You do not ask too much of life, but far too little. ~ Schucman, Dr. Helen. A Course in Miracles (Kindle Locations 17293-17294). Foundation for Inner Peace.

Self-esteem suffered through years of addiction,
as we loathed ourselves for insufficient willpower.
Then we found Recovery and learned
we had a disease and were not inferior beings
and traded in the fundamentally flawed willpower
for Real Power and people began to treat us kindly,
to do the unthinkable and actually love us…
and we found we weren’t ogres, loathsome,
flawed…and came to realize we could be loved,
that we could even love ourselves.
Eventually we began to believe we were worthy
of respect, of good stuff, of appreciation.
Finally, being loved, we found dreams coming true
and that we could ask for and receive what we needed,
so eventually when we were told, “You do not ask
too much of life, but far too little,”
we could actually believe it true!