Language of Letting Go - April 8 - Self Care
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Language of Letting Go - April 8 - Self Care
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Self Care
I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out.
--Beyond Codependency
Rest when you're tired.
Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty.
Call a friend when you're lonely.
Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed.
Many of us have learned how to deprive and neglect ourselves. Many of us have learned to push ourselves hard, when the problem is that were already pushed too hard.
Many of us are afraid the work wont get done if we rest when were tired. The work will get done; it will be done better than work that emerges from tiredness of soul and spirit. Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.
They are well timed, efficient, and Divinely led.
Today, I will practice loving self-care.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Self Care
I don't precisely know what you need to do to take care of yourself. But I know you can figure it out.
--Beyond Codependency
Rest when you're tired.
Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty.
Call a friend when you're lonely.
Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed.
Many of us have learned how to deprive and neglect ourselves. Many of us have learned to push ourselves hard, when the problem is that were already pushed too hard.
Many of us are afraid the work wont get done if we rest when were tired. The work will get done; it will be done better than work that emerges from tiredness of soul and spirit. Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.
They are well timed, efficient, and Divinely led.
Today, I will practice loving self-care.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Nature Girl
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Rest when you're tired.
Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty.
Call a friend when you're lonely.
Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed.
Take a drink of cold water when you're thirsty.
Call a friend when you're lonely.
Ask God to help when you feel overwhelmed.
I just was how I was.
Today I am grateful to live in peace, to be aware of how I feel and to be prepared to take care of myself and my needs. Who knew this day would ever come?
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I truly get that! But, I too am getting more and more in touch with me. There was definitely a time when I had no clue what I was feeling or what fun was. I was totally numb and frankly, thought that I preferred it that way and that was the way to survive. BUT, I don't want to survive, I want to live! Thanks!
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Many of us have learned to push ourselves hard, when the problem is that were already pushed too hard.
Oh..and I _have_ learned to actually 'do nothing' and just 'be' me. That's just another perk of being in an ongoing process of recovery.
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