Running onEmpty - by, Ellen Sue Stern
Wherever you go, there you are. - Al-Anon
We can worry all the way there, plotting and scheming. Or we can move with a sure heart. Either, we end up in the same place.
Often I live by a schedule, and if I'm really overcommited, I even break it up into fifteen-minute increments. Then I follow it religously. Every minute is accounted for; I break into sweat if I fall behind, terrified I won't make the finsih line.
But once in a while, even when I'm at my busiest, I throw caution to the wind and toss the Holy Schedule aside. I take the long way home around the lakes. Or spontaneously meet a friend for lunch. I always end up with twice the energy.
Affirmation: Everything that happens leads me somewhere
Don't compromise yourself. YOU are ALL you've got. - Janis Joplin
When we compromise ourselves - by hedging, capitulating, or failing to fight for what we believe in - a little piece of ourselves caves in. It's a slippery slope; first we give in on little things; before long we've given up our voice and our vote.
Compromise & compromising ourselves are two, different things. The one involves honoring ourselves; the other involves failing ourselves.
Affirmation: I will keep myself intact.
Today I am canceling mess!
Getting rid of confusion that's been hanging around like
cobwebs on my ceiling.
I am releasing my soul from tiredness & antiquated,
meaningless crap!
Stepping out of traps that have long been rusted,
I'm doing like some companies do when they reorganize,
forgiving debts, writing off losses, & establishing ggod credit
for myself.
There are simply some things that need to be written off.
Some people too! Reverend June Gatlin
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I'm cleaning out cobwebs off my page & starting fresh and new. Some of you know what you mean to me, and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for YOU! Thank you for ALL of your support & not judging me or giving up on me!