Without a healthy inner life, one is exiled to trying to find fulfillment on the outside. This is co-dependence, and it is a symptom of a wounded inner child. ~ John Bradshaw. Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child What should […]
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Negativity
Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling any resistance to it, it’s a non-issue. ~ Abraham It’s logical. Angry, embarrassed, bitter, jealous, engaged… what happens? You smash things, yell, use your […]
Continue reading »The Whole Truth
Step Three is about commitment. Most compulsive overeaters find it difficult to keep their word. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1396). I spoke with my sponsor Monday, told her of a person talking to me about lies, about deceit, about […]
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… the path of the Tao needs to be cleared of any weeds of excessive personal importance. ~ Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao (p. 113). I hate weeding the garden, even the easy […]
Continue reading »A Team Player
I also learned in program that I am enough. When a sports team manager assembles a team, he or she looks to combine a number of players into a single unit. The manager does not expect a group of perfect […]
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