Welcome to episode 68 of the Recovery Show.

We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps a few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Today we're going to talk about forgiveness. My name is

Spencer and I'll be your host today joining me as co-host Erica. How are you today

Erica? I'm well, thank you. And I tell you what I am enjoying the weather the last few days where the sun actually came out and it got up to like 50 or something and

still have a little bit of glacier in our driveway, but it's going away.

It's quite nice. I'll tell you. So instead of a reading, I found some

quotes about forgiveness.

You know on the internet which is where all quotes live right?

And I thought maybe we could like sort of ping pong reading them.

So I'll start with this one from Tony Robbins. He says

forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. There's one that's from anonymous. This is

forgiveness doesn't excuse their behavior from

destroying your heart.

Yeah, that very prolific author and on immas.

Forgiveness is not forgetting an injustice done.

It is the understanding that allows us to set aside the emotional impact of that injustice pertaining to ourselves

when we no longer hold those emotions and have understanding of that is

in justice pertaining to ourselves. When we no longer hold those emotions and have understanding

for the person, we have forgiven them.

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