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Originally Posted by EnchantedNightDweller

"We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. Though we did not like their symptoms and the ways these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended us, we said to ourselves, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done."

Alcoholics Anonymous - How It Works p. 66 - 67

This quote has literally saved my ass a couple times.

How can we, as recovering people, hold anger and resentment towards others who are us?? We just can't. Even when it's right in your face and personal as all get out.

Thanks for posting it. I obviously needed a reminder