Thank you Elizabeth for starting this thread. I read the book a few months ago, guess I want to dig it back out and reread parts. I suppose I put myself in check with three tools I am practicing saying these days. They are simple lessons.
#1) "No"
If I can learn to say no when I need to I won't feel like I got short changed.
#2) "I Need"
This is real scary for me to say, because I get anxious that I will feel rejection, but I am practicing and so far it's easier than I thought.
#3) "My soul is perfect and lovable in every way. My higher power loves me and so do I. Everyone is unique and made perfect and lovable. Therefore none of us deserve judgement, critisism or competition. I don't have to earn love, and neither does anyone else.
I have done soo many things that have demeaned my soul over the years trying to validate my existence and find the love that I deserve only to wake up and find it inside myself.
Thank you all for sharing.