For too long, we’ve stood in the background, attending to the needs of others and claiming we have no needs of our own. We’ve shut off, for too long, the part of us that longs to be nurtured. It is […]
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Whose Should’s Run Your Life?
Take a moment. Examine whose should’s are running your life. Are the things you tell yourself you need to be doing true expressions of your legitimate goals, responsibilities, and commitments? ~ Beattie, Melody. More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily […]
Continue reading »Anxiety Is Not Caring
I pray that I may be rid of the anxiety which I have equated in my mind with really caring about people. ~ Quoted from the app A Day at a Time, Hazelden. Living or working with an addict “in his cups” […]
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I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person. ~ Olivia Wilde Another person would define my life. I choose not to release control today […]
Continue reading »My Time
If I’m a good girl, will you like me? Why do I feel the necessity to barter for appreciation? Is that my only path to self-esteem? How do I feel about myself, so how do I treat myself? Do I […]
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