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You move on. You accept them with grace, wish them well in your head, forget about them/it. It really doesn't matter. The last thing you want is for it to have any effect on your sobriety, and you simply don't need to let it get into your head. We can't and don't control others, that's a central tenet of sobriety. Pray or meditate on it, talk it out with your sponsor if it bothers you enough, revisit the Big Book. But find a way to accept it and let it go.
Thank you, D1! This was exactly where I landed. I don’t think I can help with them w/ the resentment even if I tried (what am I going to do? Point it out to them?). It’s for them and their sponsor to resolve really.
I’ve been nothing but kind to them in the past even when it wasn’t me creating or carrying on conflicts. I wished them the best and told them I’m open to connecting, but with that I think I’m done. Must stay on the yellow brick road.
Page 67:
"Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended we said to ourselves, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done."
We avoid retaliation or argument. We wouldn't treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one."
Thanks Paul but I am not following. I don’t plan to say anything to them.
Their opinion/resentment of you is none of your business.
Yes, sick mans prayer is always our friend. Agreed.
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We’re not meant to like everyone, and everyone’s not meant to like us. This was a hard lesson for a people pleaser like me to learn.
Practically, I’d just avoid them when possible (though not going out of my way really to do so, since I don’t want their resentment to impact my life), and then if I do see them “love and tolerance” baby, “love and tolerance”.
Thank you so much, D1. This is perfect and exactly where I arrived. Also had a people pleaser problem. Then realized we all see different realities really because of differences in upbringing, culture…all the “conditioning”…that is by construction, so is what it is.
Thank you, A1.
Yes, none of my business as far as how I receive it. Otherwise, pls see page 67 excerpt by IBM1 above -“we asked God…” and “How can I be helpful to him?”. We don’t want to taint our souls with resentment, anger, fear etc. But loving them and praying for them is even better IMO.