FA's TABW 2/1 Self-Esteem

[Somerville Cares]

> > February 1 - Self-Esteem
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> > As my recovery progresses, I realize that I must take the focus off
> > everyone else and put it back on myself. For a time I lost my sense of
> > identity and my self-esteem. I felt I had failed as a parent, as a
> > spouse, and in all my other relationships. I finally came to grips with
> > the fact that I needed to change my own life in order to be a whole and
> > effective person once again.
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> > The first step in this process was to change my negative thinking to
> > positive. The encouragement and support I found in Families Anonymous,
> > the readings, the sharing and a sponsor's loving concern convinced me
> > that no one can destroy my self-esteem without my permission. My
> > self-esteem does not depend on what others think of me. Rather, it
> > depends on what I think of myself and what my relationship is with my
> > Higher Power.
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> > Today I Will treasure my self-esteem, refusing to let anyone else's
> > opinion diminish me.