Today's Thought - May

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May 17

Genuine self-love is the greatest protection against dependent relationships.

~Robert Coleman

Adult children meetings can help people who are struggling for emotional independence. As one woman shared, “I’ve taken any kind of treatment just to ‘have a man.’ To save my self-esteem, I’ve just ended a bad relationship. But it’s still hard. Sometimes I feel so terrified I just want to run to him—but I haven’t. Each day I stay put I count as a success.”

Like many before her, this woman is learning the difference between love and dependency. She is thinking new thoughts and coming up with better options. In working her program, she is focusing on her own needs rather than someone else’s. By acknowledging that she has always been accepted by her Higher Power, she is seeing her baby steps turn into a giant leap toward the independence of genuine self-worth.

I will learn to take care of myself, understanding that as I do so my vulnerability to dependent relationships lessens.

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