God said:

Let go of that whole idea of tit for tat, for this gets you nowhere.

Of course, if someone is wonderful to you, you want to reciprocate in kind. Loving is a goal you set for yourself yet not for anyone else. Be the love you long to receive. In love, you do not take offense.

If someone offends you, there is no need for you to give back in kind. You retaliate only when you feel resentment or outright anger.

The question to ask yourself is what do you gain from this anger? Smugness, perhaps. The last word, perhaps. An impasse, perhaps. What would you want those for?

What do you want your life this round to offer you?

If you would like expansion, expand.

If you would like friendship, be a friend.

If you would like respect, be respectful.

If you would like good manners, give good manners.

If you would like to be loved, then love yourself first.

If you would like to be begrudged, then begrudge others.

If you would like to be nagged, then nag.

If you would like to be unappreciated, then don't appreciate.

If you would like to be discounted, then discount others.

If you would like an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, count offenses. There is no need for you to specialize in being offended. It is not recommended.

Live that which you desire.

By and large, you give what you get. With exceptions, of course. And here's the thing:

There may be times where you put a great deal of effort into a person, place or thing.  You seem to be doing everything ‘right’ but, somehow, things are not coming together.  Do not lose heart!  You may be so focused on one way of doing things that you failed to notice The Universe pointing you to a solution that will work.  Today, you are invited to take a step back, look at the infinite picture!  There are many ways of reaching the same goal, you just need to keep an open mind! ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/reaching-a-goal/

Dear Ones, the dark night of the soul is a period of cocooning – of deep introspection, of learning, of healing, and of transformation. It serves a tremendous purpose on your spiritual journey. It is marked with reevaluating everything, with the change of relationships, careers, and friendships, and can be a very solitary somber period. While it can seem long and arduous, it is an energetic corridor that does come to an end, and for many of you that time is now.

One of the biggest challenges is accepting that the phase is truly actually over when it comes to an end. You have become so used to looking for things to heal in yourself, to being serious, to being alone, that shifting into wholeness, into joy, into connecting with others can seem foreign. But that is what you have been working towards, and you have done the work and it is time to start to reap the rewards of your efforts.

A key component to coming out of this phase is learning how to navigate in new, more empowered ways. Rather than constantly looking for things to heal, you embrace wholeness and wellness and know that if there is something you need to address it will come into your awareness. Rather than being affected by other people’s energies, you bring the light. Rather than doing, you embrace BEing and know that is more than enough. It is a path of greater ease, of energetic competence and embracing being a creator and experiencer of life.

God said:

Every adult is responsible for himself or herself. Someone who is addicted says that he can't help it. Addiction is a great excuse for not taking responsibility.

Don't get addicted. If someone wants to fall into a quagmire, he will find a way. If someone wants to be excused from self-responsibility, he can excuse himself directly.

There is also no one who is not capable of receiving help and leaving the practice of addiction behind. Everyone is capable of it. Don't blame the addiction. Helplessness, as considered in this venue of addiction, is not true. It is a fall-back excusal from responsibility.

If there is a way to addiction, there is a way to get out of it as well. Choose.

It could be said that addiction is the lazy man's way.

Of course, there are those who are forced into addiction to the advantage of a third party. Nevertheless, it is the responsibility of the person who is addicted to get off the addiction. When you need help, ask for it. Yet it is yourself you ultimately have to depend on. Getting off an addiction is something you choose. You do have say.

Is it easy to stop being a patsy to any addiction? No.

Necessary? Yes.

Impossible? No.

Possible? Yes. That you have responsibility equates to opportunity.

Look, if you fall out of bed, you climb back in.

If anyone has gotten away from an addiction, so can you. So must you.

Find reverence for life.

Within you exists an untapped potential and an infinite number of Universes awaiting exploration. What are you waiting for? ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/explore-2/