>When I couldn’t get sober, he told me not to give up hope, and he urged me to find my faith. It didn’t have to be his faith or anyone else’s, as long as it was rooted in forgiveness.
I'm not religious, but one of the things I admire religion most for is the concept of redemption. I think this is something that secular culture could work to learn about from religion.
I've found compassion, and especially self- compassion in such cases, to be a particularly useful thing to work towards and develop that is not tied to religion,
If you struggle with aspects of yourself or have someone in your life who you struggle to forgive, I recommend reading this. The ideas of "learning to accept and integrate the ugly parts of your soul" and "learning to forgive others" address some of the mental and emotional barriers that I grapple with, and now that they've been planted in my mind, I'm hoping they take root.
I thought the mention of faith was interesting:
>When I couldn’t get sober, he told me not to give up hope, and he urged me to find my faith. It didn’t have to be his faith or anyone else’s, as long as it was rooted in forgiveness.
I'm not religious, but one of the things I admire religion most for is the concept of redemption. I think this is something that secular culture could work to learn about from religion.
I've found compassion, and especially self- compassion in such cases, to be a particularly useful thing to work towards and develop that is not tied to religion,
If you struggle with aspects of yourself or have someone in your life who you struggle to forgive, I recommend reading this. The ideas of "learning to accept and integrate the ugly parts of your soul" and "learning to forgive others" address some of the mental and emotional barriers that I grapple with, and now that they've been planted in my mind, I'm hoping they take root.