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bluidkiti · 04-06-2023, 06:03 AM

April 6

Love cures people - both the ones who give it, and the ones who receive it.

~Karl Menninger

What do we want out of recovery? Ten people asked usually give ten different answers. Freedom, maturity, relief from pain, experiencing self, and healing the wounded child are just a few of the classic answers. And each one is certainly a valid, compelling reason to keep on going when the work of recovery seems to involve more perspiration than inspiration.

Yet we must not forget that there is one goal of recovery that takes in and transcends all others. This is that we become better able to love and be loved. We can accomplish many things in life, but the history of human experience tells us that, without love, all other rewards are hollow. The more we focus our recovery efforts on becoming more capable of sharing in healthy relationships, the more efficient our recovery efforts will be. Especially for adult children, the fullest experience of love is and will always be the ultimate quest.

I am healing and becoming whole. I have more to bring to a relationship than I used to.

Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children*

04-06-2023, 06:03 AM	#6
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,695	April 6 Love cures people - both the ones who give it, and the ones who receive it. ~Karl Menninger What do we want out of recovery? Ten people asked usually give ten different answers. Freedom, maturity, relief from pain, experiencing self, and healing the wounded child are just a few of the classic answers. And each one is certainly a valid, compelling reason to keep on going when the work of recovery seems to involve more perspiration than inspiration. Yet we must not forget that there is one goal of recovery that takes in and transcends all others. This is that we become better able to love and be loved. We can accomplish many things in life, but the history of human experience tells us that, without love, all other rewards are hollow. The more we focus our recovery efforts on becoming more capable of sharing in healthy relationships, the more efficient our recovery efforts will be. Especially for adult children, the fullest experience of love is and will always be the ultimate quest. I am healing and becoming whole. I have more to bring to a relationship than I used to. Today's reading is from the book Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.