The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency (Hazelden Meditation Series)

In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about feelings, making choices, taking care of ourselves, having fun, being successful, or even feeling good about ourselves.

Resentments are the blocks that hold us back from loving ourselves and others. Resentments do not punish the other person; they punish us. They become barriers to feeling good and enjoying life. They prevent us from being in harmony with the world. Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go

The most important trust issue we face is learning to trust ourselves.

Our willingness and capacity to feel hurt will eventually be matched by our willingness and capacity to feel joy.

Relinquish your resentments.

Help me know I am

Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings.

residue of yesterday.

Recovery is not done apart from our relationships. Recovery is done by learning to own our power and to take care of ourselves in relationships.