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bluidkiti · 10-19-2013, 07:37 AM

October 20

Distorted Judgment

How can we divest ourselves of resentment? If we think back on things we did during active addiction, we find regrets. We certainly did not intend injuries that occurred. Use of chemicals is not the only way judgment can be distorted. All kinds of ideas and emotions interact to bring about judgment. Many people who provoke us are acting under distortions of judgment. We feel sorry for them, as we do for someone behaving destructively under the influence of chemicals. But if we can't manage to feel sorry for people who suffer from distortion of judgment, at least we can refrain from hating them.

10-19-2013, 07:37 AM	#20
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,807	October 20 Distorted Judgment How can we divest ourselves of resentment? If we think back on things we did during active addiction, we find regrets. We certainly did not intend injuries that occurred. Use of chemicals is not the only way judgment can be distorted. All kinds of ideas and emotions interact to bring about judgment. Many people who provoke us are acting under distortions of judgment. We feel sorry for them, as we do for someone behaving destructively under the influence of chemicals. But if we can't manage to feel sorry for people who suffer from distortion of judgment, at least we can refrain from hating them. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.