Saturday, July 13, 2024
Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Blaming someone or something else doesn't help me to grow as an individual
-- Chris DeMetsenacre
It is not unusual to meet women in recovery who have survived harrowing childhoods or brutal marriages. Many of us have lived troubled lives and felt powerless to change the circumstances. If we continue to focus on those times, however, we will grow far less than we deserve.
What has happened has happened. We can't redo the past. Hanging on to it in order to blame other people for our failures and shortcomings builds a barrier to growth. With our minds on the past, we are not actively and consciously involved in the present, and this moment is all we have.
We are not responsible for the abuses others perpetrated against us. We are responsible for what we choose to do next. Being fully responsible, we will quit blaming others and make the amends we need to make. We will learn to pause before acting or responding to others.
I will feel empowered today if I accept responsibility for my every thought and act.
Hazelden Foundation
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