OWN WORST ENEMY
We have met the enemy and he is us.
~ Pogo ~
We can quit being our own worst enemy by developing the willingness to be good to ourselves. When we feel uptight, we all tend to treat ourselves unkindly. We can begin to like ourselves if we keep thinking about how far we’ve come in our recovery. We have figuratively gone all the way to hell and made a U-turn.
We can’t forgive others their mistakes and not forgive ourselves as well. If we consider ourselves our own worst enemy, we aren’t listening to our friends in the Program or our Higher Power. They tell us to be kind, to ourselves and others.
Acceptance is knowing we are good and whole despite our limitations and defects. As long as we strive to improve, we are free to take joy in who we are now.
When I feel like my own worst enemy, I’m in danger of hating myself. Perfection isn’t possible, but progress is.
©1990 by Anonymous, Published by Hazelden
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