Language of Letting Go - March 24
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Language of Letting Go - March 24
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Appreciating Ourselves
We are the greatest things that will ever happen to us. Believe it. It makes life much easier.
--Codependent No More
It is time to stop this nonsense of running around picking on ourselves.
We may have walked through much of our life apologizing for ourselves either directly or indirectly - feeling less valuable than others, believing that they know better than we do, and believing that somehow others are meant to be here and we are not.
We have a right to be here.
We have a right to be ourselves. We are here. There is a purpose, a reason, and an intention for our life. We do not have to apologize for being here or being who we are.
We are good enough, and deserving.
Others do not have our magic. We have our magic. It is in us.
It doesn't matter what we've done in our past. We all have a past, woven with mistakes, successes, and learning experiences. We have a right to our past. It is ours. It has worked to shape and form us. As we progress on this journey, we shall see how each of our experiences will be turned around and used for good.
We have already spent too much time being ashamed, being apologetic, and doubting the beauty of ourselves. Be done with it. Let it go. It is an unnecessary burden. Others have rights, but so do we. We are neither less than nor more than. We are equal. We are who we are. That is whom we were created and intended to be.
That, my friend, is a wonderful gift.
God, help me own my power to love and appreciate myself. Help me give myself validity instead of looking to others to do that.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Appreciating Ourselves
We are the greatest things that will ever happen to us. Believe it. It makes life much easier.
--Codependent No More
It is time to stop this nonsense of running around picking on ourselves.
We may have walked through much of our life apologizing for ourselves either directly or indirectly - feeling less valuable than others, believing that they know better than we do, and believing that somehow others are meant to be here and we are not.
We have a right to be here.
We have a right to be ourselves. We are here. There is a purpose, a reason, and an intention for our life. We do not have to apologize for being here or being who we are.
We are good enough, and deserving.
Others do not have our magic. We have our magic. It is in us.
It doesn't matter what we've done in our past. We all have a past, woven with mistakes, successes, and learning experiences. We have a right to our past. It is ours. It has worked to shape and form us. As we progress on this journey, we shall see how each of our experiences will be turned around and used for good.
We have already spent too much time being ashamed, being apologetic, and doubting the beauty of ourselves. Be done with it. Let it go. It is an unnecessary burden. Others have rights, but so do we. We are neither less than nor more than. We are equal. We are who we are. That is whom we were created and intended to be.
That, my friend, is a wonderful gift.
God, help me own my power to love and appreciate myself. Help me give myself validity instead of looking to others to do that.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
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I need to get that book. I am just realizing that I'm co-dependent. I need to learn to be by myself and love it. I need to learn to make my life...my life. I was so involved in my husbands life and had no time for mine. I thought I was happy. I was sick all the time, too. It seemed like any time I did something for me, I would get sick. It makes so much sense now. I need to take time to develop me again. To learn that I don't always have to put everyone else first. That I can still show how much I love people without disregarding me. Sounds good...just got to figure out how. I'll read this and Co-dependent no more. Thanks!
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Language of Letting Go has been a constant in my life since the day I began recovery. And I just bought another copy of Codependent No More because it's a while since I read it and I'm interested to read it again with a little recovery under my belt.
Glad you enjoy these daily readings. They have always inspired me too.
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Glad you enjoy these daily readings. They have always inspired me too.
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