True Joy In Life

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one ... the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
(George Bernard Shaw, playwright in Words That Matter by The Editors of The Oprah Magazine, p. 65)
13 December 2015

Grievances

Storing up grievances is more than a waste of time; it's a waste of life that could be lived to greater satisfaction. If I keep a record of oppressions and indignities, I am restoring them to painful realitiy.

"The horror of that moment," the King said, "I shall never, never forget." "You will, though," said the Queen, "if you don't make a memorandum of it." (Lewis Carroll: Through the Looking Glass)

 (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 18 August [Note: One of my favorite pages from this book.])
15 March 2015

Storing Up Grievances

Storing up grievances is more than a waste of time.  It is a waste of life that could be lived to greater satisfaction. If I keep a record of oppressions and indignities, I am restoring them to painful reality. (What The King Said! in One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 18 August) 9 October 2012

Grievances And Faults

When we think constantly about our grievances and the "faults" of  ... [others], our minds are too confused to accept new ideas. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 2 April) 19 July 2012