Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 and the Epilogue for context. Thank you.
Through my process I began to change the way in which I experienced my life and my relationships. Through my process I began to realize that could learn from my mistakes rather than continuing to buy into the lie that I was a mistake. Through my process I began to realize that I no longer had to fight against my myself for the process to work. Through my process I began to realize that I could stop sabotaging myself and my life. Through my process I began to realize that I did not have to be a victim.
Through my awareness I began to realize that I could stop struggling to prove my worth and value and be.
Through my process I began to realize that I could stop practicing self-defeating behaviors. Through my process I began to realize that I no longer needed to see myself as a victim. Through my process I began to realize that I could use the power of choice. Through my process I began to realize that I could stop doing the same things, over and over again while expecting to get different results. Through my process I began to realize that I could start doing things to empower my process and my relationships.
Through my process I began to realize that I could practice healthy self-care.
Through my awareness I began to realize that God wasn’t doing things to me, but for me. Through my awareness I discovered that many times God was doing for me what I could not do for myself. Through my awareness I began to realize that– although I had been driven and controlled by shame and guilt — God did not operate in such fashion. Through my awareness I began to realize that I had been created me to be an empowered human being, rather than merely a human doing.
Please read Part 5 for context. Thank you.
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