Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. In April of 2009 I wrote a series in which I share some important awareness's. These awareness’s helped me to understand my identity and in the process grow in peace with myself. These awareness’s gave me the ability to love and accept myself when other people could not accept me. These awareness’s gave me the … [Read more...]
Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — Exchanging a Lie for the Truth Part 8
By Second Chance to Live
Please read each part of this series for context. Thank you. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 , Part 7, Part 9, Part 10 As I opened up I got in touch with my feelings and I began to thaw emotionally. Empowering a relationship with myself and with other people became real to me. As I began to thaw emotionally, I also began to find parts of myself that I had … [Read more...]
Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — No Longer in the Shadows Part 7
By Second Chance to Live
Please read each part of this series for context. Thank you. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 And now for Part 7. When I began my recovery process I discovered that I could admit my powerlessness over people, places, and things. I could admit that my life had become unmanageable. I could surrender to the notion that I was responsible for … [Read more...]
Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — Breaking Free Part 6
By Second Chance to Live
Please read each part of this series for context. Thank you. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 And now for Part 6 I could break free from the family system rules of Don't Talk, Don't Trust, Don't Feel -- please read Don’t Talk, Don’t Trust, and Don’t Feel -- that kept me in isolation. I could learn to share what was going on with me -- … [Read more...]
Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — Coming Out of Isolation Part 5
By Second Chance to Live
Please read each part of this series for context. Thank you. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 And now for Part 5. When I first started to attend and become an active member in the program of recovery -- as suggested by the messenger -- I was encouraged by other members to remember the three C's. I did not cause the dis -ease in other … [Read more...]