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12/16/2022

"I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream. You could have been anyone to me..."

01/11/2021

From "The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency"

January 11

"Letting Go of Guilt --

'There's a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use,' said one recovering woman. 'The other person does something inappropriate or wrong, then stands there until you feel guilty and end up apologizing.'
It's imperative that we stop feeling so guilty.
Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then *we* feel guilty.
Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other people's best interests. Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.
We don't have to let others count on the fact that we'll always feel guilty. We don't have to allow ourselves to be controlled by guilt -- earned or unearned! We can break through the barrier of guilt that holds us back from self-care. Push. Push harder. We are not at fault, crazy, or wrong. We have a right to set boundaries and to insist on appropriate treatment. We can separate another's issues from our issues, and let the person experience the consequences of his or her own behavior, including guilt. We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.
** Today, I will let go of my big and little guilty feelings. Light and love are on my side. **"

12/12/2020

"Life truly lived is a risky business, and if one puts up too many fences against risk, one ends by shutting out life itself." - - Kenneth S. Davis

12/02/2020

December 02, 2020

Recovery: Our First Priority

Page 352

"We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order."

Basic Text p. 82

Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: "He yelled at me." "She said this." "My partner left." "I got fired." We used these same excuses for not seeking help for our drug problem. We had to realize that these things kept happening because we kept using drugs. Only when we made recovery our first priority did these situations begin to change.

We may be subject to the same tendency today, using excuses for not attending meetings and being of service. Our current excuses may be of a different nature: "I can't leave my kids." "My vacation wore me out." "I have to finish this project so I can impress my boss." But still, if we don't make recovery our first priority, chances are that we won't have to worry about these excuses anymore. Kids, vacations, and jobs probably won't be in our lives if we relapse.

Our recovery must come first. Job or no job, relationship or no relationship, we have to attend meetings, work the steps, call our sponsor, and be of service to God and others. These simple actions are what make it possible for us to have vacations, families, and bosses to worry about. Recovery is the foundation of our lives, making everything else possible.

Just for Today: I will keep my priorities in order. Number One on the list is my recovery.

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5189 Texas Avenue
Abilene, TX
79605

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Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

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