The Language of Letting Go
Saying Yes
Yesterday we talked about learning to say no. Today, let's discuss another important word: Yes.
We can learn to say yes to things that feel good, to what we want - for others and ourselves.
We can learn to say yes to fun. Yes to meetings, to calling a friend, asking for help.
We can learn to say yes to healthy relationships, to people and activities that are good for us.
We can learn to say yes to ourselves, what we want and need, our instincts, and the leading of our Higher Power.
We can learn to say yes when it feels right to help someone. We can learn to say yes to our feelings. We can learn to identify when we need to take a walk, take a nap, have our back rubbed, or buy ourselves flowers.
We can learn to say yes to work that is right for us.
We can learn to say yes to all that will nurture and nourish us. We can learn to say yes to the best life and love has to offer.
Today, I will say yes to all that feels good and right.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Saying Yes
Yesterday we talked about learning to say no. Today, let's discuss another important word: Yes.
We can learn to say yes to things that feel good, to what we want - for others and ourselves.
We can learn to say yes to fun. Yes to meetings, to calling a friend, asking for help.
We can learn to say yes to healthy relationships, to people and activities that are good for us.
We can learn to say yes to ourselves, what we want and need, our instincts, and the leading of our Higher Power.
We can learn to say yes when it feels right to help someone. We can learn to say yes to our feelings. We can learn to identify when we need to take a walk, take a nap, have our back rubbed, or buy ourselves flowers.
We can learn to say yes to work that is right for us.
We can learn to say yes to all that will nurture and nourish us. We can learn to say yes to the best life and love has to offer.
Today, I will say yes to all that feels good and right.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
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When I was eating & drinking compulsively, my biggest 'need' was FOOD/BOOZE, or so I thought. Recovery is teaching me to identify what it is I REALLY need, and most often, food and booze is not it.
Sometimes I need a hug, a word of support, fun, exercise, a back rub or a bunch of frivolous flowers. Other times I need to just BE, without compulsive activity or racing thoughts scrambling up my mind. Giving myself permission to relax & STOP thinking is the best thing I can do for myself.
In the days before Recovery, I was so estranged from my Self that I didn't know WHAT I wanted or needed..........I was just THAT out of touch with ME.
Today I know WHO I am and what I NEED to thrive. If I forget for a moment, I allow myself some quiet time to reconnect with God. I allow HIM to guide me toward finding the answer.
For today, I say YES to all that will nurture & nourish me. I say YES to the best life and love has to offer. YES to healthy relationships, people and activities that are good for me.
For today, I say yes to my God-given instincts, and recognize them as my Higher Power working THROUGH me.
For today, I will say YES to all that feels good & right.
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