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Pythonpappy


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One could say that I had a happy childhood, although I showed little talent for being happy.
-- Samuel Beckett

Our choices in relationships, careers, lifestyle, and expression of feelings and talents are often the result of our upbringing. Has the social climate changed significantly since our childhood? Have our family systems changed? Can we find ways to change old, ineffective behaviors?

Recovery offers us the gifts of responsibility and self-forgiveness. Now, as we begin to change, we can let go of the past and its pain. Our ability to change often starts by embracing our inner selves with forgiving, adult arms. In this act, we take responsibility for our own happiness, nurturing ourselves toward the new life we are finding in recovery.

We are earning our own love in a whole new way. We respect and honor our physical selves with rest, exercise, and nutritional food. We stimulate our minds with new ideas and experiences. And we send our spirits soaring through conscious contact with our Higher Power. We feel worthy of love, and even have enough to give some away. Now we are learning the talent for being happy.

Today grant me the power of self-forgiveness and the gift of hope.

You are reading from the book:

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Body, Mind, and Spirit by Anonymous



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just right : )

My hubby and I were just talking about this last night - it's always just what I was thinking or talking about it seems.

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Yep ... and Wren(Chrissie) did that to me this morning too ... LOL



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Acceptance and forgiveness...good stuff, life changing stuff. :)

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I think there's an invisible principle of living...if we believe we're guided through every step of our lives, we are. Its a lovely sight, watching it work.

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Great stuff Pappy, thanks.



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Home run Pappy! Just what I needed when I needed it again. Thanks! Kathy

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