The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency (Hazelden Meditation Series)

In dysfunctional families, shame can be tagged to healthy behaviors such as talking about feelings, making choices, taking care of ourselves, having fun, being successful, or even feeling good about ourselves.

Shame may have been attached to asking for what we want and need, to communicating directly and honestly, and to giving and receiving love.

We can learn to own our power with difficult people.

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The most important trust issue we face is learning to trust ourselves.

The more we overcome our need to be excessive caretakers, the less we will find ourselves attracted to people who need to be constantly taken care of.

The more we learn to love and respect ourselves, the more we will become attracted to people who will love and respect us and who we can safely love and respect. This is a slow process.

Relinquish your resentments.

fears of tomorrow.