The Language of Letting Go
Making Life Easier
Life doesn't have to be hard.
Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time.
Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover from old ways of thinking, feeling, and believing. We are worthy, even when life isn't that hard. Our value and worth are not determined by how hard we struggle.
If we're making it that hard, we may be making it harder than it needs to be, said one woman. Learn to let things happen easily and naturally. Learn to let events, and our participation in them, fall into place. It can be easy now. Easier than it has been. We can go with the flow, take the world off our shoulders, and let our Higher Power ease us into where we need to be.
Today, I will stop struggling so hard. I will let go of my belief that life and recovery have to be hard. I will replace it with a belief that I can walk this journey in ease and peace. And sometimes, it can actually be fun.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Making Life Easier
Life doesn't have to be hard.
Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time.
Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover from old ways of thinking, feeling, and believing. We are worthy, even when life isn't that hard. Our value and worth are not determined by how hard we struggle.
If we're making it that hard, we may be making it harder than it needs to be, said one woman. Learn to let things happen easily and naturally. Learn to let events, and our participation in them, fall into place. It can be easy now. Easier than it has been. We can go with the flow, take the world off our shoulders, and let our Higher Power ease us into where we need to be.
Today, I will stop struggling so hard. I will let go of my belief that life and recovery have to be hard. I will replace it with a belief that I can walk this journey in ease and peace. And sometimes, it can actually be fun.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
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Staying abstinent is hard; being fat is hard: choose your hard.
Sometimes I make my own problems, cause my own struggles, and make all of life a whole lot harder than it ought to be. I tend to be my own worst enemy.
Recovery is a beautiful state of being. It is not a state of chaos and struggle, but a peaceful, accepting state of mind. I have the ability to choose exactly how I approach this journey, and I choose to approach it with eagerness and an attitude of fun. Choosing to eat healthy foods is not boring or a burden to me, but something I look forward to & enjoy.
For today, I will not be a martyr. I will not complain about my burdens, or lament one moment of what transpires today, no matter how 'bad'.
For today, I believe that I can walk this journey in ease & peace, with God by my side & joy in my heart.
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