I don’t ever want to NOT be afraid. There’s no need not to be afraid. Luke Skywalker said he wasn’t afraid. Yoda said, “You will be!” Fear can keep you safe. Gather up your fear and take it to what […]
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What I Can Change
“You haven’t been able to control your son, but you can gain control of yourself,” he said. “You can deal with your own codependency.” — Melody Beattie, Codependent No More, page 24 Codependents are me (or at least include me!) […]
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I knew starting out I was little. that I didn’t have the strength to deliver those presents. I feared failure, didn’t want to disappoint, but I did what I could, kept on, ignored the doubts, the certainty I wasn’t capable, […]
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Why should you work hard at recovery? Because it won’t come to you without a fight. What if you’ve proven too many times you’re a failure? Just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive. Why should […]
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All courage is a form of constancy. It is always himself the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals come easily. ~ C McCarthy When cowardice controls me, fear taking over, being in charge, the cowardice is an entity, […]
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