TABW Feb. 26 - Reading - Resentment

[Stephanie Almeida]

February 26 - Reading - Resentment

Often at a Families Anonymous meeting a newcomer tells a story filled
with pain and resentment. Overwhelmed with bitterness, the person wants
to hurt and destroy those who have caused the family to suffer so much.

At one time, nearly all of us have felt this way, but today we've grown
to understand more about resentments than we ever thought possible.

We know that harbored resentments only create more resentments. If we
allow them to grow, there is little room in our minds and hearts for
anything else. Holding on to resentments harms us more than it does the
person we continue to resent. The only way we can save ourselves is to
make a conscious decision to abandon our resentments before they destroy
us.

Some write their resentments out on paper, then burn the paper. Some
tell them to a sponsor or confess them to a trusted friend or a priest.
Some compose a brief affirmation about the person they resent and repeat
that affirmation until they become free.

TODAY I WILL release my resentments, to make room for gratitude in my
heart.

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Stephanie Almeida
Somerville Trauma Response Network Manager/Community Organizer
Somerville Cares About Prevention
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