Forgiveness is critical to recovery – Episode 174
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🗓️ 12 October 2016
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
What does it mean to forgive? Why do we talk of “finding” forgiveness? And who really gains from forgiveness? What does forgiveness mean? Dictionary Merriam Webster has this simple definition of the word forgive: “to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong) : to stop blaming (someone)” And also this: “to give...
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to forgive? Why do we talk of finding forgiveness and who really |
| 0:05.8 | gains from forgiveness? Welcome to episode 174 of the recovery show. This |
| 0:11.2 | episode is brought to you by Jeffrey Grace and Val. They use the |
| 0:14.1 | donation button on our website. Thank you, Jeffrey Grace and Val for your generous |
| 0:18.0 | contributions. This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to |
| 0:24.7 | serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction |
| 0:29.7 | understand as perhaps few others can. |
| 0:32.6 | So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:38.0 | Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in the 12-step program, we represent ourselves rather than the program. |
| 0:46.5 | During this show, we will share our own experience. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. |
| 0:53.0 | Take what you like and leave the rest. |
| 0:55.0 | We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. |
| 0:59.0 | My name is Spencer and I'm your host today. |
| 1:02.0 | Joining me as Bonnie. |
| 1:03.2 | Welcome, Bonnie. |
| 1:04.6 | Thank you. |
| 1:05.2 | Glad to be here. |
| 1:06.2 | The first segment of today's episode of the recovery show will be our discussion of the topic |
| 1:10.3 | forgiveness. |
| 1:11.4 | Following a short break, we will talk about our lives in recovery, about how we practice these |
| 1:15.2 | principles and all our affairs. |
| 1:17.1 | We'll follow that with your email or voice contributions and some brief news about the podcast before closing and Bonnie you chose a reading this is |
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