Forgiveness/Resentment

[caressa]

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
John F. Kennedy

Had a little chuckle when I saw these quotes. The chip for today was about forgiveness/resentment.

These quotes look like they could feed a resentment rather than help to let go of one.

I am reminded that the only one that I am hurting is me. I need to forgive for myself and my peace and serenity. I need to let go of a resentment, because it is me that they hurt.

How many times I drank or used to someone else's health. Don't tell me, watch me and would proceed to do something just to 'show' someone that they couldn't control me or tell me what to do.

[SunnyGirl]

All families have some dysfunction in them, we are all flawed.
Growing up in a home with an alcoholic parent, can make us
victims, many have held onto the hurt and resentments, but by
doing this, one can not heal and the wounds continue to fester.
Without forgiveness we are stuck......

I made a decision to forgive, there was no excusing them for the
harm they did, but I can look past it now. I think they did the
best they could with what they had at that time. Did they say
and do things that scarred me for life, yes, but today the scar
is harly visible and I don't like looking back to remember. The
point is not what they did or how I felt, but how I want to feel
today. I can not see happiness today if I am always looking back.
I forgave my Dad and I don't dwell on the bad times and
memories, I fill myself up with love for my family and have
a loving God who helps me though the good times and the
bad.

“Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note;
today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely”

Forgiveness frees me from the bitterness and resentments
and I don't ever want to have to carry that heartache again....

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl