”Despite your best efforts, people are
going to be hurt when it’s time for them to be hurt.”
Haruki Murakami
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As
a parent, I’ve often found myself in the role of trying to be in charge of
difficult situations, to make sure everyone and everything else was taken
care of. Which usually meant in the process that I had no time to be
emotionally involved, but had to stay focused, practical and logical. All too
often this would mean I could never properly digest my own emotions, and
during my active periods of addition I had more fuel to pursue middle and
inner circle behaviours.
I
get hurt. I am allowed to hurt. I can be feeling hurt and still be okay. Hard
lessons for me to learn and to accept these are, and actually far from my
normal behaviours. Yet I need to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Life is
a series of ups and downs, and I will be better off if I can maintain my
balance as I ride along amidst all the turmoil that comes my way.
Just
as I will hurt, so will others, whether by things I have done or because of
things over which I have no control. It’s not my place to remove their hurt,
but to give them the time and space they need, and to lend support as best I
can. As the program promises, this too shall pass.
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Affirmation
Being
comfortable in discomfort is a reminder that I am human and a testament to be
connected to my emotions.
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These thoughts are part of my personal journal - reflections of where I am and have been in my recovery, but also where I want to be. My words come from my heart, and moments of clarity when I am best connected with my Higher Power. May God grant you serenity in reviewing my humble beginnings and my continuing path of recovery.
Monday, 19 November 2012
November 19 (75)
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