It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives...
Basic Text, p. 38
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Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments actually are. We think, "So what, I have a right to be angry," or, "I might be nursing a grudge or two, but I don't see the harm."
To see more clearly the effect that holding resentments is having in our lives, we might try imagining that we are carrying a rock for each resentment. A small grudge, such as anger at someone driving badly, might be represented by a pebble. Harboring ill will toward an entire group of people might be represented by a enormous boulder. If we actually had to carry stones for each resentment, we would surely tire of the weight. In fact, the more cumbersome our burden, the more sincere our efforts to unload it would be.
The weight of our resentments hinders our spiritual development. If we truly desire freedom, we will seek to rid ourselves of as much extra weight as possible. As we lighten up, we'll notice an increased ability to forgive our fellow human beings for their mistakes, and to forgive ourselves for our own. We'll nourish our spirits with good thoughts, kind words, and service to others.
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Just for today: I will seek to have the burden of resentments removed from my spirit.
I have been told not to judge others because I do not like being judged myself. In judging other we are seeing our own defects of character. I will seek to have the Higher Power help remove my resentments.
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....I try to remember each day that my HP is all about compassion and forgiveness. When I allow myself to remember these, I forgive myself and others of harms done whether real or perceived. Each day I manage to do this is definitely an easier day,less burden indeed!
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...gawd,,,please don't let me -ever- forget why I came here in the first place!!(my 'senility' prayer)
