Do You Need Permission to Feel Good?

"I 'shoulda' done that… If only I 'woulda' done that…That 'coulda' happened, but didn't…My mother in law, wife, children are a mess…I'm not as rich, good looking, fast enough as I expected…My license is suspended. I'm too fat, thin, and strange." Even if you have failed at everything and life is not what you want it to be, you still do not have to be miserable or hopeless. The end of misery begins when you realize that you do not have to give yourself permission to feel good. In other words, you do not have to reach a certain standard to allow yourself to feel OK. Nevertheless, if you feel bad because of your using or drinking history, you need to change.

 

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To-do:

Say, "I'm not guilty, not ashamed today." Forgive yourself and celebrate sobriety. Repeat the following five times: "Even if I totally fail in life, I unconditionally love and accept myself." Then just do the next honest, pure, unselfish, and loving thing. Nevertheless, of course, if you feel bad because of a bad habit, heed that signal and seek help to change. Similarly, if you feel bad because you hurt someone else, it may be time to make an amend to that person. But don’t let failures and mistakes get you down today because you are human and live in a challenging World.

 

Book of daily positive messages: https://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Serenity-Revised-Strategies/dp/B0BNVF9Q44