"The unpleasant things other people say or do have no power to destroy my peace of mind or ruin my day unless I permit it... I don't want to miss any more of the wonderful opportunities available to me to live, grow and enjoy."
-Courage to Change (Alanon book), Dec. 30 devotional
How hard is it to let go of some hurtful thing someone has said to you? Some really nasty thing that someone did towards you?
It's difficult...
However difficult it is, we have the power inside of us to move forward despite what others have said or done to us. We don't have to live thinking about all the evil, awful, horrible things that have happened to us.
I am learning this in my own life.
As many of you know, I have moved home to live with my mom. There have been difficult times between us, especially when I was a teenager. But I have a choice to make. Do I let those memories of those difficult times ruin my present relationship with her by dwelling on her past mistakes or do I move forward and create new, great memories with her?
I have chosen the latter... Because I've made mistakes as well.
No matter what anyone has said or done to you, you have it in you to move forward, knowing that you are a beautiful, worthy and precious child of God. You have the power to listen to the Word of God rather than what someone might have said or done in an angry state of mind.
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