Things I cannot change are not the issue, but the things I can change, I take over and start trying on my own to change them. But it’s not I who can change them because my life is unmanageable, not […]
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I try to check in with myself on a regular basis. Am I hungry, angry, lonely, or tired? ~ Courage to Change, page 21 Hold on a bloody minute! You’re pushing, he’s pushing, they’re pushing, I’m squashed! I need to please people! […]
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Anonymity makes it possible to leave not only our surnames, but all the labels and expectations with which we have been burdened outside… ~ Courage to Change, page 20 Labels are pronouns with substance, with judgments, with expectations. Simple labels like […]
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Gentling is a lifelong process. With each step in the training process, you must reestablish that original trust you worked so hard to attain. ~ eHow.com, “How to Gentle a Horse.” Mild in temperament, calm in behavior, tender and kind. […]
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I was not just holding on to hopelessness and depression, I was hugging it! – Kaitlan K How can you not want to be whole? Who could find comfort in chaos? Why would I eat until misery reigned knowing from […]
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