I pray that I keep my anger in check and turn it over. Dealing with anger Anger has its place, but addicted people tend to let anger run away with them. The old saying “Be angry, but sin not” is a tall order for us. Two sins of anger are revenge and resentment. Either of them mixed with anger has a way of poisoning the angry one, both mentally and spiritually. Since revenge and resentment are killers for us, it is best to turn over to our Higher Power the situations and people we are angry with. How do I deal with my anger? When I feel angry, whether justified or not, I pray that I keep my anger in check and turn it over. Today I will deal with my anger constructively by… https://bradfordhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/HALT.gif Share today's gift on  Facebook  or  Twitter . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsVq5R_F6RA Sign up for our WellCast newsletter for more of the love, lolz and happy!  http://goo.gl/GTLhb  Di...

Being human is difficult. Becoming human is a lifelong process. To be truly human is a gift. ~Abraham Heschel The processes of becoming more human, becoming a real person, and finding spiritual enlightenment are very similar. They require slow growth over time. We can only follow these paths in small steps, one day or one hour at a time. Many of us grew up in families with an addicted parent. We, too, went to great excesses and have been abusive to ourselves and others. Because of these problems, we developed a distorted outlook on life. Now we still demand quick and complete fixes for recovery. Our program says, “Look to this day.” It is a difficult path to learn, but we only take it in small steps. There are no instant fixes for any human being. Yet when we surrender to the reality of life, we are given the gift of true humanity. We feel like real people, we love others, and we enjoy the pleasure of true contact with them. I am grateful I can be a part of the process. ...