We can gain other people’s approval if we do right and try hard but our own approval is worth a hundred times more.
~ Mark Twain
It is a plus factor in character growth if others like us, especially if they believe we are worth knowing. But unless we like who we really are, what we are doing and what we want to make of ourselves by our own efforts, we are in danger of making little progress in building our self-esteem.
We learn to be gentle with ourselves. We learn that not only do we forgive others but also we forgive ourselves. We develop an honest pride in how we have grown in our recovery program. We have learned in our Program that people-pleasing is a dead end. Those who, at times, feel that they are not really changing, should look in mirrors.
Learning to like myself is one of the most valuable lessons the Program teaches me. My life is mine and not based on other people’s approval.
©1990 by Anonymous, Published by Hazelden
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