~ FALSE BELIEFS ~
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"There is only one cause of unhappiness;
the false beliefs you have in your head,
beliefs so widespread, so commonly held,
that it never occurs to you to question them."
Anthony de Mello
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As a child of poverty, neglect, and a
family that moved frequently, I was
always an "outsider." I was looked on as
"unacceptable." As an adult I moved
away, married, and lived in the same
community all the rest of my years. I've
had the same friends and lived a very
respected life. Yet internally I was
still "unacceptable" ~ always feeling
"less than" others. I never even told my
husband or children about those aspects
of my childhood. There were parts of me
I never shared with anyone. I did not
question the idea that I was still an
"unacceptable" person, though there was
lots of evidence to discount that idea.
Since joining The Recovery Group program
and sharing that pain with my sponsor
and others, that pain-filled inner child
has been freed and has integrated with
the person that I am today. This freeing
process has enabled me to finally see
and feel the love, the acceptance, and
the respect that has always been there
for me.
ONE DAY AT A TIME...
I will reach out to others at meetings
and within our Recovery Group ~
especially those who have had a
childhood similar to mine. It has been a
tremendous gift to be able to go back,
take that neglected little girl by the
hand, and bring her into my world to
live with me.