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Sunday, July 6, 2014
You are reading from the book Today's Gift
Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.
—Catherine Ponder
Getting mad at someone, a friend perhaps, is normal. Everybody gets mad sometimes. But when we stay mad for very long, it ruins all the fun we'd planned on having throughout the day. Staying mad multiplies. Sometimes it seems we are mad at the dog, our mom, and another friend, even the TV.
Forgiving the people we're mad at works like magic. We don't even have to forgive them out loud. We can forgive them in our own minds. The result is the same. Pretty soon the whole day looks bright again. When we're mad, we are the ones who suffer most.
Who can I forgive today, and make my day a better one?
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Recovery always begins with me. If I can't forgive myself how can I truly and honestly forgive someone else.
Many times words are said and taken personal when they are not meant to be. That doesn't mean I can't ask for forgiveness for hurting the other person, even if I feel justified. A really
tuffy for me, because I have a firm belief in self expression, but it is not good if it is done at the expense of another.
It is best to agree to disagree.