TO ACCEPT YOURSELF BEGIN IN THE HEART –
“Changing such self-
defeating attitudes is es-
sential to recovery … .” “We
are seeking genuine change,
not denial. And the first step in
changing our attitudes is be-
coming aware of them, a pro-
cess that rarely happens
overnight.” (How Al
Anon Works, p. 77)
“I define comfort
as self-acceptance.
When we finally learn
that self-care begins and
ends with ourselves, we
no longer demand sus-
tenance and happi-
ness from others.”
– Jennifer Louden, U.S spiritual author
To what degree do you feel you accept yourself, lately?
ACCEPT YOURSELF ( a surprisingly upbeat tune from The Smiths)
Eckhart Tolle on Ego Dissolution (21:13) LP
Vanity of A Crow :
Once, there was a crow that was always brooding about his colour. He thought sadly, “I am so black and ugly. If only I was colourful as other birds.”
One day as the crow sat on a tree, a peacocks strutted by. They were walking with their feathers fanned out. The crow felt sad again, when he saw the peacocks’ feathers. When the peacocks left, the crow found some of their feathers scattered on the ground. He picked them up and went to his friend the monkey. With his help, the crow tucked the feathers on his body. Then he went to the peacocks and said, “Let me join you for now I am as beautiful as you are.”
But the peacocks grew angry and pecked the crow away from there. The crow flew back to his own friends. But the crows said, “Go away from here. You cannot live with us because you don’t feel proud to be what you are.”
So the poor crow was abandoned by his own fellows and had to lead a lonely life. He learnt to accept himself as he was. (http://www.english-for-students.com/Vanity-of-A-Crow.html)
I find myself allowing others to really know who I am inside. it’s ok to be flawed I believe that it identifies me as unique.
I don’t. But I still try
I don’t. But I still try
Good morning everyone + welcome to Thursday. Often, we ponder the question of God’s will for us. Are we doing God’s will or am I doing my will. Where is the balance? Great question. All I know is that when I am in doubt, I remember the three sided triangle of recovery; Unity, Service, + Recovery. If I concentrate on living in the triangle, I find the balance. You will too. Blessings. BB
For me I can’t just accept myself…well there may be a few things I just have to accept. But I really want to love myself the way I love a dear friend, their faults and all. Where I can laugh off the faults I can’t change. And I’m getting there. Better than I was even 3 months ago. I just need to think about the things I don’t like about myself more and learn to forgive. So that takes time.
I’ve recently started wearing my glasses as work. Time marches on. And I do see better so that’s good too.
I usually spend my time the same way I spend my money: I always think I have more than I actually have – wishful thinking. Self-care is always a process for me. I am learning to plan how I will spend my money – how much I can save, etc. My time has to be planned as well so that I can conserve time for taking care of myself – physically, mentally, and spiritually.