Welcome back to The Spiritual Serenity Series: 7 Steps to Inner Peace and Happiness. Last week we looked at Acceptance. This week, we are going to look at identification. Step 3: Identification Now that I have accepted what needs to change, I can identify what areas I need to work on. Remember, just because we [...]
self-acceptance
Sometimes we fall backwards, or so we think. Everyone makes mistakes right? So why are we sometimes more forgiving of others than we are of ourselves? “Each day is a day of progress, steady progress forward, if you make it so.” – Twenty-Four Hours a Day (Hazelden Education Materials) March 31st Everyone makes mistakes, including [...]
When someone gives me a gift, I should accept it. A compliment is a gift. When someone says, “you look nice today,” the correct response is “Thank You.” Not “well I don’t wear this shirt that often, it really needs ironed and my belt doesn’t actually match my shoes.” Self-deprecation is rooted in self, and [...]
Before I was able to have true and meaningful relationships with others, I had to learn how to have a relationship with myself. That’s hard when you don’t really know yourself. Although I didn’t know what I didn’t know… you know? I realized by reviewing my past and the way I had been living, I [...]
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