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09-27-2005, 01:00 PM
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Space to live When you proclaim and promote your own bitterness, you do far more harm to yourself than anyone else could ever do to you. When you blame others for all your troubles, you give them control of your life. When you expect and demand to be taken care of, you give up the freedom and responsibility that account for so much meaning in life. When you become obsessed with revenge and retribution for an injury you have suffered, you prolong and expand that injury far beyond its original scope. By contrast, the more of your life you accept responsibility for, the more power you have to control your own destiny. The more quickly and completely you can forgive, the sooner you can get back up and get moving forward again. Do you truly want to live a life of meaning, fulfillment and joy? Then you must set out each day to create that meaning, to build that fulfillment, and to live that joy through the vehicle of your own life. No other person can provide you with what really matters, and no one can take it away. Because what really matters is what you choose to freely and lovingly give to life. Bitterness, anger, blame and retribution will bring nothing of value into your life. Let go of their false promises, and give yourself space to truly and magnificently live. -- Ralph Marston Copyright ©2005 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All rights reserved. |
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09-27-2005, 05:12 PM
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I like this, Wolf, especially this part... Quote:
Hugs Ann
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09-29-2005, 06:25 PM
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Hi Wolf  It is so good to be free from those chains that bind us. Bitterness, blame, revenge...none of those behaviors help, but they surely do get in the way of our peace and serenity.Thank you for posting this. I love to live a life that reflects my inner peace and strength, and for that I thank God. God Bless! Hopefloats |
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09-29-2005, 09:35 PM
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thankyou for posting this. i dont agree with it in entirely but i do like its general essence. sure i can take out this hurt but who is it hurting. as far as the people are concerned that hurt me they havent a problem. for me it was important to feel the anger and i still think anger is a good thing sometimes, when its channelled out into the ether by means of creativity, anger happens. its blaming others for that anger that gets me down. my parents and others may have influenced or even caused my current state of affairs but i hold the reigns now and i can stop going down the same road ive been travelling. taking responsibility for my actions without justification. in a meeting today the chair asked us what gifts our parents had given us? i realised how much hurt i still had as all the negative feelings were stronger. let the love in. i think for me this post is a case of take what u like and leave the rest. thankyou for opening my mind today and my spirit a bit more.
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