Richeart
Status: Self-awareness is the beginning of all wisdom. Loving of "what is", is the path for recovery from the codependency addiction.
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Hope everyone had a good weekend, mine was up and down, but yesterday was mostly good. At the start of today I feel good. Good luck to everyone today.
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Not much happening here, spent Saturday reading my textbook, 3 1/3 chapters on the different theories: Existential, Person-centered, Gestalt, and Behavior therapy. Some interesting, some good,...
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Is more like a crocheted doily, very intricate. Skirt? Maybe something gauzy, willowing in a soft breeze. I find it very pleasant. I bought a new one tonight: Chopin for Relaxation. I think his work...
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I'm NOT depressed, I'm DISCOURAGED...How's that? It feels better. Wifey and I and our son are going to play 'hooky' today and catch the 5:00 o'clock showing of "Mama Mia!" this afternoon. The last...
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writing first thing in the morning may be what's causing me to sound so depressed. It's a habit (journaling) that I picked up from Julia Cameron, author of "The Artist's Way". Maybe I'll write later...
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All my friends had asked me more than once to stop analyzing so much, so I have. Now it feels strange. Also others have suggested that in so doing, I get more in touch with my feelings, so that's...
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I'm a little lost at the moment. You all are right though, a goal would help, and right now I don't have one. I'm not passionate about my work; it's something to do. The Counseling idea is "Nice" at...
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I'm taking a break from all my analyzing (LOL); no telling how much trouble I'd be in if I hadn't. Driving home this afternoon, here's how i'm beginning to put 'it' toghther: I suffer from...
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Finished the book,....as though that were important! I can see the confusion between being a 'do-er' and a 'be-er'.This is the first concept I get this morning. Shame-based people were rewarded for...
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The test of whether the book is any good is if when I apply the knowledge, do I CHANGE? If I can't apply what I learn, then what I learned has no intrinsic value. What I'm looking for is material...
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I'll tell you what friends, Melody Beattie's book "Codependent No More" may tell you WHAT you're doing as a codepndent person, John Bradshaw's book "Heaing the Shame that Binds You" tells...
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Happy 4th of July, and Independence Day! Recovery Day for Codependents! Free yourselves! BE! And let others BE who ever they choose! Feel your SELF! Feel your AUTHENTIC self inside for a moment,...
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I've been having a hard time focusing my left eye over the past few weeks, so I saw an eye-doctor today; I need new glasses and I'm getting cataracts (getting old) plus I seem to be having an...
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Here's what i have to offer to myself and my friends today: "...Whenever you're feeling negative or low, you're approaching an important crossroads. One direction takes you toward the reason...
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(No funny hidden thoughts or inuendos here, friends. Decorum. Decorum.) I MEANT that I'm still in a good mood. Still watching my moods. I'm in a high mood still. Those Carlson books really are...
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