A friend was speaking the other day about a serious resentment that he was trying to deal with. It got me thinking about mine. What.. where are they? I think because I have been in the program so long and heard from so many of you, that YOU have eliminated them for me.
Many times when I hear someone talk about some mean thing they’ve done, I think to myself I did that. I had done THAT so many times in my old life that I feel like I HAVE to forgive. Besides, I don’t want a resentment anymore, because I now understand that all they do is hurt me. The other person involved is usually on the other side of town sleeping like a baby. So I guess these days I work hard at living in a sort of no resentment zone. I try to avoid them as much as I can but, of course sometimes they do show up.
My wonderful second sponsor Wally K. use to say resentment were like a hot ash from a fire. If it falls on the sleeve of your white shirt and you let it lay, it starts to burn a hole but, if you brush it away quickly there is no damage. I always need to also remember that everyone is fighting a battle I know nothing about. Life isn’t easy… for anyone, but giving a little Grace at times is.