Before AA, a lot of us were stuck in the same resentment loop. Get frustrated, replay the story until we were sick, blame the other person, talk crap, occasionally fail at getting even, make the problem worse, alienating ourselves in the meantime, and drink.
Horrible way to live. Simply awful.
This Fifth Step business gives us a new end to that loop: forgiveness. Forgiveness for others, and forgiveness for ourselves. It simply ends this whole resentment business. And if a good one gets stuck on us, we have tools now. We can go back to the drawing board, write it out, talk to someone, and get on with life.
We can look life in the eye now. We can enjoy life on life’s terms like we knew was possible all along.
Are you living life on life’s terms?
