The Language of Letting Go, May 23
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The Language of Letting Go, May 23
May 23
You are reading from the book "The Language of Letting Go."
Enjoyment
Life is not to be endured. Life is to be enjoyed and embraced.
The belief that we must square our shoulders and get through a meager, deprived existence for far off rewards in Heaven is a codependent belief.
Yes, most of us still have times when life will be stressful and will challenge our endurance skills. But in recovery, we're learning to live, to enjoy our life and handle situations as they come.
Our survival skills have served us well. They have gotten us through difficult times, as children and as adults. Our ability to freeze feelings, deny problems, deprive ourselves, and cope with stress has helped us get where we are today. But we're safe now. We're learning to do more than survive. We can let go of unhealthy survival behaviors. We're learning new, better ways to protect and care for ourselves. We're free to feel our feelings, identify and solve problems, and give ourselves the best. We're free to open up and come alive.
Today, I will let go of my unhealthy endurance and survival skills. I will choose a new mode of living, one that allows me to be alive and enjoy the adventure.
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You are reading from the book "The Language of Letting Go."
Enjoyment
Life is not to be endured. Life is to be enjoyed and embraced.
The belief that we must square our shoulders and get through a meager, deprived existence for far off rewards in Heaven is a codependent belief.
Yes, most of us still have times when life will be stressful and will challenge our endurance skills. But in recovery, we're learning to live, to enjoy our life and handle situations as they come.
Our survival skills have served us well. They have gotten us through difficult times, as children and as adults. Our ability to freeze feelings, deny problems, deprive ourselves, and cope with stress has helped us get where we are today. But we're safe now. We're learning to do more than survive. We can let go of unhealthy survival behaviors. We're learning new, better ways to protect and care for ourselves. We're free to feel our feelings, identify and solve problems, and give ourselves the best. We're free to open up and come alive.
Today, I will let go of my unhealthy endurance and survival skills. I will choose a new mode of living, one that allows me to be alive and enjoy the adventure.
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I think today's reading is trying to say that we don't need to go thru life like this:
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Using the tools of the program has not only kept me sober and sane, but have enabled me to have a high level of quality of life. Life is about choices: will I sit alone wallowing in self-pity or use the tools I've been given.
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