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Old 09-01-2012, 07:20 AM
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Kindeyes
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Time. Prayer. Meditation. Acceptance. And letting go.

All of the things you are learning in your own recovery can be applied to all aspects of your life.

Things don't always happen in the time frame we want or expect. Just because she's angry today doesn't mean that she will hold on to that anger for a lifetime. Time always reveals more. Patience.

Your consistent and loving interaction with her will mean a lot. Your husband's continued sobriety will be important. It may take another month or two for her to begin to trust him again. It may take another year or two.......but she gets to determine that.......not you.....not him. But how you (and he) act and react now may impact that time frame. We can't want something for anyone more than they want it for themselves......it just doesn't work that way. In my experience, the more I've wanted something for someone, the less they seem to want it for themselves.

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