I’ve heard it said, “Harboring anger for someone is like drinking poison while hoping the other person will be affected.”
In his book “Unoffendable,” Brant Hansen points out that forgiveness is the antidote to anger. I may not think someone deserves forgiveness. But I’m learning I should forgive anyway, without the offending party doing anything to “earn” it.
For sure, forgiving is hard, but unforgiveness — harboring that anger for months/years — is way harder and more damaging to us.
I am grateful for the undeserved forgiveness from others throughout my life, but truthfully find it’s easy to hold on to bitterness when I’ve been offended.
Let’s throw out that poison!
Gratefully,
Spence (May 2023)
One day back in 2022, Spencer said in a staff meeting, “I want to think of a way to make billing a little nicer for our clients. Nobody likes to open a bill, especially for architectural services.” And thus, Spencerisms were born. That’s an internal name we initially gave these short notes Spencer writes to our clients each month, if they receive a bill. The name stuck, only because we couldn’t think of anything else that fit. We hope you’ll enjoy these bits of encouragement (or simple thoughts) Spencer shares each month.