Snips

Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop
us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame
to healthy behaviors that are in our best interest.
In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as
talking about feelings, making choices, taking care of ourselves, having
fun, being successful, or even feeling good about ourselves. Shame may have been attached to asking for what we want and need, to communicating directly and honestly, and to giving and receiving love.
Sometimes shame disguises itself as fear, rage, indifference, or a need to
run and hide. But if it feels dark and makes us feel bad about being who we are, it's probably shame.
We are learning to identify shame. When we can recognize it, we can begin to let go of it. We can love and accept ourselves - starting now.
We have a right to be, to be here, and to be who we are. And we don't ever
have to let shame tell us any differently.
Today, I will allow shame to flow out of, not into my life.
Melody Beattie ©

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.
Marianne Williamson

AA Thought for the Day / Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. / AA, pp. 59

You are not responsible for the choices that others make, nor are they responsible for yours. However, you can and must learn from one another, for what you choose is not that different from the choice your brother makes. You make many of the same mistakes. Mistakes are opportunities for learning. To condemn your brother for making mistakes is to pretend to be mistake free, which you are not. I have asked you before and I will ask you again: which one of you will throw the first stone?
Paul Ferrini

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from you action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
Ghandi

In your silent moments of prayer do not be afraid to ask for help. If you want to remove fear and hatred in the spirit of wanting peace, help will be forthcoming. Place no restrictions on how that help is to show up in your life. Simply ask honestly, and when it does show up, give thanks.
Wayne Dyer

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
A. A. Milne

In reality there are no others, and by helping yourself you help everybody else.
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Do you want to be happy or do you want to be right?
Gerald Jampolsky