Steps on our Road to Recovery

Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for 27 to 31 December 1999.

Published Last Week. A daily hint published each day since June 1996. This is past my third year anniversary since starting my web pages. Page Down for the next days that are added a day at a time. I have moved to http://www.recoverybydiscovery.com and this daily page is now here at daily.htm . I would appreciate any feedback, questions and suggestions that you have.

27 December 1999

What shall we forgive?

When we are wise, we forgive everything. I worked

with several women, who were sexually abused as children.

The ones that forgave, and got on with living the life of their

dreams, lived the life of their dreams. The ones that hung

on to their blaming, lived lives of abuse to themselves.

They would even keep repeating the same accidents. They

would find abusive people, to abuse them again, until they

decided to forgive and get on with living the life of their

dreams.

I know someone that chooses to not forgive because they

are milking the guilt of their father, so that he will support them.

It is almost being supported like the wife they divorced. When

we choose to not forgive, we are milking the guilt of others

at some level. The joke is on us, in that their guilt continues

to hold our guilt...

28 December 1999

Why is it wise to forgive?

Yesterday I suggested that it is always wise to forgive,

for our own good. Today I am suggesting that it is wise to

forgive, for the good of humanity, all of us. For every drop

in hate, love is created for us all. Love is more powerful

than hate, so any love that is created by forgiveness, will

expand to heal even more hate. It is an act of love to forgive.

God and those that have been friends of God have always

been examples towards forgiveness and love.

So, one of the ways to be a friend of God is to learn

more on how to forgive. One of the ways to be a friend

of humanity is to learn more on how to forgive.

29 December 1999

Does forgiving mean that things stay the same?

No, in fact some of the greatest changes in this

century were created by forgiveness. Gandhi,

King, Mandela and others that demonstrated what

they wanted in peaceful ways all created great

change, by forgiving. Non violent, peaceful protest,

is a form of forgiving.

30 December 1999

How can I get more of what I want here?

One way to to peacefully keep showing what

you really want each day. Action is the most

powerful prayer. Doing it gets it done. Starting

getting it done gets more support in getting it

done.

What ever cause you have, you can cause

more support for your cause when you use the

power of peace to advance your cause. For

example, what if you wanted more people to

understand that mental illness is a community

challenge. You could write about how the

people that are demonstrating their illnesses,

are really demonstrating our community illness,

because they are the sensitive ones. You could

write letters like this.

31 December 1999

What is the significance of a new year?

The same as each new day. We have a new

chance to begin again each and every day. New

Years is just a special reminder that we can begin

again. This New Year of the next century is an

even more special reminder that all of humanity

can indeed begin again each and every day.

Very Respectfully,

Michael Foster, MA

Your Recovery by Discovery Coach

https://www.recoverybydiscovery.com

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"Learn HOW to recovery by discovering the blocks you need to remove and the actions you need to take and what you need to let go of as your blocks to your blessings."

From my book in process, The Spiritual Cookbook (Generic Recipes for a Better Life)

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