Today's Thought ...

[seraaalicious]

We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it.It takes energy to try to hold shut the door to the past. Coming to terms with mistakes we have made, making amends, forgiving ourselves, and forgiving others releases this energy so we can use it for living more fully now, in the present. Allowing the door to

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[pandoravdk]

Is there something I need to do today so that I can live more comfortably with the past?

Yes, I can forgive others for their mistakes as well as myself for my own...I can tell myself again that I cannot change the past and I cannot change any one else at all...The only person I can change is me and that's hard work...

[pandoravdk]

BTW...Can you tell me how I can get these emails??

[seraaalicious]

http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/join.page

Join this site and check the box for the daily thoughts. :) They are helpful, eh?? They are to me.

[ianlyzu]

let go of resentments and mistakes. that's the big one. that and providing forgiveness where it's needed.

...if you are interested in any of that, let me know and i'll help guide you through some homework assignments. (email me, ianlyzu@aol.com)