Gratitude Makes Sense Of Our Past, Brings

I Used To Spend So Much Time Reacting And Responding To Everyone Else That My Life Had No Direction. Other People's Lives, Problems, And Wants Set The Course For My Life. Once I Realized It Was Okay For Me To Think About And Identify What I Wanted, Remarkable Things Began To Take Place In My Life.

You Don't Blast A Heart Open," She Said. "you Coax And Nurture It Open, Like The Sun Does To A Rose.

God, Help Me Let Go Of My Need To Be Afraid. I Welcome Peace, Trust, Acceptance, And Safety Into My Life. I Will Make A Point Of Listening To My Healthy, Rational Fears, And Will Relinquish All The Others.

When We Don't Ask For What We Want And Need, We Discount Ourselves.

Today I Will Let Go Of My Need For Approval And My Need To Be Liked. Instead, I Will Choose To Like And Approve Of Myself. The People Who Count (including Me) Will Respect Me When I'm True To Who I Really Am.