Category Archives: The Language of Letting Go
Daily Reading – March 16, 2013 – What things may come…
Letting Things Happen: April 16 We do not have to work so hard at gaining our insights. Yes, we’re learning that painful and disappointing things happen, often for a reason and a higher purpose. Yes, these things often work out
Daily Reading – March 16, 2013 – What things may come…
Letting Things Happen: April 16 We do not have to work so hard at gaining our insights. Yes, we’re learning that painful and disappointing things happen, often for a reason and a higher purpose. Yes, these things often work out
Daily Reading – March 27, 2013 – Growing Pains…
“How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid.” This is a common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and
Daily Reading – March 27, 2013 – Growing Pains…
“How could I do it? How could I say it? Even though I meant it, I still feel ashamed, guilty, and afraid.” This is a common reaction to new, exciting recovery behaviors. Anything to do with owning our power and
Daily Recovery Reading – March 10, 2013 – Living With Families
Living with Families: March 10 I was forty-six years old before I finally admitted to myself and someone else that my grandfather always managed to make me feel guilty, angry, and controlled. —Anonymous We may love and care about our
Daily Recovery Reading – March 10, 2013 – Living With Families
Living with Families: March 10 I was forty-six years old before I finally admitted to myself and someone else that my grandfather always managed to make me feel guilty, angry, and controlled. —Anonymous We may love and care about our
Daily Reading – February 13, 2013 – Letting Go of Those Not In Recovery
Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery: February 12 We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and
Daily Reading – February 13, 2013 – Letting Go of Those Not In Recovery
Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery: February 12 We can go forward with our life and recoveries, even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the bridge it is cold and
Daily Reading – February 9, 2013 – Enabling Door Mats…
Letting Go in Love: February 9 When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don’t love you—they are saying they don’t love themselves. —Codependent No More Gentle people,
Daily Reading – February 9, 2013 – Enabling Door Mats…
Letting Go in Love: February 9 When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don’t love you—they are saying they don’t love themselves. —Codependent No More Gentle people,
Daily Reading – September 4, 2012
Finding Direction: September 4 I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people’s lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was
Daily Reading – September 4, 2012
Finding Direction: September 4 I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people’s lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was
Daily Reading – August 30, 2011
We don’t have to do it any better than we can—ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later. We can never do
Daily Reading – August 30, 2011
We don’t have to do it any better than we can—ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later. We can never do
Daily Reading – August 22, 2012
Responsibility for Family Members: August 22 I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. —Anonymous For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for
Daily Reading – August 22, 2012
Responsibility for Family Members: August 22 I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. —Anonymous For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for
Daily Reading -August 20, 2012
We can be honest and direct about our boundaries in relationships and about the parameters of a particular relationship. Perhaps no area of our life reflects our uniqueness and individuality in recovery more than our relationships. Some of us are
Daily Reading -August 20, 2012
We can be honest and direct about our boundaries in relationships and about the parameters of a particular relationship. Perhaps no area of our life reflects our uniqueness and individuality in recovery more than our relationships. Some of us are
Daily Reading – August 15, 2012
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. —Simone Weil How terribly complicated we choose to make life’s many questions. Should we call a friend and apologize or wait for her call? Are the children getting
Daily Reading – August 15, 2012
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. —Simone Weil How terribly complicated we choose to make life’s many questions. Should we call a friend and apologize or wait for her call? Are the children getting
