I’m reading Bryon Katie’s book “I Need Your Love. Is that True?” I see how I strain to gain love and approval of people I admire. I go to lengths and mental exertion to impress people with how cool, suave, interesting, charming I am. I read these books about how to be less shy, as [...]
For I am the first and the last
I am the venerates and the despised
I am the prostitute and the saint
I am the wife and the virgin
I am the mother and the daughter
I am the arms of my mother
I am barren and my children are many
I am the married woman and the spinster
I am the [...]
Hazelden provides helpful quotes for people in addiction recovery. I’m a Nar-Anon member, but I find them quite often apt for abuse recovery.
Today’s thought from Hazelden is:
I’ve shut the door on yesterday,
And thrown the key away.
Tomorrow holds no fears for me,
Since I have found today.
– Vivian Yeiser Laramore
Feeling guilty or ashamed about the past – [...]
