Yesterday's reflection called resentment the number one offender. Today's goes further — it calls it bondage. A reflection on chains that felt like normal, the luxury of anger, and the door I almost didn't open.

The Big Book calls resentment the number one killer in recovery, and I spent a long time convinced it didn't apply to me. A reflection on the grudges we carry without noticing, and what happens when we finally set them down.

Self-pity didn't stay long in my sobriety, but it taught me something in the few months it stuck around. A reflection on early emotions, the work of learning to feel again, and what it takes to turn a wet blanket into a next right step.

I didn't think I had a problem with blame. I was the guy who said yes to everything and showed up for everyone. It took a Fourth Step inventory to show me that all that people pleasing was just scorekeeping with a smile — and the tab was longer than I ever imagined.

The quiet disappointment of doing the right thing and being met with silence — and why that silence turned out to be the whole point.

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