I once knew a person who had the perfect life
She had a great income. She had the time - because she didn't work - to enjoy several exotic vacations a year. Drove a new luxury car. Had a wardrobe that filled three closets. Credit cards to purchase all her wants. A housekeeper who came in regularly to clean house.
She dripped with fine jewelry, had regular massages, beauty treatments, and cosmetic surgery. All of her needs were met beyond most peoples' imaginations. Yet - even though she supposedly was in the program and should know better, she nursed a secret resentment. A resentment that eventually changed that perfect life.
Her resentment was against one of her husband's relatives, someone she fantasized was plotting against her. Her resentment evolved into a rage that led her to attack the relative, an attack that ended with her being led away to jail in handcuffs and facing criminal charges.
I write about this today because it's important for those of us in - and out of - recovery to deal with our resentments before they evolve into something so destructive that they change the course of our lives.
It's happened to me at times and resulted in me doing self-destructive things. And, I've seen it happen to many others. Though not too many went to the extremes of the person I describe here.
If you have resentments, speak to your sponsor about them. It's the kind of conversation that could save you a lot of misery.
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