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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[I've been enjoying a great conversation with Dave on his Journal, and learning a lot by trying to teach. By teaching I learn myself.]Going back to my last entry and the "Everything can't be that...
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I'm just catching on to the idea that I am under so much stress due to allergies. Physically I am feeling "sick"; my stomach feels empty and my neck is killing me. I finally realized it was...
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(But then painful is a step up from anxiety, for me. It's more 'present' than 'future'.)This "learning to express my feelngs truthfully" actually requires me to know and feel what I'm feeling, which...
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So I was cleaning out files from my phone and I ran into one I hadn’t read in a while. It was notes I entered while reading Fritz Perls’ book on Gestalt principles, and it has made a big impact...
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This is a copy of an e-mail I sent to a close friend this morning. I think it speaks to both my co-dependency and shyness concerns. I thought it may have value for my DS friends too.RichToday's...
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I experienced an interesting awareness first thing this morning. My undirected thinking, an almost meditative "blank slate" open awareness state allowed my mind to reveal some interesting...
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The book I am currently reading was getting pretty boring and I was about to stop reading it when I got a tremendous synchronistic shot-in-the-arm! I read into a section about codependency that...
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My supervisor suggested I get and read two books, and I have. And I have made notes and condensed one for my continuous reading. The two books are by Pema Chodron, a Budhist nun and after reading...
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At the moment I am struggling with problems in remodeling the kitchen. It seems I am feeling a time pressure, when there isn't one. I have about four weeks before I get my license. The problem is the...
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The point of co-dependency is the belief that one feels dependent on someone else, or something else, for the feelings they are unaware that they are choosing.The need for a co-dependent type to feel...
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I'm still choosing to reduce my newer philosophy to it's simplest memorable design. In a contination of my last couple of posts, the next change has to do with the thought and beliefs about life and...
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An interesting reaction, for a moment, and a good one. A title on the help site caught my eye and I had an immediate reaction. It referred to the slogan "Let Go & Let God"; and it kind of pissed me...
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I Passed! That's all I've been waiting to hear, in order for me to begin the next step in my new career.
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I wrote this to Dave, and I felt I wanted a record of it myself. It helped me clarify my own perceptions for recovery. I hope Dave doen't choose to be offended.Now THAT is progress! Congratulations!...
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I must admit I am feeling better. As I stated recently, my "generalized anxiety level" has gone down quite a bit. I have noticed that when I'm about to do some fairly ordinary things that used to...
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