Reflecting on. . .
Hurts do heal.
Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assist this selective process of memory by consciously letting go of the thoughts and feelings that disturb our serenity.
You might imagine yourself making a package out of a disappointment, your hostility, some hurt feelings, or whatever is hampering your spirit. Wrap the package tightly and ship it off to a Higher Power. Send it airmail, if you like.
Refusing to dwell on our wounds allows them to heal more quickly. In our program, there is no place for self-pity. The reprieve we have from our eating disorder is a daily one, and it depends on our spiritual condition. Gratitude for all the good fortune that comes our way keeps us healthy.
I will remember that what hurts today will pass in time. I can speed its departure by refusing to indulge in self-pity.
Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assist this selective process of memory by consciously letting go of the thoughts and feelings that disturb our serenity.
You might imagine yourself making a package out of a disappointment, your hostility, some hurt feelings, or whatever is hampering your spirit. Wrap the package tightly and ship it off to a Higher Power. Send it airmail, if you like.
Refusing to dwell on our wounds allows them to heal more quickly. In our program, there is no place for self-pity. The reprieve we have from our eating disorder is a daily one, and it depends on our spiritual condition. Gratitude for all the good fortune that comes our way keeps us healthy.
I will remember that what hurts today will pass in time. I can speed its departure by refusing to indulge in self-pity.
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Particularly powerful for me today. I read something in today's Twenty-Four Hours A Day that fits in with this. I spent some time meditating on it, as it is pertinent to where I am today. "Whatever it is that must be met, you are to either overcome it or use it."
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
I have found that most days there is something pertinent to me in these readings, which is why I began sharing them on OH, as a way to be of service, because aside from the recovery aspect of why I started getting these posts, I believe they can aid most of us on the life journey we are all on. . .
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Laureen,
So true. The first thought that came to mind: Right after I gave birth to my first daughter I said "never again". In less than a year I forgot labor & delivery and remembered the sweet smell of a baby, the heart full of love and wanted another bundle of joy.
Many other instances came to mind but that popped in my mind first.
Thanks
Nettie
So true. The first thought that came to mind: Right after I gave birth to my first daughter I said "never again". In less than a year I forgot labor & delivery and remembered the sweet smell of a baby, the heart full of love and wanted another bundle of joy.
Many other instances came to mind but that popped in my mind first.
Thanks
Nettie
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