Originally Posted by Troubledone

By the time many of us get fed up enough to end the madness, many years have gone by and we can all relate to what you are feeling.

At a time when I was at my wits end with a family member, I stumbled on an interesting book:

Make Miracles in 40 days by Melody Beatty

We all know Melody as someone who has written a lot about codependency. this book is very different than most of her others because it is a very different take on gratitude. It is a practice of being grateful for all those things we think we are supposed to hate or resent.

I will tell you, I did get many miracles in the 40 days I tried it.

So before forgiveness, there is awareness, and with awareness comes gratitude, even for the bad stuff, and then with forgiveness comes freedom.

Best wishes on your journey.