be able to forgive the person once and for all, but I can do it right now, just for today. With practice, who knows? Perhaps the resentment will disappear.
When I remember that my own track record is far from perfect, I realize I could use some daily forgiveness too, both from others and from myself.
Just for now, I can let go of resentments and forgive. If resentments come back, I can forgive again.
You are reading from the book:
Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L.
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We can practice forgiveness each day.
Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is harmful to my emotional health and can threaten my abstinence, but what can I do when I keep feeling anger toward someone?
In the interest of recovery, in my own best interest, I can continue to forgive each day. I may not be able to forgive the person once and for all, but I can do it right now, just for today. With practice, who knows? Perhaps the resentment will disappear.
When I remember that my own track record is far from perfect, I realize I could use some daily forgiveness too, both from others and from myself.
Just for now, I can let go of resentments and forgive. If resentments come back, I can forgive again.
You are reading from the book:
Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L.
To sign up for Today's Gift, visit:
http://www.hazelden.org/register
This was our course: We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended we said to ourselves, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done."
We avoid retaliation or argument. We wouldn't treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
by doing this while writing my 4th step god began to remove the resentments i had then I got to look at my part where had I been selfish dishonest self seeking or frightend. By doing that and writing it i could then see how I got the ball rolling in the first place and what i did that was offensive to others and the harms i caused. They do say in the bb that resentments are the numnber one offender we cant offord any ty for letting me share