Yesterday we talked about learning to say no. Today, let's discuss another important word: Yes.
We can learn to say yes to things that feel good, to what we want - for others and ourselves.
We can learn to say yes to fun. Yes to meetings, to calling a friend, asking for help.
We can learn to say yes to healthy relationships, to people and activities that are good for us.
We can learn to say yes to ourselves, what we want and need, our instincts, and the leading of our Higher Power.
We can learn to say yes when it feels right to help someone. We can learn to say yes to our feelings. We can learn to identify when we need to take a walk, take a nap, have our back rubbed, or buy ourselves flowers.
We can learn to say yes to work that is right for us.
We can learn to say yes to all that will nurture and nourish us. We can learn to say yes to the best life and love has to offer.
Today, I will say yes to all that feels good and right.
From The Language of Letting Go
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
It is true, I don't have to say NO any longer to what I never thought possible. YES to work that is good for me... (no longer bartending!!!!) Yes... to what I need (sometimes- "leave me alone for awhile please"!) Yes.... to help someone (I DO have something to give)
Stuff that FEELS GOOD is no longer bad for me, today! Thoughts of indiscretions, sneaking, lying, closet-abusing of substances.... none of that feels good to me any more. I think it is just hitting the crux of what spirituality is all about, to acknowledge that our will is indeed more in line with what our higher Power wants for us! It is a beautiful transition, and ongoing throughout recovery.... (smile)
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~Your Higher Power has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
