Envy is nothing more than a hostile form of self-pity. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Locations 2199-2200). Al-Anon Family Groups. Kindle Edition. Envy: feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by […]
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Don’t Resent
Don’t Resent. If wrong has been done, the Great Law will surely take care of it. Rise up in consciousness and set both yourself and the delinquent free. Forgiveness is the strongest medicine. ~ Fox, Emmet. Find and Use Your Inner […]
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But a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him. […]
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Dear Regret— Yes, I call you “dear” as well as “regret” understanding the innate conflict. You ranked high on my resentments for that Fourth Step I did in 2008. The problem was you weren’t a regret then…except my regret I […]
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My truth can’t be running but can’t be overbearing. I want to try love. How he needs it. Not attachment how I need it. ~ Patricia M What is love in an intimate relationship? Not in those in the giddy […]
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