SCARS - recovery meditation

I thought  this was  very interesting  as it reflects  on our bodies  and souls  post WLS  ...... I think we HAVE learned some valuable lessons .....and  coming to love our bodies  ( and even souls) just the way they are  is also  such an important part of valuing ourselves as the  wise  and interesting and  valuable  people we are now ...

Sure  one  day soon most  of those remaining stretchmarks n  laproscopic scars  Will  fade to invisibility .... most of the little remaining  sags  will go sayonara ...  but until then  when we look in the mirror  we can see them as  a testament to our success on this  amazing journey .

 I hope  we will also remember  to consider  how we can  give back and help others achieve success too..... because  many many people  DO continue to  struggle .....



"Dwelling on the negative simply
contributes to its power."

Shirley MacLaine

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I've lived most of my life filled with
bitterness towards people, God and
myself. My mind, soul, and body were
consumed by hatred, self-pity, pain,
hopelessness, and a complete sense of
powerlessness. I focused my energy on
reviewing my scars. I counted them,
checked them, nurtured them, and
flaunted them. They were proof of all
the wrongs I¢d endured. They were my
source of energy. They were my
Identity. They were my Badge of Sorrow.

As I work my Recovery, I am beginning to
see everything from a new
perspective. Gradually my head is lifted
and my eyes are turned away from my
once-beloved scars. The more I allow
myself to accept that my powerlessness
is not a prison of doom, the more I
discover that it is my doorway to faith,
surrender, and
 serenity.

My scars are still here. There is no
magic potion to remove them. What is
magical, however, is that I see them so
differently. I find that I have a choice
to make every day: I can cherish my
scars as proof of the pain I have
suffered ~ or I can be thankful for them
as evidence of things I have
survived. Scar tissue forms and creates
a stronger, thicker skin in its place. I
can either pick at it and make it bleed,
or I can welcome the lessons and
endurance it has built into my life.

One day at a time . . .

I will choose to see my scars as proof
of the difficulties I have survived. I
will choose to appreciate them as
evidence that God has brought me through
suffering and has used all things to
strengthen my faith in Him, my hope for
tomorrow, and my serenity for today.

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http://www.therecoverygroup.org/meditations/october.html
http://www.therecoverygroup.org/meditations/scars.html

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My favorite thought about scars comes from Hannibal Lecter (of all people!  :} ) 

Our scars have the power to remind us the past was real. 

Those are nice meditaions girlie.  Hows your beezer?  (that's what we call a nose round here!) 

Edited to spell Mr. Lecter's name right!

Thanks AVA.  I too am in a 12-step recovery problem.  Very impowering work.

Thanks, Ava.  

One of my favorite reflections on scars comes from "Daughters of the Dust"

We have to remember the scars.  But we must also emerge from the folds of those wounds.  


Thanks for this thought-provoking post, Ava.