This coming week I will be starting to work the 12 steps of SLAA with my sponsor. I am equal parts excited and nervous for this process to start even though I have been waiting about 7 months for it to happen. I am off to finish up my required reading in the AA Big Book and because I do not have much else to report, I will leave you with my daily meditation from Answers in the Heart.
• JULY 28 •
Without forgiveness life is governed…by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. — Roberto Assaglioli
As recovering addicts we know the harm done to ourselves and others by our addiction. And yet, our illness may continue to be a breeding ground for resentment. Perhaps we think others are healthier and more successful than we are, and we imagine that they look down on us. We may imagine that other people have it in for us or are trying to harm us. While there may really be occasions when we truly have been wronged, most of our resentment is probably delusional. Whatever the situation, it is clear that part of our recovery is forgiving ourselves and others, and making things right. Our program gives us the opportunity to identify, reveal, and turn over our defects of character. At a later stage, we prepare to make amends to those we have harmed by these defects. In this way our program helps us break through the cycle of hurt and retaliation. We come to see that there is a way out of our addictive thinking; through forgiveness and acceptance, we can find serenity and peace.
I am following the Steps toward ending resentment and retaliation. I am learning to forgive and be forgiven.
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