March 11: Just for Today meditation, read by Farrah

Just for Today meditation for March 11, read by FarrahDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:[email protected] 11: Just for Today meditation, read by Rob M.Just for Today meditation for March 11, read by Rob M.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:[email protected] 11Lightening the load"It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives..." ––––=––––Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments really are. We think, "So what, I have a right to be angry," or, "I might be nursing a grudge or two, but I don't see the harm." To see more clearly the effect that holding resentments is having in our lives, we might try imagining we are carrying a rock for each resentment. A small grudge, such as anger at someone driving badly, might be represented by a pebble. Harboring ill will toward an entire group of people might be represented by an enormous boulder. If we actually had to carry stones for each resentment, we would surely tire of the weight. In fact, the more cumbersome our burden, the more sincere our efforts to unload it would be. The weight of our resentments hinders our spiritual development. If we truly desire freedom, we will seek to rid ourselves of as much extra weight as possible. As we lighten up, we'll notice an increased ability to forgive our fellow human beings for their mistakes, and to forgive ourselves for our own. We'll nourish our spirits with good thoughts, kind words, and service to others."––––=––––Just for today:I will seek to have the burden of resentments removed from my spirit.––––=––––© NA World ServicesThis podcast is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous, and is an independent production of the Works of Wisdom