Step One
We admitted we were powerless over others - that our lives had become unmanageable.
That, my friends, is the hardest step to take. For someone who has lived their life as I have, to admit that no matter how hard I want to, I cannot change another person, is near impossible. I have spent all of my life believing that if I loved someone enough, they would love me in return. If I were good enough, they would view me as someone of value and worth. If they had problems, those were obviously my problems, my cause, my fault.
Others problems are not mine and I can’t make anyone love me. You can’t make anyone do that. If you spend enough time trying to, you’ll find that all you do is frustrate yourself. You’ll find yourself angry and alienated. Life is too short. Way too short.
I am of value, and I have worth. Today, I love myself enough. My goal this week is to wake up each morning and repeat that to myself. To make it a part of my daily routine, as much as that first morning cuppa joe.
I will thrive, and I will flourish. I have been blessed by the Goddess. I am starlight.