Seeking For Hope: finding hope and healing in a troubled world.
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I am weak.
I am so weak! I often fall back into my old ways, or let a good habit die out. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever be able to make the good things I’m learning and the good habits I’m creating so much a part of me that they are me – so they are what…
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I don’t like myself
I am so afraid to think about my past and my many failures. There are many things I am ashamed of that I do not want to think about. All this underlying guilt affects my self-esteem. I do not like myself very much. I think of myself as weak and fairly useless. Even though I…
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I really cannot control anyone else
One of my shortcomings is that I try to control everything and everyone around me, except for myself. I didn’t see the inconsistency in this thinking. Even now, that I know better, I often find myself slipping back into old thought patterns and actions – especially when things get hard or something new happens. My…
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What? Others are not the Problem?
I know my life is unmanageable. I know I need help. But, do I have problems and addictions of my own? I know that I am not perfect, but I think that I am basically OK. Other people in my life are the problem, right? I listen and learn in support groups that the many…
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My Wounds
Wounds. We all have wounds. We get these wounds from our circumstances and by how we were treated as children and even as adults. We also have wounds that are passed down generationally. When my buttons get pushed, or I get triggered, or someone hurts me by what they say or do – often that…
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Despair
Despair. I have finally reached a bottom – I am so miserable, hurting and unhappy. After listening to my sob tale, my best friend, Ann said to me: “Sounds like your life is unmanageable, out of control and chaotic.” I replied “It sure is!” Ann suggested that I come with her to an Al-anon meeting.…