~ FORGIVENESS ~
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Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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I want recovery from my disease of
compulsive eating. Part of my program of
recovery is asking forgiveness for past
wrongs I've committed against other people.
It isn't enough for me to make amends just
to others, though.
Another aspect of forgiveness is that of
forgiving those around me. I need to forgive
them for what they may have done to me.
Many times people don't know that they've
hurt me and maybe triggered a binge,
because I've covered up the pain with food.
But if I forgive them, then I don't have that
pain that I thought could only be soothed
with food.
Finally, I need to forgive myself. I can be
my harshest critic, and many times I,
myself, have been the trigger for my binge.
Besides, if I can find it in my heart to forgive
others, then surely I can extend the same
courtesy to myself.
ONE DAY AT A TIME ...
I will practice forgiveness in all its forms.