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bluidkiti · 10-22-2013, 09:06 AM

October 23

Can You Be Alone With Yourself?

Loneliness is painful. Many have resorted to chemicals to try to escape from loneliness. The difference between solitude and loneliness is that in solitude we have ourselves and are comfortable being with ourselves. The lonely person has no self, or has a self that is despised. The lonely person cannot tolerate being with either a despised self or in a state of nothingness. Recovery and fellowship are effective because they provide the companionship of other people. The recovery program helps us discover the true self: someone who can be not only tolerated but also actually enjoyed.

10-22-2013, 09:06 AM	#23
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,931	October 23 Can You Be Alone With Yourself? Loneliness is painful. Many have resorted to chemicals to try to escape from loneliness. The difference between solitude and loneliness is that in solitude we have ourselves and are comfortable being with ourselves. The lonely person has no self, or has a self that is despised. The lonely person cannot tolerate being with either a despised self or in a state of nothingness. Recovery and fellowship are effective because they provide the companionship of other people. The recovery program helps us discover the true self: someone who can be not only tolerated but also actually enjoyed. __________________ "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.