~SPIRITUAL~ A DAY AT A TIME

AUGUST 7 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY What can we do about our resentments? Fruitful experience has shown that the best thing to do is to write them down, listing people, institutions or principles with which we're angry or resentful. When I wrote down my resentments and then ask myself why I'm resentful, I've discovered that in most cases my self-esteem, my finances, my ambitions, or my personal relationships have been hurt or threatened. WILL I EVER LEARN THAT THE WORST THING ABOUT MY RESENTMENTS IS MY ENDLESS REHEARSAL OF THE ACTS OF RETRIBUTION? TODAY I PRAY May God help me find a way to get rid of my resentments, May I give up the hours spent making up little playlets, in which I star as the angry man or woman cleverly shouting down the person who has threatened me. Since these dramas are never produced, may I instead list my resentful feelings and look at the why's behind each one. May this be a way of shelving them. TODAY I WILL REMEMBER Resentments cause violence: resentments cause illness in non-violent people. hugs with love

Then there is this way of looking at life: SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.