Success!

"They say getting thin is the best revenge. Success is much better." - Oprah Winfrey, TV personality, actor, and founder of O Magazine

I like the spirit of this quote. I have to agree that success is a much better kind of revenge. There's a fun aspect to this idea too. The idea of making people jealous by becoming highly successful could be very rewarding indeed.

Revenge is not high on my list of priorities these days. I've had times in my life when revenge was the only thing I could think of throughout a day, week, month, or year.  It would eat me up inside and I was always anxious and distraught. Whenever I thought someone had wronged me, I would "plot" my revenge. It never made me feel better but I continued to follow that pattern for a long time.

I have taken the word "revenge" out of my vocabulary now. I don't need to "get back" at anyone anymore. I've come to realize that sometimes people will do things that hurt me - maybe not intentionally, but it will still hurt. It's not my job to judge them. Today I ask my Higher Power to relieve me of the deisre to get revenge. Today I pray that I will accept people as they are and that I will always treat them with kindness and caring, regardless of how they treat me. I'm not perfect, but these prayers help me stay focused on the doing the right thing. I'm very grateful to have the tools to handle this today. Revenge takes too much time and energy and I want to use mine for good things now. Namaste to all.