Forgiveness Sets Us Free
“When you begin a great work you can’t expect to finish it all at once; therefore, you and your brothers press on and let nothing discourage you until you have entirely finished what you have begun.” - Teedyuschung, DELAWARE
All things have their seasons. All thoughts are real. We must think to cause action and each action creates results. Big visions require many thoughts. It takes a series of thoughts to create a series of actions. A series of actions creates a series of results. These results are what makes vision become real. If we are here to serve the Creator then we can expect to be accomplishing big visions. How do we do this? One step at a time.
Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Love” Self-righteous indignation used to be its own reward. We were uplifted by our intolerance of other points of view. Mad rage was addictive. And like drugs, that initial rush of self-righteous indignation wears off–exposing the shame and guilt lurking below the surface. Through the process of recovery, we can let go of reacting to every injustice we experience. We actively try to love others instead–or at least try to understand them. And a lot can be said for off-loading the resentments we’ve lugged around forever. There’s so much freedom in that.
Who in my life have I forgiven or at least started to–and what has that been like? How might my life be different if I continue down this path?