December
Every relationship is a teacher. If I don’t learn the lesson, the teacher will come back.
~ Brenda M. Schaeffer
We get as many chances as we need to master the lessons destined for us in this life. That’s good. It removes some of the anxiety about not getting everything right the first time. While it may not be easy to admit we are relearning an old lesson, the women who share our experiences in recovery understand. And there is no shame attached, except that which we haven’t yet learned to shed.
There is a positive way to meet the return of a familiar lesson. We must be willing to give it a try once again. Then we need to have faith that we’re ready to make progress.
Life is relationship. We can’t avoid it. We can learn to love and to accept love through relationships. We can know forgiveness through them too. Mastering these lessons is all our Higher Power hopes for us.
I am a willing student today. I will expect an important lesson from every relationship.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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