30 Days of Gratitude: A Daily Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

The truth is that each of us is whole and complete. We are worthy of love, unadulterated joy, and fulfillment.

When thrown in a problem or situation, we can use the Serenity Prayer and line that up with this question: Is this healthy for me? Along with: Is it true? These touchstone questions can help guide us as we learn how and when to strengthen our boundaries.

When thrown in a problem or situation, we can use the Serenity Prayer and line that up with this question: Is this healthy for me? Along with: Is it true? These touchstone questions can help guide us as we learn how and when to strengthen our boundaries.

We do not need the acceptance of others to feel worthy. We do not need others to know that we are loved.

For me, no romantic relationship was going to fix the problems I had in feeling abandoned by my father. I needed to find out why I felt that way, how to overcome it, and then learn new skills to put into practice.

Being grateful for who you are is the foundation of building up strong self-confidence and helps us see that we do not need another to feel completed.

Being grateful for who you are is the foundation of building up strong self-confidence and helps us see that we do not need another to feel completed.

And then I learned the secret: I embraced all of who I was. The hatred, the fear, the anxiety, the worry, as well as the love, hopefulness, and joy.

I forgive myself. I release the guilt, the shame, and the incessant fretting and worry that I spent in the past, trying so desperately to fill the sick abandonment needs that felt like a hole in my heart.