One of the realities of being a person living in recovery is living ever so vigilantly extending grace to others and ourselves in the present. We learn to do so because we are people who have learned to extend grace to others, and we have also learned to give grace to ourselves in regards to our past. If we feel we should refuse to give grace to others or to ourselves we might experience a fear so great that inside we actually tremble. We feel it is a bitter and resentful person that does not become the bearer of grace. What we understand is people living with any life experience are people who give grace. Giving grace is an ongoing endeavor to others and also to ourselves in the present because we need to join our kinships in love. It’s a God thing. Peace.