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bluidkiti · 04-15-2025, 11:34 AM

April 14

Quote of the Week

"Resentment: Taking poison and hoping the other person dies."

This was sure a shocker the first time I heard it. I was new in recovery and I had so many resentments that I didn’t even know about them all yet. What I also didn’t realize was that the people, places, and things I resented didn’t know or care about how I felt. The only person suffering from my resentments was me. And after years of drinking over them, they finally brought me to my knees.

In the program, I learned a whole new way of living. When I started working the Fourth Step—making a searching and fearless moral inventory—I began to see all the resentments I had secretly been harboring. At first there were some I vowed I’d never let of, but as I uncovered, discovered, and began discarding them, I felt a new freedom and a sense of peace and happiness flow into my life.

In my recovery today, I have a new understanding of the danger and futility of holding onto resentments. I much prefer to remain comfortable in my own skin, so that whenever I’m upset or feeling slighted, I look for my part and clean my side of the street. If I’m still feeling resentful, I pray for the other person for two weeks; this always works if I’m willing to work it. Today, I no longer let resentments poison me, because today I choose to live happy, joyous, and free.

04-15-2025, 11:34 AM	#15
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 76,025	April 14 Quote of the Week "Resentment: Taking poison and hoping the other person dies." This was sure a shocker the first time I heard it. I was new in recovery and I had so many resentments that I didn’t even know about them all yet. What I also didn’t realize was that the people, places, and things I resented didn’t know or care about how I felt. The only person suffering from my resentments was me. And after years of drinking over them, they finally brought me to my knees. In the program, I learned a whole new way of living. When I started working the Fourth Step—making a searching and fearless moral inventory—I began to see all the resentments I had secretly been harboring. At first there were some I vowed I’d never let of, but as I uncovered, discovered, and began discarding them, I felt a new freedom and a sense of peace and happiness flow into my life. In my recovery today, I have a new understanding of the danger and futility of holding onto resentments. I much prefer to remain comfortable in my own skin, so that whenever I’m upset or feeling slighted, I look for my part and clean my side of the street. If I’m still feeling resentful, I pray for the other person for two weeks; this always works if I’m willing to work it. Today, I no longer let resentments poison me, because today I choose to live happy, joyous, and free. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.