FORGIVING
Joy to forgive and joy to be forgiven hang level in the balance of love.
~ Richard Garnett~
If we are unable or unwilling to forgive others for whatever they do, we won’t be able to forgive ourselves for our actions. The agony of resentment, guilt, remorse, and shame will overpower us. These emotions will halt our progress toward the comfortable and rewarding living we are promised in recovery.
Early in recovery, we often were told to pray for those whom we thought had wronged us. This philosophy is as old as civilization. Forgiveness will always triumph over guilt and shame. Recovery is one-third love and two-thirds forgiveness.
We’ve been our own worst enemies during most of our lives. We’ve often hurt ourselves over what we thought was justifiable anger and resentment.
Self-forgiveness is strength, not weakness. Gaining the strength is simple. I need only remind myself that “God has forgiven me. Why not forgive myself?”
©1990 by Anonymous. All rights reserved. Published by Hazelden®.
Why not sign up to get emails with all daily posts included?
Or Follow Us On Twitter #essentialsofrecovery
No comments:
Post a Comment
I will not allow spam or back links to other sites as I can not moderate where these are going to.