Monday roll call

[teddiebears]

Did you all have a good weekend?? Mine was quiet but enjoyable.

I bought pink and salmon geranium plants and purple petunia plants. The pink geraniums are a cascading type so I need to buy a hanging pot to put them in. I planted the others in pots and set them outside so if/when it rains later today they'll get watered really well.

Here's a reading for today -

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go

Letting Go of Fear

Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves.

Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don't label our feelings fear. We're used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal.

Peace and serenity may be uncomfortable.

At one time, fear may have been appropriate and useful. We may have relied on fear to protect ourselves, much the way soldiers in a war rely on fear to help them survive. But now, in recovery, we're living life differently.

It's time to thank our old fears for helping us survive, then wave good-bye to them. Welcome peace, trust, acceptance, and safety. We don't need that much fear anymore. We can listen to our healthy fears, and let go of the rest.

We can create a feeling of safety for ourselves, now. We are safe, now. We've made a commitment to take care of ourselves. We can trust and love ourselves.

God, help me let go of my need to be afraid. Replace it with a need to be at peace. Help me listen to my healthy fears and relinquish the rest.

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This is an area that I struggle with often. I know that part of the struggle for me comes from Bipolar Disorder and Social Anxiety, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with. And it's certainly no excuse for me to stop working toward achieving some amount of inner peace and serenity! I try to remember to "listen to my healthy fears and relinquish the rest".



Hope everyone has an addiction-free day!!