recovery
We all have very good reasons not to trust ourselves. We’ve all betrayed ourselves badly, repeatedly, shamefully, and knowingly. Show me someone who hasn’t abandoned themselves, and I will show you a child. As we grow into adults, our world opens and we make mistakes. Ignoring your own needs and deserting yourself is a universal mistake.
Katherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
My general working definition of compulsive/addictive behavior is “a pathological relationship to any mood-altering experience that has life-damaging consequences.”
John Bradshaw • Healing the Shame That Binds You
You need to be service maxxing, looking for every opportunity to be of service to others and forgetting about yourself in the process.
Jason Snyder • Tweet
It sometimes feels like a shift that changes when observed, whose effects neutralize if paying too close of attention for whether “this” shift will be “the” shift. It’s perplexing that a salvific shift could itself be cunning, baffling, and powerful, not just the addiction.
The Work Is Not Recovery
The more you thank God for the life you have, the more your life starts to look like the one you want.
Amanda Fortini • Tweet
Until we’re treating ourselves with dignity when we are struggling, we’re not healing.