Forgiveness is the key, to everything.
Until we understand this, carve it into our heart, no real lasting progress can
ever be made. When we think about it logically this makes perfect sense. Have
you ever prayed and then wondered why you did not demonstrate? In order to
fully demonstrate we must be free of self-condemnation and remorse, forgiving
ourselves, which happens only after we have fully forgiven others, ridding
ourselves of all resentment and condemnation toward them. Though repeated ad
nauseum, this truth cannot be repeated enough: “simple but not easy, a price
has to be paid. That price is the surrendering of self.” Search your heart,
in the secret place of your consciousness is there any “justified” anger or an
old resentment lurking you feel is warranted for any reason? If so, perform an
act of forgiveness and mean it. If for any reason we cannot do this, by
holding on to old hurts, real and imagined we are essentially raising a cup of
poison to our lips, believing by drinking it we are punishing those we hate or
resent. So, to be truly free, we must put down the cup and forgive, for our
sake.
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Silk sheets or city streets, Park Avenue or park bench, addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer of lives.
My name is Vincent Lee Jones and I have been in recovery since September 1985. My professional career began when I was nearly 20 years in recovery and was asked to work pro bono with at risk students at Huntington Beach High School. At the time I had developed a reputation within the at large recovery community as an effective communicator and was known to some of the faculty. After the death of two students from prescription drugs I was asked to start working with at risk students, which I did for nearly 5 years. Word of mouth lead to offers of compensated freelance Facilitator and Director positions with numerous local treatment facilities in the ensuing years.
As a retired Building Contractor/Designer, working in conjunction with a treatment facility, I created a construction program utilizing a workforce comprised almost exclusively of people new or returning to recovery, helping them to not only learn a trade and start making a living but since many of them had relapsed numerous times, to begin truly building a foundation with real aftercare to live free of active addiction. This program changed many lives.
In my 30+ years in recovery I have worked with thousands of individuals from all walks of life, teenagers to the retired, famous to infamous, prosperous to those living hand to mouth, adamant atheists to those embracing strong Religious beliefs; suffering from all manner of intoxicant and behavior-based addictions as well as those who love and care about them, both as a member in recovery Fellowships and as a treatment professional. I can be contacted at 714-366-1725.
I write and publish daily a recovery based nondenominational spiritually based blog at https://livinginspirit.blogspot.com with accompanying videos that can be found as well on YouTube and LinkedIn at Vincent Lee Jones.
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