The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I get too concerned about those I love I want to help them and protect them Check resources and support them I think of them instead of sleep
I have learned this does not help others nor me I believe others are capable to do for themselves I need to take care of my self and sleep It is a habit that changes slowly & I keep trying
It is hard to watch others struggle I can just accept others for who they are This and prayers is how to care I will return my focus on my own self care
The attached I hope will share I understand more than you are aware You will find your way & your own resources now I will just love you as you are & take care of me
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"Choices are the hinges of destiny." Pythagoras You can't change the past, but you can change the future.
I, too, don't like to see others struggle. I used to sacrafice my life in some way to try to save someone else from grief. Then, I would often feel ticked because they wouldn't take advantage of my sacrafices (or so I thought).
Today, I think of life as a great big schoolroom. For all, life gives lessons and even exams. If we don't get the lesson & pass the exam, we flunk. Life has a way of tossing the lesson back at us until we get it. There is no 'social promotion' as in elementary school still used today.
I look back on my struggles with gratitude. They taught me invaluable lessons. Oh, I flunked How to NOT Rescue Others countless times. Then, life decided to give me mini lessons and not a full-blown course at one time. I find I'm passing the mini lessons Sometimes, I have to repeat one, however