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Growth
Jan 31, 2010 14:08:17 GMT -8
Post by estrela5 on Jan 31, 2010 14:08:17 GMT -8
Just as when we were children and grew out of favorite toys and clothes, we sometimes grow out of things as adults - people, jobs, homes. This can be confusing. We may wonder why someone or something that was so special and important to us last year doesnt fit the same way in our life today. We may wonder why our feelings have changed.
When we were children, we may have tried to fit into an outgrown article of clothing on to our body. Now, as adults, we may go through a time of trying to force-fit attitudes that we have outgrown. We may need to do this to give ourselves time to realize the truth. What worked last year, what was so important and special to us in times past, doesnt work anymore because we´ve changed. We´ve grown.
We can accept this as a valid and important part of recovery. We can let ourselves go through experimentation and grief as we struggle to make something fit, trying to figure out if indeed it no longer fits, and why. We can explore our feelings and thoughts around what has happened.
Then, we can put last year´s toys away and make room for the new.
Today, I will let last year´s toys be what they were: last year´s toys. I will remember them with fondness for the part they played in my life. Then , I will put them away and make room for the new.
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Growth
Jan 31, 2010 14:12:14 GMT -8
Post by geedee on Jan 31, 2010 14:12:14 GMT -8
estrela,
I understand the sentiment here and agree with most of it.
only one problem - people are not toys.
greta
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