Language of Letting Go - May 15 - Taking Risks
Language of Letting Go - May 15 - Taking Risks
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Taking Risks
Take a risk. Take a chance.
We do not have to indulge in obviously foolhardy or self-defeating risks, but we can allow ourselves to take positive risks in recovery. We cannot afford to keep ourselves paralyzed.
We do not have to keep ourselves stymied and trapped out of fear of making a mistake or failing. Naturally, we will make mistakes and fail from time to time. That's part of being fully alive. There are no guarantees. If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.
We do not have to shame ourselves or accept shame from anyone else, even those in recovery, for making mistakes. The goal of recovery is not to live life perfectly. The goal of recovery is to live, learn our lessons, and make overall progress.
Take a risk. Do not always wait for a guarantee. We don't have to listen to "I told you so." Dust yourself off after a mistake, and then move on to the success.
God, help me begin to take healthy risks. Help me let go of my fear of failure, and help me let go of my fear of success. Help me let go of my fear of fully living my life, and help me start experiencing all parts of this journey.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Taking Risks
Take a risk. Take a chance.
We do not have to indulge in obviously foolhardy or self-defeating risks, but we can allow ourselves to take positive risks in recovery. We cannot afford to keep ourselves paralyzed.
We do not have to keep ourselves stymied and trapped out of fear of making a mistake or failing. Naturally, we will make mistakes and fail from time to time. That's part of being fully alive. There are no guarantees. If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.
We do not have to shame ourselves or accept shame from anyone else, even those in recovery, for making mistakes. The goal of recovery is not to live life perfectly. The goal of recovery is to live, learn our lessons, and make overall progress.
Take a risk. Do not always wait for a guarantee. We don't have to listen to "I told you so." Dust yourself off after a mistake, and then move on to the success.
God, help me begin to take healthy risks. Help me let go of my fear of failure, and help me let go of my fear of success. Help me let go of my fear of fully living my life, and help me start experiencing all parts of this journey.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
The goal of recovery is to live, learn our lessons, and make overall progress.
After all most of us have been through, "risk" just isn't a biggie.
Hugs
After being frozen in fear for so many years, recovery gave me the courage to just go ahead and be "me" and live life to the fullest. It matters not what others think of me today, as long as I am being the best person I know how to be. What matters is what I think of me.
After all most of us have been through, "risk" just isn't a biggie.
Hugs
After all most of us have been through, "risk" just isn't a biggie.
Hugs
Every "risk" we take to find a better way of living and loving life... ultimately we learn it wasn't a risk... it's a reward!
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