AA Thought for the Day
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May 1, 2016
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Forgiveness
The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another person, our emotions go on the defensive.
To escape the wrongs we have done another, we resentfully focus on the wrong he has done us.
Triumphantly we seize upon his slightest misbehavior as the perfect excuse for minimizing or forgetting our own. . .
If we are about to ask for forgiveness for ourselves, why shouldn't we start out by forgiving them, one and all?
- As Bill Sees It, p. 151
Thought to Ponder . . .
Forgiveness is the final form of love.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
T U F = Tolerance, Understanding, Forgiveness.
A Member Shares:
Hi everyone, I'm Lisa, an alcoholic. I used to think self-forgiveness was hardest. But I've changed my mind on that one if for no other reason than this: I don't have to drink anymore and, for another reason, there is still a person stuck in my craw. Every time I think I've coughed this person out I find myself choking on her again. I've said many times, so self-righteously, "oh, gee, I certainly wish her no ill will," but you know, the awful truth is that I really do wish she'd come down with the plague and having oozing pustules for a few days. Not die, exactly, but you know, just suffer a little. Which is totally outrageous because she has made, and continues to make, so many horrible decisions and that she really lives a crappy life and I should pity her? I don't like this side of myself, and I'm glad this topic came up this morning because it made me ask God - AGAIN - ask for this awful burden that I can't seem to remove on my own, to please be removed from me. Because I know better and I can't do this alone. Forgiveness is necessary and right and will lighten my heart. Thanks for being here for me and for helping me stay sober today and for allowing me to be honest.
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