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Post by majestyjo on Oct 16, 2017 17:07:51 GMT -5
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
October 16
Being Honest with Ourselves
Our relationship with ourselves is the most important relationship we need to maintain. The quality of that relationship will determine the quality of our other relationships.
When we can tell ourselves how we feel, and accept our feelings, we can tell others.
When we can accept what we want and need, we will be ready to have our wants and needs met.
When we can accept what we think and believe, and accept what's important to us, we can relay this to others.
When we learn to take ourselves seriously, others will too.
When we learn to chuckle at ourselves, we will be ready to laugh with others.
When we have learned to trust ourselves, we will be trustworthy and ready to trust.
When we can be grateful for who we are, we will have achieved self-love.
When we have achieved self-love and accepting our wants and needs, we will be ready to give and receive love.
When we've learned to stand on our own two feet, we're ready to stand next to someone.
Today, I will focus on having a good relationship with myself.
Today I am following my own inner guide, know that I am coming from the best of who I am. That makes me feel good about me. That gives me great pleasure. --Ruth Fishel
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Post by caressa222 on Oct 18, 2017 1:23:24 GMT -5
Not being honest with myself kept me sick for many years. Even in recovery, although I didn't drink and abuse my medication, I still told myself I wasn't an alcoholic. I knew I was an addict, but then I would say, "....but I didn't use street drugs." A drug is a drug and it all leads to the same soul sickness. The only reason I didn't was the fact it wasn't around me to use. My blanket of denial chose to forget the time I tried pot and hash and got deathly sick and just wanted to forget about it.
My father was the alcoholic, My husband was the alcoholic. This was my inventory of them. My son was a self-admitted alcoholic. He removed all doubt when he said, "I have never met anyone who drank like you. I wish I could drink like you did mom." He said, "I never saw you drunk, which means he never saw me sober.
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 19, 2020 8:51:21 GMT -5
Self honest takes us to the root of our being. We find that honesty as we work the Steps and pull back the layers of denial.
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