Bitterness is soul suicide

False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did.

Bitterness is like drinking poison

and waiting for the other person to die.

False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did.

Truth: We are punishing only ourselves!

False Belief #2: If I let go of my bitterness, injustice will win.

False Belief #2: If I let go of my bitterness, injustice will win.

Truth:“Justice is mine, says the Lord. I will repay.”

False Belief #3: Bitterness keeps me in control of the situation.

False Belief #3: Bitterness keeps me in control of the situation.

Truth: Bitterness is allowing someone else to rule your life.

False Belief #4:A little bitterness won’t hurt me.

False Belief #4:A little bitterness won’t hurt me.

Truth: A root of bitterness grows like a weed.

False Belief #5:My bitterness is my own business!

False Belief #5:My bitterness is my own business!

Truth: Bitterness defiles many.

Antidote #1:Recognize you are bitter.

Antidote #1:Recognize you are bitter.

Antidote #2:Know: No one has no power to thwart God’s purposes in your life.

Antidote #1:Recognize you are bitter.

Antidote #2:Know: No one has no power to thwart God’s purposes in your life.

Antidote #3:Find the place of our common humanity.

DarrellHammond

I realized that at one time

she was an innocent child,

just like me.

DarrellHammond

Thich Nhat Hanh

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself,

and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

That's the message he is sending.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh

Blaming has no positive effect at all,nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument.

That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument,

just understanding. If you understand,

and you show that you understand, you can love,

and the situation will change.

The moment you understandcompassion is born in your heart

and now it is possible for you to forgive

. . . not before that.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Will you choose insteadto drink deeply fromthe wells of grace?