“But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is in finitely grave. We found that it is fatal. For when harboring such feelings we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the Spirit. The insanity of alcohol returns and we drink again.”……. ( Big Book -page 66 )

……….. When I first walked through the doors of recovery, I was consumed by deep-seated fears that had manifested as resentments towards many people and places. I truly believed it was others who had wronged me, but as I worked the steps, I realized that the exact opposite was true—I had been holding onto these resentments, letting them control me. I was completely cut off from the sunlight of the spirit. Today, I walk in the sunlight of the spirit, free from the weight of those fears, and for that, I am incredibly grateful. The peace and clarity I’ve found is a gift I never imagined possible.