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I walked a mile with Sorrow...

3/29/2012

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I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And never a word said she;
But, Oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
-- Robert Browning Hamilton

We may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind.
It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But if we
lose that old pain, we'll also lose all that we learned. We may repeat our
mistakes, or make even worse ones next time. Dwelling on the past is equally
dangerous. We began recovery to build a better life.

To find and maintain our balance, each area of our lives needs attention. A healthy
mind in a healthy body is free to find God. And, with God's help, we can learn
to recognize and forgive our past mistakes, while we keep the remarkable lessons
we learned from life.

With our remembering, with our inventory, we can truly experience the repentance that
frees us from regret and remorse. When we acknowledge our mistakes, we can learn
from them and come to forgive ourselves.

Today
help me use my memories to learn and change. Help me to forgive my past.

You are reading from the book:

 Body, Mind, and Spirit by Anonymous

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