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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | A General Update story
I am so grateful for all of the folks I have met in and out of the rooms. Treasuring life with all it's ups and downs. Ever reminding myself that "Life is not a destination but a journey"
I am done trying to understand....I surrender and pray that God has a great plan for me. I want to be around a long time in order to help and care for other people....especially those who are struggling with addiction or mental illness.
I am truly at peace with myself today. I am not going to listen to the people who say why are you on disablilty...you seem fine to me.....why do you have to take medicine....that is a crutch,.....why don't u do this or have that...why aren't u skinny? and on and on it goes....... well....I have let them make me feel bad long enough....time to let go of people who find it in my best interest to judge me.
All of their judging makes me feel abused. I do a good enough job abusing myself and refuse to let anyone ever make me feel that way again. May require walking away from lifelong friendships from people I will always miss.
If only we could trade places for a week....I bet they would want their life back and so would I.
I am so grateful for all of the folks I have met in and out of the rooms. Treasuring life with all it's ups and downs. Ever reminding myself that "Life is not a destination but a journey"
I am done trying to understand....I surrender and pray that God has a great plan for me. I want to be around a long time in order to help and care for other people....especially those who are struggling with addiction or mental illness.
I am truly at peace with myself today. I am not going to listen to the people who say why are you on disablilty...you seem fine to me.....why do you have to take medicine....that is a crutch,.....why don't u do this or have that...why aren't u skinny? and on and on it goes....... well....I have let them make me feel bad long enough....time to let go of people who find it in my best interest to judge me.
All of their judging makes me feel abused. I do a good enough job abusing myself and refuse to let anyone ever make me feel that way again. May require walking away from lifelong friendships from people I will always miss.
If only we could trade places for a week....I bet they would want their life back and so would I.
Flow is so important, Someone in AA told me that life runs like a river, it moves around and over obstacles but if it is stopped it stagnates and so we must move on and carry on. Love that.
I also appreciate the weighing of what people say. If good and truth can be found in it then it is worth heeding but just as some messages are good, those of little or no use can be discarded.
The interesting thing is that often complaints are people reflecting their own disquiet onto another thing or person. It's always been easier to blame others than reflect on the truth of an individual's own actions. No wonder the spiritual path can be tough going at times but rightly followed spiritual principles always bring about the best outcome with peace and serenity.
Like you, I had to cut some associations that might have affected my progress adversely, sometimes it is just as simple and necessary as that. Everyone is capable of walking away. The Serenity Prayer is always applicable!
Thank you for your post.
My best friend of 40 yrs really hurt me over the summer....at first I felt bad cuz she made sense, then I got mad cuz she has no clue....now I am just gonna leave it alone.
I will eventually tell her how I feel but only if she asks...I don't feel like I have to prove myself to anyone other than me and my higher power.